Al Nasr 1:0 Al Wahda FC: Pro League Match Result

Match report

An-Nasr secured a narrow 1-0 victory over Al-Wahda in the Saudi Pro League on Thursday evening. The win came in the second round of the regular season at the home ground. It was a match decided by a single moment of precision rather than sustained dominance.

Al-Wahda appeared to have equalised before half-time when Z. Al Zaabi found the net in the 45th minute plus one. The goal was cancelled by VAR, leaving the visitors frustrated. A yellow card for K. Agudelo followed shortly after, then M. Hoibraaten went offside on the other side of the break.

C. Bedia made it count from the spot in the 54th minute. An-Nasr had created one big chance all evening, and they took it. The academy graduate marked his first start with a goal, though he was substituted himself 17 minutes later. By then the match had settled into its rhythm.

An-Nasr held 52 per cent possession and generated 1.26 expected goals from three shots on target. Al-Wahda offered little in return with 0.51 expected goals from two attempts on goal. The visitors made more tackles and blocked nine shots, but could not convert their pressure. An-Nasr ran the show in possession but dallied on the ball when it mattered.

The result moves An-Nasr to four points from three games, keeping them in eighth place. Al-Wahda remain on three points in tenth after their second defeat of the season. Neither side had much to separate them in the table before kickoff, and neither has gained ground by much.

Prepared from match data

Key numbers

Possession, % 52 – 48

Shots on target 3 – 2

Shots off target 4 – 2

Expected goals 1.26 – 0.51

45+1' Z. Al Zaabi — var_goal_cancelled 🟨 45+3' K. Agudelo — Yellow card 🟨 50' M. Hoibraaten — Yellow card ⚽ 54' C. Bedia — Penalty ⇄ 69' F. Kruspzky — Substitution ⇄ 69' Jadsom — Substitution ⇄ 69' M. Burghash — Substitution ⇄ 69' B. Diarra — Substitution ⇄ 71' M. Marin — Substitution ⇄ 71' C. Bedia — Substitution ⇄ 83' A. Toure — Substitution ⇄ 84' A. Hrustic — Substitution ⇄ 85' M. Ghorbani — Substitution ⇄ 86' I. Faiz — Substitution

Match events

45+1' 0:0 Al Nasr var_goal_cancelled Z. Al Zaabi
45+3' 0:0 Al Nasr Yellow card K. Agudelo
50' 0:0 Al Nasr Yellow card M. Hoibraaten
54' 1:0 Al Nasr Penalty C. Bedia
69' 1:0 Al Wahda FC Substitution F. Kruspzky off: G. Alvarez
69' 1:0 Al Wahda FC Substitution Jadsom off: A. Hamad
69' 1:0 Al Wahda FC Substitution M. Burghash off: Guga
69' 1:0 Al Wahda FC Substitution B. Diarra off: A. Pradas
71' 1:0 Al Nasr Substitution M. Marin off: M. Abdulbasit
71' 1:0 Al Nasr Substitution C. Bedia off: L. Wamba
83' 1:0 Al Nasr Substitution A. Toure off: M. Ghaedi
84' 1:0 Al Nasr Substitution A. Hrustic off: M. Ndiaye
85' 1:0 Al Wahda FC Substitution M. Ghorbani off: C. Benteke
86' 1:0 Al Nasr Substitution I. Faiz off: Felipe Motta

Statistics

52 Possession, % 48

3 Shots on target 2

4 Shots off target 2

1.26 Expected goals 0.51

1 Big chances 0

101 Attacks 99

2 Corners 3

13 Fouls 12

10 Free kicks 12

0 Offsides 0

2 Yellow cards 0

0 Red cards 0

10 Goal kicks 6

17 Throw-ins 18

All statistics

10/1856% Aerial duels 8/1844%

83 Backward passes 49

2 Blocked shots 9

19 Clearances 14

4/1527% Crosses 5/1436%

1/425% Dribbles 5/1242%

0.42 Expected assists 0.41

71 Failed passes 64

1 Goalkeeper saves 2

4 Interceptions 15

6 Key passes 10

25/5050% Long passes 13/4231%

99 Passes into the final third 71

304 Passes in the opposition half 282

194 Passes in own half 190

0.33 Shot accuracy 0.15

6 Shots inside the box 6

7/978% Tackles 5/1436%

483 Total passes 458

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