BURAYDAH. Al Hilal snatched a late win Al Raed 1-0 after M. Marega scored just 1 goal (89′). Al Hilal was much superior in terms of ball possession (78%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz City stadium in Buraydah on Sunday and it started at 9:20 pm local time. The referee was Sultan Al-Harbi with the support of Abdulrahim Habeeb Alshammari and Hisham Al Refai. The 4th official was Abdulsamad Bakri. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 20.3 degrees Celsius or 68.45 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 24%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Al Hilal was in firm control of the ball 78% while Al Raed was struggling with a 22% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Al Hilal had a more offensive attitude with 96 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Al Hilal won the match.
Al Raed shot 4 times, 1 on target, 3 off target. Regarding the opposition, Al Hilal shot 8 times, 6 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Al Raed received 1 yellow card (Ahmad Al Harbi). On the opposite side, Al Hilal didn’t receive any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Al Raed will stay with 29 points to hold in the 9th place. Talking about the opposition, Al Hilal will have 46 points like Al Shabab to remain in the 2nd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Pro League, Al Raed will play away with Al Batin on the 19th of March with a 6-3 head to head stats in favor of Al Raed (1 draw).
Al Hilal will host Al Ahli Jeddah on the 18th of March with a 18-5 head to head record in favor of Al Hilal (12 draws).
Al Raed – Formation
Al Raed
82'
82'
Al Raed started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager João Pedro Borges de Sousa decided to play with the following team: Ahmad Al Harbi, Mohammed Salem, Renê, Mohammed Al Doseri, Abdullah Majrashi, Khalid Al-Khathlan, C. Atsu, Eduardo Henrique, Ahmed Zain, Sultan Farhan and Éder.
The home team had on the bench: Rayed Al-Ghamdi, Abdullah Al Fahad, Mansor Al Beshe, Awdh Faraj, Yehya Al-Shehri, Yahya Sunbul, Abdullah Al-Shanqiti, Iago Herrerín and Abdulmohsen Qahtani.
Al Raed could not rely on the presence of Abdullah Al-Shanqiti (injured) and Awdh Faraj (injured).
Substitutions
Al Raed made 5 changes: Abdullah Majrashi for Mansor Al Beshe (65′), Ahmed Zain for Yahya Sunbul (65′), C. Atsu for Abdullah Al Fahad (82′), Mohammed Al Doseri for Abdullah Al-Shanqiti (82′) and Khalid Al-Khathlan for Awdh Faraj (88′).
Al Hilal – Formation
Al Hilal
89'
Al Hilal started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Ramón Ángel Díaz played with: Mohammed Al Owais, Yasir Al Shahrani, Jang Hyun-Soo, Muteb Al Mufarrij, Saud Abdul Hamid, G. Cuéllar, A. Carrillo, Salman Al Faraj, Mohammed Kanno, Matheus Pereira and O. Ighalo.
They had on the bench: M. Marega, Abdullah Al Hamdan, Abdullah Al Jadani, Hamad Al Yami, Saleh Al Shehri, Abdulrahman Al Obaid, Michael, Musab Al Juwayr and Mohammed Jahfali.
Substitutions
Al Hilal made 3 changes: Mohammed Kanno for Michael (63′), Matheus Pereira for M. Marega (63′) and A. Carrillo for Saleh Al Shehri (78′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League.
