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Al-Ahly vs Al-Ittihad: Absence of 17 Players in Jeddah Derby Showdown – Saudi League Update

Written by Rami Abdel Hamid Monday, April 1, 2024 11:34 AM

Press reports revealed that a confrontation Jeddah derby Between the Al-Ahly and Al-Ittihad teams, there will be an absence of 17 players at the top of the 26th round of the Saudi League, for reasons ranging from injuries to joining the ranks of the Olympic Green.

The Saudi newspaper Al-Riyadiah said that Al-Ahly Jeddah is missing the efforts of 5 players: Haitham Asiri, Ziad Al-Juhani, Rayan Hamed, Abdul Rahman Al-Sanabi, and the Spaniard Jabri Vega.

While the Jeddah Federation is missing the services of 12 players: Faisal Al-Ghamdi, Ahmed Al-Ghamdi, Marwan Al-Sahafi, Awad Al-Nashri, Mad Allah Al-Olayan, Zakaria Hawsawi, Saad Al-Mousa, Ahmed Bamasoud, Ahmed Sharahili, Sultan Farhan, Hamed Al-Ghamdi, and the Brazilian Fabinho.

Al-Ahly occupies third place in the Saudi League standings, with 48 points, after 25 matches, while Al-Ittihad is in fourth place in the Saudi Professional League standings, with 46 points.

The struggle for third and fourth place between Al-Ahly and Al-Ittihad is heating up in the Jeddah derby today, as Al-Raqi, the homeowner and the fans, are looking forward to achieving victory to strengthen their third place and continue chasing runner-up Al-Nasr.

While the Tigers team challenges its counterpart, Al-Ahly, this evening, in order to score three points and snatch third place in the Saudi League standings from Al-Raqi.

Al-Ahly, the home team, failed to win during the last two matches in the Saudi Professional League championship, as it lost to Al-Nasr 0-1, then tied with Al-Ettifaq 2-2.

While the Al-Ittihad team is looking for its fourth consecutive victory in the Saudi League championship, after victories over Al-Akhdood, Al-Fateh and Al-Faiha, respectively.

We review for you the expected formation for the Al-Ahly match against Al-Ittihad in the Jeddah derby as follows:

Al-Ahly’s expected formation

Goalkeeper: Abdul Rahman Al-Sanabi

Defense: Saad Balabid – Abdel Basset Hindi – Merih Demiral – Ali Majrashi

Center: Ali Al-Asmari – Ziad Al-Juhani

Attack: Allan Saint-Maximan – Roberto Firmino – Riyad Mahrez – Firas Al-Braikan

Expected union formation

Goalkeeper: Abdullah Al-Mayouf

Defense: Hassan Kadish – Ahmed Hegazy – Luiz Felipe – Fawaz Al-Saqour

Midfield: N’Golo Kante – Faisal Al-Ghamdi – Ahmed Al-Ghamdi – Jota

Attack: Karim Benzema – Abdel Razzaq Hamdallah

2024-04-01 09:34:00

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