Al Diriyah vs Al Ahli, 2026-27 Saudi Pro League

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25': Eduard Spertsyan

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Al Diriyah are hosting Al Ahli at Al-Awwal Park, King Fahd International Stadium, Saudi Arabia, starting on . The match is a part of the Saudi Pro League.

Match Commentary

6': Zakaria Al Hawsawi (Al Ahli) Yellow Card at 6'
17': Idrissa Gueye (Al Diriyah) Yellow Card at 17'
25': Eduard Spertsyan (Al Ahli) Goal at 25'
57': Matheus Gonçalves (Al Ahli) Substitution at 57'
58': Valentin Atangana (Al Ahli) Yellow Card at 58'
61': Rayane Hamidou (Al Ahli) Yellow Card at 61'
68': Abdulelah Al-Malki (Al Diriyah) Substitution at 68'
69': Abdulelah Al-Malki (Al Diriyah) Yellow Card at 69'
77': Hatan Bahbri (Al Diriyah) Substitution at 77'
77': Meshari Al Nemer (Al Diriyah) Substitution at 77'
77': Mohamed Thaiban Hameran (Al Diriyah) Substitution at 77'
82': Feras Al-Brikan (Al Ahli) Substitution at 82'
89': Taher Wadi (Al Diriyah) Substitution at 89'
90': Mohammed Sulaiman (Al Ahli) Substitution at 90'
90': Waheb Saleh (Al Ahli) Substitution at 90'
90': Naif Masoud (Al Ahli) Substitution at 90'
90'+4': Naif Masoud (Al Ahli) Yellow Card at 90'+4'

Statistics

AHL		DIR
11	Fouls	8
4	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
4	Offsides	2
4	Corner Kicks	8
3	Saves	6
42.5	Possession	57.5
15	SHOTS	18
7	ON GOAL	3
0.5	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
263	Accurate Passes	341
316	Passes	402
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
0	Accurate Crosses	0
0	Crosses	0
0.0	Cross %	0.0
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
2	Blocked Shots	4
11	Effective Tackles	8
13	Tackles	12
0.8	Tackle %	0.7
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
41	Clearances	8

Game Information

Competition: Saudi Pro League

Venue: Al-Awwal Park
Location: King Fahd International Stadium, Saudi Arabia

Saudi Pro League Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Al Qadsiah	9	+14	22
2	Al Hilal	8	+19	21
3	Al Nassr	8	+12	19
4	Al Ittihad	8	+5	17

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Al Diriyah (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
22	Nikola Vasilj (GK)
87	Qassem Lajami
99	Chancel Mbemba
15	Omar Colley
2	Abdulaziz Al Faraj
14	Óscar Rodríguez
5	Idrissa Gueye
52	Hussain Al-Qahtani
9	Gaëtan Laborde
7	Georges-Kévin N'Koudou
17	Clayton Diandy

Al Diriyah Substitutes:

Waleed Ali, Khalid Al Asiri, Mohamed Thaiban Hameran, Hatan Bahbri, Taher Wadi, Faisal Al Mutairi, Saeed Al-Rabiei, Abdulelah Al-Malki, Meshari Al Nemer.

Al Ahli (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Abdulrahman Al-Sanbi (GK)
3	Roger Ibañez
28	Merih Demiral
2	Zakaria Al Hawsawi
46	Rayane Hamidou
8	Eduard Spertsyan
30	Ziyad Al-Johani
6	Valentin Atangana
17	Ivan Toney
13	Galeno
7	Francisco Trincão

Al Ahli Substitutes:

Salman Al-Jadani, Naif Masoud, Matheus Gonçalves, Feras Al-Brikan, Mohammed Yousef, Mohammed Sulaiman, Waheb Saleh, Saad Balobaid, Meshal Ibrahim Al Mutairi.

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