Al-Qadisiyah 0:1 Al-Ittihad FC: Pro League Match Result

Match report

Al-Ittihad secured a 0:1 win away to Al-Qadsiah in the Pro-League's Regular Season on Thursday evening at the Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium. The result left the visitors six points behind the leaders while the hosts dropped to third place after five matches.

The opening half produced the decisive moments. At the 24th minute a goal by J. Quinones was cancelled after VAR ruled him offside. Then came the flurry around the break. G. Ilenikhena found the net at the 45th minute and added a second just before the interval at 45+1. D. Lopy was booked at 40 minutes and received his second caution at 47, followed immediately by a red card.

The statistics told a different story from the scoreline. Al-Qadsiah controlled 66 percent of possession and registered 122 attacks compared with 55 for their opponents. They created five big chances and had an expected goals tally of 2.61, while Al-Ittihad managed just 0.28 xG from two shots on target. The visitors made 45 clearances and their goalkeeper made eight saves.

Al-Ittihad changed their approach after the red card, introducing Otavio, S. Bergwijn and G. Ilenikhena in quick succession around the 57th minute. The home side brought on J. Thakri at 71, M. Al Juwayr and M. Retegui at 79, and Y. En Nesyri at 87. H. Kadesh came on in stoppage time as Al-Qadsiah threw everything at finding an equaliser.

The draw brought them together early in terms of points, but the gap remains. Al-Qadsiah sit on 12 points from five games with four victories and one defeat. Al-Ittihad occupy sixth place with eight points from four matches, having won twice and drawn twice. The result ended the home side's unbeaten run in all competitions, though their recent form included a 5:0 win over Al-Taï and a 3:1 victory against Al-Shabab.

Prepared from match data

Key numbers

Possession, % 66 – 34

Shots on target 9 – 2

Shots off target 11 – 1

Expected goals 2.61 – 0.28

24' J. Quinones — var_goal_cancelled_-_offside 🟨 40' D. Lopy — Yellow card ⚽ 45' G. Ilenikhena — Goal ⚽ 45+1' G. Ilenikhena — Goal 🟨 45+1' M. Abu Al Shamat — Yellow card ⇄ 46' R. Kaabi — Substitution 🟨 47' D. Lopy — Yellow card 🟥 47' D. Lopy — Red card ⇄ 57' Otavio — Substitution ⇄ 57' S. Bergwijn — Substitution ⇄ 57' G. Ilenikhena — Substitution ⇄ 71' J. Thakri — Substitution ⇄ 79' M. Abu Al Shamat — Substitution ⇄ 79' M. Al Juwayr — Substitution ⇄ 80' M. Retegui — Substitution ⇄ 87' Y. En Nesyri — Substitution ⇄ 90+5' H. Kadesh — Substitution

Match events

24' Al-Qadisiyah var_goal_cancelled_-_offside J. Quinones
40' Al-Ittihad FC Yellow card D. Lopy
45' Al-Ittihad FC Goal G. Ilenikhena assist: S. Bergwijn
45+1' Al-Ittihad FC Goal G. Ilenikhena assist: S. Bergwijn
45+1' Al-Qadisiyah Yellow card M. Abu Al Shamat
46' Al-Ittihad FC Substitution R. Kaabi off: A. Al Ghamdi
47' Al-Ittihad FC Yellow card D. Lopy
47' Al-Ittihad FC Red card D. Lopy
57' Al-Qadisiyah Substitution Otavio off: T. Reijnders
57' Al-Ittihad FC Substitution S. Bergwijn off: M. Ali
57' Al-Ittihad FC Substitution G. Ilenikhena off: M. Al Sahafi
71' Al-Qadisiyah Substitution J. Thakri off: M. Al Qahtani
79' Al-Qadisiyah Substitution M. Abu Al Shamat off: T. Al Ammar
79' Al-Qadisiyah Substitution M. Al Juwayr off: E. Houssa
80' Al-Qadisiyah Substitution M. Retegui off: A. Al Salem
87' Al-Ittihad FC Substitution Y. En Nesyri off: A. Al Julaydan
90+5' Al-Ittihad FC Substitution H. Kadesh off: M. Barnawi

Statistics

66 Possession, % 34

9 Shots on target 2

11 Shots off target 1

2.61 Expected goals 0.28

5 Big chances 0

122 Attacks 55

15 Corners 1

11 Fouls 8

8 Free kicks 10

6 Offsides 3

1 Yellow cards 1

0 Red cards 1

1 Goal kicks 15

26 Throw-ins 10

All statistics

9/2536% Aerial duels 16/2564%

80 Backward passes 44

6 Blocked shots 2

8 Clearances 45

9/3426% Crosses 3/650%

11/1573% Dribbles 9/1850%

3.01 Expected assists 0.13

66 Failed passes 61

1 Goalkeeper saves 8

5 Interceptions 12

19 Key passes 4

18/2962% Long passes 20/5139%

218 Passes into the final third 38

431 Passes in the opposition half 140

159 Passes in own half 161

0.35 Shot accuracy 0.40

10 Shots from outside the box 5

16 Shots inside the box 0

7/1354% Tackles 6/967%

556 Total passes 295

Line-ups

Al-Qadisiyah

Starting XI
#	Player	number
28	Ahmed Al-Kassar	28
4	Jehad Abdullatif Ahm	4
6	José Ignacio Fernández Iglesias	6
17	Pedro Gastón Álvarez Sosa	17
2	M. Abu Al Shamat	2
5	Julian Weigl	5
10	Musab Fahad Zaid Al Juwayr	10
22	Christopher Bach	22
25	Otávio	25
32	Mateo Retegui	32
33	Julián Andrés Quiñones Quiñones	33

Substitutes
#	Player	number
50	Mshari Sanjur	50
12	Yasser Al-Shahrani	12
7	Turki Marwan Saad Al Ammar	7
14	Tijjani Reijnders	14
27	Eiad Housa	27
40	Ibrahim Mahnashi	40
90	Amar Hamad Al-Yuhaybi	90
9	Abdullah Ibrahim Ahmed Al Salem	9
15	Mohammed Kudus	15

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Al-Ittihad FC

Starting XI
#	Player	number
1	Predrag Rajković	1
3	Stephane Paul Keller	3
4	J. Simic	4
15	Hassan Kadesh Yahya Mahboob	15
25	Faris Abdi	25
10	Houssein Aouar	10
30	Dion Lopy	30
60	Rakan Kaabi	60
9	G. Ilenikhena	9
21	Youssef En-Nesyri	21
34	Steven Charles Bergwijn	34

Substitutes
#	Player	number
50	Mohammed Saleem Hamad Al Absi	50
32	Ahmed Al-Julaidan	32
42	Muat Fakih	42
66	M. Barnavi	66
8	Mukhtar Abdullah Ali Shaikh	8
29	F. al-Shamrani	29
11	Saleh Al-Shehri	11
22	M. Al-Sahafi	22
27	Ahmed Al-Ghamdi	27

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#	Team	P	W	D	L	Points
1	Al-Hilal Saudi	7	6	0	1	18
2	Al-Ittihad FC	7	5	2	0	17
3	Al-Nassr	7	5	1	1	16
4	Al-Qadisiyah	7	5	1	1	16
5	Al Suqoor	7	5	0	2	15
6	Al-Ahli Saudi	7	4	0	3	12
7	Al Kholood	7	3	3	1	12
8	Al Diriyah	7	3	2	2	11
9	Al-Ettifaq	7	3	2	2	11
10	Al-Hazem	7	2	2	3	8

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