DAMMAM. Al Ittifaq was eventually too strong for Al Batin with the goal of Vitinho (66′), Y. Niakaté (88′ pen) and Turki Mohammed Al Dhafiri (90′ own). Al Ittifaq was decisively superior in terms of ball possession (72%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium stadium in Dammam on Friday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. The referee was Mamdouh Al Shahdan assisted by Abdulrahim Habeeb Alshammari and Mohammed Ahmed Wazi. The 4th official was Mishari Aseri. The weather was clear. The temperature was extremely hot at 35.1 degrees Celsius or 95.11 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 49%.
Match Statistics
- ! 72 Ball Possession 28
Shots
- 12 Total 2
- 8 On Target 0
- 4 Off Target 2
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 73 Attack 58
- 78 Dangerous attack 22
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 1 Penalties 0
- 10 Corners 1
- 4 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 8 Total 4
- 1 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Al Ittifaq had a superior ball possession 72% while Al Batin was struggling with a 28% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Al Ittifaq was putting more pressure with 78 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Al Ittifaq won the match.
Al Ittifaq shot 12 times, 8 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, Al Batin shot 2 times, 0 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Al Ittifaq received 1 yellow card (Abdullah Khateeb). On the other side, Al Batin received 3 yellow cards (Tariq Al Mutairi, Bader Nasser and Mohammed Naji).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Al Ittifaq has 4 points to occupy the 7th place in the standings. On the opposite side, Al Batin stays with 0 points (16th).
Next matches
In the next match in the Pro League, Al Ittifaq will host Al Adalh on the 2nd of February with a 2-0 head to head record in favor of Al Ittifaq (0 draws).
Al Batin will play away agasint Al Adalh on the 19th of January with a 1-0 head to head record in favor of Al Adalh (0 draws).
Al Ittifaq – Formation
Al Ettifaq
45'
90'
66'
Al Ittifaq started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Patrice Carteron decided to play with the following team: Paulo Victor, M. Tisserand, Saeed Al Mowallad, Abdullah Khateeb, Sanousi Al Hawsawi, B. Özdemir, Hamed Al Ghamdi, Ibrahim Mahnashi, Ahmed Al Ghamdi, Vitinho and R. Quaison.
The home team had on the bench: D. Velkovski, Nawaf Hazazi, Abdullah Al Owaisher, Abdullah Al Salem, Ali Abdullah Hazzazi, Faisal Al Ghamdi, Fahad Ghazi, Y. Niakaté and Fahad Al Dossari.
Al Ittifaq could not rely on the presence of Nawaf Hazazi (injured).
Substitutions
Al Ittifaq made 5 changes: Hamed Al Ghamdi for Nawaf Hazazi (13′), R. Quaison for Y. Niakaté (72′), Ibrahim Mahnashi for Ali Abdullah Hazzazi (72′), Ahmed Al Ghamdi for Fahad Al Dossari (90′) and B. Özdemir for Faisal Al Ghamdi (90′).
Al Batin – Formation
Al Batin
Al Batin started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Alen Horvat played with: Meshaal Hariss, Maurício Antônio, Mohammed Naji, Bader Nasser, Mohammed Bassam Al Hurayji, Mohammed Fraih Al Shammari, Tariq Al Mutairi, Othman Awad, Yousef Al Shammari, Abdulrahman Saad and Yousef Fawaz.
The following players were sitting on the bench: Saqr Al Enazi, Fahad Al-Shammeri, Omar Al Suhaymi, Mohamed Tayseer, Abdullah Mohammed, Abdulrhman, Ibrahim Jamal, Ali Al Shammari and Turki Mohammed Al Dhafiri.
Al Batin could not rely on the presence of Ibrahim Jamal (injured), Saqr Al Enazi (injured) and Abdulrhman (injured).
Substitutions
Al Batin made 4 changes: Maurício Antônio for Ibrahim Jamal (59′), Tariq Al Mutairi for Saqr Al Enazi (71′), Mohammed Fraih Al Shammari for Abdulrhman (77′) and Othman Awad for Turki Mohammed Al Dhafiri (77′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League.
- Al Raed – Al Ittihad – 0-1
- Al Ittifaq – Al Batin – 3-0
