Saudi Pro League Team of the Week: Game Week 7

Saudi Pro League saw the commencement of its Gameweek 7, with the nail-biting clash of Al Taawoun vs. Al Raed. This game ended in favor of Al Taawoun with a score of 2-1. The final clash in Gameweek 7, happened between Al Nassr vs Al Ahli. This game ended with a score lineup of 4-3 in favor of Al Nassr. Let’s have a look at the Saudi Pro League Team of the week 7.

Saudi Pro League Team Of The Week: Gameweek 7

There have been some outstanding games which were played between the teams this Gameweek. On one hand, there were one-sided matches like Al Wehda and Abha. On the other hand, there were extremely close matches such as Al Nassr vs. Al Ahli. Overall, Gameweek 7 has been a bundle of breathtaking matches played between the teams of the league. Let’s have a look at the team of the week from the Saudi Pro League’s seventh match week:

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Ibrahim Šehić (Goalkeeper) – Al Khaleej

Ibrahim ŠehiÄ has been one of the top goalkeepers of the 2022-23 season. In Gameweek 7, against Al Akhdoud he made around 4 saves in the match which led his team to win the close encounter with a score line of 0-1.

Oumar Gonzalez (Defender) – Al Raed

Oumar Gonzalez played a brilliant game in the match between Al Taawoun and Al Raed. He stayed in the match for around 99% of the time and acted as a wall in front of the attack of Al Taawoun. He scored 1 goal in the match and made 91% of accurate passes. Despite his brilliant efforts, the match ended for him in a losing cause with a score line of 2-1 in favor of Al Taawoun.

Abdullah Al-Hafith (Defender) – Al Wehda

This star defender of Al Wehda played for around 90 minutes of the match. The star performance made by Al Hafith in this match has resulted in the must-win match for Al Wehda against Abha, in order to strengthen its position among the top teams of the league in the points table. He scored 1 goal in the match and made 93% of accurate passes.

Waleed Al-Ahmed (Defender) – Al Taawoun

Waleed Al-Ahmed showed an outstanding performance in the match with Al-Raed and scored an outstanding GOAL despite being in the starting position of a center-back. This goal helped in taking the decisive lead to Al-Taawoun and making them win the clash with a score line of 2-1. Al Hamed scored 1 goal in the match and made 85% of accurate passes.

N’Golo Kanté (Midfielder) – Al Ittihad

Kanté played nearly 90 minutes in the match with Al Fateh, and he created a great impact in the game and made the attacking line-up of the team strong enough to win this match with a narrow margin of 2-1. N’Golo Kanté scored 1 goal in the match along with 1 assist. Apart from that he made 89% of accurate passes.

Georginio Wijnaldum (Midfielder) – Al Wehda

Georginio played an outstanding game against Al Tai. He started as an attacking midfielder in the game and scored 2 goals. He played until the final whistle of the game and strengthened the attack as well as the defense line-up of the team. This performance helped his team to win against Al Taee with a score line of 4-3. Apart from that, he made 89% of accurate passes.

Ghislain Konan (Forward) – Al Fayha

Ghislain played as a forward in the match against Al Riyadh. He played for around 90 minutes, and completely turned around the tide of the game by providing an outstanding assist in the game, leading his team to win with a score line-up of 1-3. Apart from that he made 96% of accurate passes in the game.

Anderson Talisca (Forward) – Al Nassr

Talisca played as a forward in the game against Al Ahli. He played for around 90 minutes in the game and helped strengthen the attacking lineup of the team. He scored 2 goals in the match and made 1 assist. Along with it, he made 78% of accurate passes. This led his team to win a close encounter against Al Ahli with a score line-up of 4-3.

Fayçal Fajr (Forward) – Al Wehda

Fajr with his outstanding performance thrashed Abha in their clash which took place in the Gameweek 7. He scored 1 goal and made 1 assist in the game. Apart from that he made 94% of accurate passes in the game. His mesmerizing helped the team in taking a deciding lead of 4-0 against Abha.

Éver Banega (Forward) – Al Shabab

In the match against Al Khaleej Hazem scored 2 goals and 1 assist in the game. Apart from that he made 80% of accurate passes in the game. This mesmerizing performance made his team victorious with a score line-up of 4-1 against Al Hazem.

Moussa Dembélé (Forward) – Al Ettifaq

Moussa plays as a center forward for the Al Ettifaq team. He scored 2 goals in the match with Al Taee leading his team to win the match against them, with a score line-up of 4-3. Apart from it he also made an assist in the match. Finally, he maintained an accuracy of 90% while making passes to his teammates.

Saudi Pro League – Top Striker of the Week: Gameweek 7

The top strikers in the Gameweek 7, among all the 9 matches played this week, are as follows:

1. Moussa Dembélé – 2 goals, 1 assist, and 90% pass accuracy against Al Taee
2. Éver Banega – 2 goals, 1 assist, and 80% pass accuracy against Al Hazem
3. Anderson Talisca – 2 goals, 1 assist, and 78% pass accuracy against Al Ahli

Matchweek 7: Stats to Remember

• The initial match played between Al Taawoun and Al Raed was a fight to become the part of top 3 teams of the league for Al Taawoun, while for Al Akhdoud, it was a fight to get back themselves away from the wrath of relegation. This game ended in the favor of Al Taawoun and they ended the week at the 3rd spot in the league with a total of 16 points in its account.
• The fifth match of the week was played between Al Ittihad and Al Fateh. The match saw a close encounter between the two teams with the final score lineup being 2-1 in favor of Al Ittihad. This game has made Al Hilal the table toppers of the league once again with a total of 18 points. Al Fateh has been thrashed into being the 8th position team in the league, with just 11 points in its account.
• The seventh match of the week was played between Al Wehda and Abha, where as per the expectation, Al Wehda won the game with a score line of 4-0. This game has provided a lot of enthusiasm to Al Wehda, to yet again enter among the top 10 teams in the league table with a total of 12 points. Abha is on the verge of entering into the league of teams that are expected to receive relegation with a total of just 6 points.
• The final match of the week was played between Al Nassr and Al Ahli. The match was quite a close encounter with the match going in the favor of Al Nassr with a score line of 4-3. The match was a fight to attain the 5th spot in the league table, which was secured by Al Nassr with a total of 15 points. Al Ahli stood at the 6th spot with a total of 15 points but a goal difference of +3.