MECCA. Al Wahda crushes Abha 4-0 with goals of Craig Goodwin (8′), Abdullah Al Hafith (24′), F. Fajr (65′) and O. Ighalo (88′). Al Wahda was unquestionably superior in terms of ball possession (66%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the King Abdul Aziz Stadium stadium in Mecca on Friday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Raed Al Zahrani with the support of Ibrahim Al Dakheel and Bader Ali Al Shamrani. The 4th official was Ahmed Al Barakati. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was extremely hot at 43.57 degrees Celsius or 110.43 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 9%.
Match Statistics
Al Wahda
4 - 0
Abha
- ! 66 Ball Possession 34
Shots
- 25 Total 8
- 12 On Target 4
- 9 Off Target 1
- 4 Shots blocked 3
- 74 Attack 77
- 45 Dangerous attack 31
- 64 Ball safe 58
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 1
- 4 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 7 Total 6
- 1 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 7 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Al Wahda was in firm control of the ball 66% while Abha was struggling with a 34% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Al Wahda was more aggressive with 45 dangerous attacks and 25 shots of which 12 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Al Wahda won the match.
Al Wahda shot 25 times, 12 on target, 9 off target. On the opposite side, Abha shot 8 times, 4 on target, 1 off target.
Cards
Al Wahda received 1 yellow card (Waleed Bakshwn). On the other side, Abha received 1 yellow card (Saleh Al Qumayzi).
Match Timeline
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After playing this match, Al Wahda will have 12 points to sit in the 7th place. On the opposite side, Abha will stay with 6 points to sit in the 13th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Pro League, Al Wahda will host Al Hilal on the 26th of May with a 21-2 head to head record in favor of Al Hilal (5 draws).
Abha will play away agasint Al Ahli Jeddah on the 15th of May with a 4-2 head to head in favor of Al Ahli Jeddah (4 draws).
