RIYADH. Al Shabab annihilates Al Batin 4-0 with goals of Turki Al Ammar (2′), Abdulaziz Al-Alawi (35′ own), Paulinho (66′) and É. Banega (79′ pen). Al Shabab was decisively better in terms of ball possession (64%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium stadium in Riyadh on Saturday and it started at 8:45 pm local time. The referee was Abdallah Dafar with the support of Faisal Al Qahtani and Mohammad Al Wahimer. The 4th official was Mohammed Al Beredi. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 18.1 degrees Celsius or 64.54 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 35%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Al Shabab was in firm control of the ball 64% while Al Batin was struggling with a 36% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Al Shabab had a more offensive attitude with 55 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Al Shabab won the match.
Al Shabab shot 10 times, 6 on target, 4 off target. Regarding the opposition, Al Batin shot 6 times, 2 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Al Shabab received 3 yellow cards (Ahmed Sharahili, Moteb Al Harbi and Hussain Al Shai’an). On the opposite side, Al Batin received 2 yellow cards (Renato Chávez and Mohammed Al Qarni).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Al Shabab will have 46 points to sit in the 2nd place. Regarding the opposition, Al Batin will stay with 22 points to remain in the 15th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Pro League, Al Shabab will play away against Al Tai on the 18th of March with a 4-1 head to head in favor of Al Shabab (2 draws).
Al Batin will host Al Raed on the 19th of March with a 6-3 head to head statistic in favor of Al Raed (1 draw).
Al Shabab – Formation
Al Shabab
85'
72'
79'
Al Shabab started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Péricles Raimundo Oliveira Chamusca decided to play with the following team: Hussain Al Shai’an, Iago Santos, Ahmed Sharahili, Moteb Al Harbi, É. Banega, Nawaf Al Abid, Hattan Bahebri, Fawaz Al Saqour, Hussain Al Qahtani, Paulinho and Turki Al Ammar.
The home team had on the bench: Abdullah Al-Huqi, Abdullah Al-Joui, A. N’Diaye, Hassan Al Tambakti, Khaled Al Ghamdi, Mohammed Alabsi, Nader Abdullah Al Sharari, Nasser Al-Omran and Abdullah Al Shamekh.
Substitutions
Al Shabab made 5 changes: Ahmed Sharahili for Hassan Al Tambakti (72′), Nawaf Al Abid for Abdullah Al-Joui (72′), Moteb Al Harbi for Abdullah Al Shamekh (79′), Turki Al Ammar for A. N’Diaye (79′) and Hussain Al Qahtani for Nasser Al-Omran (87′).
Al Batin – Formation
Al Batin
Al Batin started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Alen Horvat played with: M. Campaña, Renato Chávez, Maurício Antônio, Abdulaziz Al-Alawi, Mohammed Al Qarni, Zakaria Al-Sudani, Y. El Jebli, Hussain Al Eisa, M. Rayhi, Fábio Abreu and Yousef Al-Shammari.
They had on the bench: Masoud Faraj Al-Yami, Mazyad Al-Enazi, Mohammed Fraih Al Shammari, Saqr Al-Enazi, Abdulaziz Al-Aryani, Mohammed Naji, Rakan Shamlan, Bader Nasser and Abdul Majeed Obaid.
Substitutions
Al Batin made 4 changes: Abdulaziz Al-Alawi for Abdul Majeed Obaid (71′), Hussain Al Eisa for Mohammed Naji (81′), Yousef Al-Shammari for Rakan Shamlan (81′) and M. Rayhi for Abdulaziz Al-Aryani (87′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League.
