Al Ittihad vs Al Riyadh, 2025-26 Saudi Pro League

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Al Ittihad

24': Karim Benzema
42': Mohammed Alkhaibari (OG)
73': Moussa Diaby

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Al Riyadh

77': Mamadou Sylla

About

Al Ittihad are hosting Al Riyadh at Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, starting on . The match is a part of the Saudi Pro League.

Match Commentary

24': Karim Benzema (Al Ittihad) Goal at 24'
42': Mohammed Alkhaibari (Al Riyadh) Own Goal at 42'
45': Talal Haji (Al Riyadh) Substitution at 45'
45': Yahya Alshehri (Al Riyadh) Substitution at 45'
63': Abdullah Hassuna (Al Riyadh) Substitution at 63'
67': Hamed Alghamdi (Al Ittihad) Substitution at 67'
73': Moussa Diaby (Al Ittihad) Red Card at 73'
77': Mamadou Sylla (Al Riyadh) Goal at 77'
79': Abdulrahman Al-Obud (Al Ittihad) Substitution at 79'
79': Awad Al Nashri (Al Ittihad) Substitution at 79'
84': Saud bin Zaydan (Al Riyadh) Substitution at 84'
90'+4': Ahmed Sharahili (Al Ittihad) Substitution at 94'

Statistics

RIY		ITT
12	Fouls	15
0	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	1
0	Offsides	0
4	Corner Kicks	5
6	Saves	4
35.1	Possession	64.9
7	SHOTS	15
5	ON GOAL	6
0.7	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
0	Accurate Passes	0
0	Passes	0
0.0	Pass Completion %	0.0
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
0	Blocked Shots	1
0	Effective Tackles	0
0	Tackles	0
0.0	Tackle %	0.0
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
0	Clearances	0

Game Information

Competition: Saudi Pro League

Venue: Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium
Location: Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Attendance: 13,447

Saudi Pro League Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Al Hilal	11	+23	30
2	Al Qadsiah	12	+20	28
3	Al Nassr	11	+17	28
4	Al Ittihad	11	+10	24

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Al Ittihad (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Predrag Rajkovic (GK)
15	Hassan Kadish
2	Danilo Pereira
12	Mario Mitaj
13	Muhannad Al-Shanqiti
27	Ahmed Al Ghamdi
8	Fabinho
7	N'Golo Kanté
9	Karim Benzema
34	Steven Bergwijn
19	Moussa Diaby

Al Ittihad Substitutes:

Faisal Al-Ghamdi, Awad Al Nashri, Fawaz Al Saqour, Hamed Alghamdi, Hamed Al-Shanqiti, Abdulrahman Al-Obud, Saleh Al-Shehri, Ahmed Al-Julaydan, Ahmed Sharahili.

Al Riyadh (4-5-1)

No.	Name
82	Milan Borjan (GK)
5	Yoann Barbet
23	Mohammed Alkhaibari
12	Sulaiman Hazazi
7	Osama Zaid Abdulaziz Al Bowardi
20	Tozé
19	Ismaila Soro
4	Sergio González
11	Khalil Al-Absi
10	Teddy Okou
9	Mamadou Sylla

Al Riyadh Substitutes:

Muhammad Sahlouli, Marzouq Tambakti, Yahya Alshehri, Saud bin Zaydan, Abdullah Hassuna, Saud Al Tumbukti, Talal Haji, Jan Petek, Mohammed Al Saeed.

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