Al Saqer

Match report

As-Saker hosted Al-Anwar in the fifth round of the First Division on Saturday, and the visitors took all three points with a scoreline of 0:1. The match concluded at the home ground after a tense ninety minutes that offered little until the final quarter. To be fair, the result reflected the quality gap that has emerged between these two sides this season.

The decisive moment arrived in the eighty-seventh minute when R. Bensayah found the net. It was the first shot on target that mattered all evening, and it came after As-Saker had dominated possession without creating clear-cut opportunities. And here's the thing — you watch a match like this and you see the home team pressing forward, but they couldn't break down a disciplined defensive shape.

As-Saker had the majority of attacks with 108 compared to 99 for the visitors, yet their three shots on target yielded nothing until the very end. The away side were overrun in midfield at times, but they switched to a back three late on and weathered the storm. By then, the home side had already pushed everything forward and left themselves exposed at the back.

The statistics tell a familiar story of wasted territory. As-Saker held 49 per cent possession and won 108 attacks, but their shots accuracy of 30 per cent meant most efforts went astray. Al-Anwar needed just 27 per cent accuracy to convert one of three attempts, and that single moment decided everything. Many shots with one goal means chances went begging, and the hosts cannot afford another slip.

The result leaves As-Saker rooted in sixteenth place with four points from five games, having not won since the opening round. Al-Anwar move closer to the upper echelons, sitting in second with eight points and only one defeat. We had given a home win with forty-five per cent confidence, but the match went another way — and it was that late goal that broke our prediction.

Prepared from match data

Key numbers

Possession, % 49 – 51

Shots on target 3 – 3

Shots off target 7 – 6

Attacks 108 – 99

🟨 40' H. Al Balawi — Yellow card ⇄ 61' I. K. Eissa — Substitution ⇄ 61' Bruno Bezerra — Substitution ⇄ 61' K. Kaabi — Substitution ⇄ 74' H. Al Mousa — Substitution ⇄ 78' A. Al Samtai — Substitution ⇄ 78' M. Al Shudukhi — Substitution ⚽ 87' R. Bensayah — Goal ⇄ 89' S. Al Saeed — Substitution ⇄ 90' H. Al Balawi — Substitution ⇄ 90' M. Kpatai — Substitution 🟨 90+1' Joao Erick — Yellow card 🟨 90+6' T. Al Mutairi — Yellow card

Match events

40' 0:0 Al Saqer Yellow card H. Al Balawi
61' 0:0 Al Anwar Substitution I. K. Eissa off: M. Al Harthi
61' 0:0 Al Anwar Substitution Bruno Bezerra off: T. Al Mutairi
61' 0:0 Al Anwar Substitution K. Kaabi off: R. Al Salem
74' 0:0 Al Saqer Substitution H. Al Mousa off: H. Hawsawi
78' 0:0 Al Anwar Substitution A. Al Samtai off: M. Sharrahi
78' 0:0 Al Saqer Substitution M. Al Shudukhi off: M. Al Tuwaijri
87' 0:1 Al Anwar Goal R. Bensayah assist: R. Al Salem
89' 0:1 Al Saqer Substitution S. Al Saeed off: S. Al Dulaylan
90' 0:1 Al Saqer Substitution H. Al Balawi off: A. Al Enezi
90' 0:1 Al Saqer Substitution M. Kpatai off: F. Al Dawood
90+1' 0:1 Al Saqer Yellow card Joao Erick
90+6' 0:1 Al Anwar Yellow card T. Al Mutairi

Statistics

49 Possession, % 51

3 Shots on target 3

7 Shots off target 6

108 Attacks 99

3 Corners 10

13 Free kicks 8

3 Offsides 5

2 Yellow cards 1

0 Red cards 0

12 Goal kicks 12

17 Throw-ins 20

All statistics

0 Blocked shots 2

0.30 Shot accuracy 0.27

Match prediction: Al Saqer — Al Anwar

Win: Al Saqer

Confidence 45%

Reasoning

Аль-Сакар — 14. place, 4 points after 4 games (0 wins, 4 draws, 0 losses)
Аль-Анвар — 7. place, 5 points after 4 games (1 wins, 2 draws, 1 losses)
Аль-Сакар, last 5 games: 0 wins, 5 draws, 0 losses
Аль-Анвар, last 5 games: 1 wins, 2 draws, 2 losses

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