Saudi Arabia vs Mexico 1:2. Ball possession — 39% vs 61%

The match between Saudi Arabia and Mexico was held at the Lusail Iconic Stadium. H. Martin drop first goal at 47 minute of the match.

Goalscorers:

• H.Martin at 47 minute (0 : 1) (Mexico)
• L.Chavez at 52 minute (0 : 2) (Mexico)
• S.AlDawsari at 90 minute (1 : 2) (Saudi Arabia)

Line-ups:

Saudi Arabia Mohammed Al-Owais (rating 8.5) Sultan Al-Ghannam (rating 6.5) Abdulelah Al-Amri (rating 6.3) Hassan Al Tambakti (rating 6.6) Ali Al-Boleahi (rating 6.6) Firas Al-Buraikan (rating 6.3) Ali Al-Hassan (rating 6.7) Saud Abdulhamid (rating 6.3) Salem Al-Dawsari (rating 7.3) Saleh Al-Shehri (rating 6.7) Mohamed Kanno (rating 6.9)

Mexico Guillermo Ochoa (rating 6.6) Jorge Sánchez (rating 6.5) César Montes (rating 7.3) Héctor Moreno (rating 6.6) Jesús Gallardo (rating 6.6) Edson Álvarez (rating 6.9) Luis Chávez (rating 8.2) Hirving Lozano (rating 8.2) Orbelín Pineda (rating 6.6) Alexis Vega (rating 6.3) Henry Martín (rating 7.5)

Substitutions:

Saudi Arabia R. Sharahili (A. Al Boleahi, 37) A. Madu (A. Al Hassan, 46) A. Al Oboud (S. Al Shehri, 62) H. Bahebri (S. Al Ghannam, 88)

Mexico U. Antuna (A. Vega, 46) C. Rodriguez (O. Pineda, 77) R. Jimenez (H. Martin, 77) K. Alvarez (J. Sanchez, 86) R. Funes Mori (E. Alvarez, 86)

Ball possession:

• Saudi Arabia — 39%
• Mexico — 61%

In total two teams made 36 shots on target and shot 13 on goal:

• Saudi Arabia: 10 shots on target, 2 on goal. The most active in terms of the number of shots was — Sultan Al-Ghannam.
• Mexico: 26 shots on target, 11 on goal. Best in hits on goal – Luis Chávez.

Passes:

Best players for each teams with pass accuracy:

• Abdulelah Al-Amri (Saudi Arabia) — pass accuracy 55%, total passes 43
• Héctor Moreno (Mexico) — pass accuracy 87%, total passes 63

Who made the most key passes from each teams:

• Salem Al-Dawsari (Saudi Arabia) — 2 key passes
• Hirving Lozano (Mexico) — 6 key passes

Defense:

• Intercepts.Number of interceptions for Saudi Arabia — 8 (leader — Sultan Al-Ghannam, 2).Mexico — 6 (César Montes has the most, 2).
• Ball tackles.Saudi Arabia — 9 (Hassan Al Tambakti, 2). Mexico — 1 (Héctor Moreno — 1).

Face-to-face:

By the number of face-to-face fights for ball the leaders in the teams are:

• Mohamed Kanno, Saudi Arabia (7)
• Edson Álvarez, Mexico (8)

Fouls:

Yellow cards:

• S. Al Shehri (Saudi Arabia) at 28 minute
• A. Al Hassan (Saudi Arabia) at 34 minute
• H. Tambakti (Saudi Arabia) at 52 minute
• A. Madu (Saudi Arabia) at 81 minute
• A. Al Amri (Saudi Arabia) at 90 minute
• H. Bahebri (Saudi Arabia) at 90 minute
• E. Alvarez (Mexico) at 16 minute

The last five games (including this match):

• Saudi Arabia – L
• Mexico – W

Top 5 World Cup scorers:

1. Mohammed Muntari (3, Qatar)
2. Famara Diédhiou (3, Senegal)
3. Kylian Mbappé (3, France)
4. Marcus Rashford (3, England)
5. Enner Valencia (3, Ecuador)

Next games:

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• Mexico will play with . , on .