Group Stage · 22 Nov 2022

Argentina v Saudi Arabia

1–2

Match-defining feature
Argentina created a dangerous volume of chances
xG 2.49 vs tournament avg 1.22 (+1.6 SD)
Also notable: Saudi Arabia scored far beyond the quality of their chances — xG 0.15 vs 2 goals (gap 1.85)

Metrics vs tournament norm

Argentina Metric Saudi Arabia
0 ▲ Expected goalsavg 1.22 0
0 ▲ Shotsavg 11 0
0 ▲ Field tilt %avg 50 0
0 ▲ Central progressionsavg 32 0
0 ▲ Box entriesavg 22 0
0 ▲ Turnovers (att. third)avg 44 0

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shooter's team defenders shooter Attacking right · positions at the moment of the shot
Salem Mohammed Al Dawsari (Left Midfield) Yasir Gharsan Al Shahrani (Left Back) Ali Albulayhi (Left Center Back) Abdulelah Saad Hameed Al-Malki (Center Defensive Midfield) Saud Abdullah Abdul Hamid (Right Back) Mohammed Kanoo (Left Center Midfield) Salman Mohammed Al Faraj (Right Center Midfield) Firas Tariq Nasser Al Albirakan (Right Midfield) Hassan Mohammed Al-Tambakti (Right Center Back) Mohammed Khalil Al Owais (Goalkeeper) Nahuel Molina Lucero (Right Back) Nicolás Alejandro Tagliafico (Left Back) Alejandro Darío Gómez (Left Midfield) Ángel Fabián Di María Hernández (Right Midfield) Lautaro Javier Martínez (Left Center Forward) Rodrigo Javier De Paul (Right Defensive Midfield) Leandro Daniel Paredes (Left Defensive Midfield) Salem Mohammed Al Dawsari (Left Midfield) Yasir Gharsan Al Shahrani (Left Back) Ali Albulayhi (Left Center Back) Firas Tariq Nasser Al Albirakan (Right Midfield) Hassan Mohammed Al-Tambakti (Right Center Back) Abdulelah Saad Hameed Al-Malki (Center Defensive Midfield) Mohammed Kanoo (Left Center Midfield) Salman Mohammed Al Faraj (Right Center Midfield) Saud Abdullah Abdul Hamid (Right Back) Mohammed Khalil Al Owais (Goalkeeper) Ángel Fabián Di María Hernández (Right Midfield) Lautaro Javier Martínez (Left Center Forward) Lionel Andrés Messi Cuccittini (Right Center Forward) Nicolás Alejandro Tagliafico (Left Back) Nahuel Molina Lucero (Right Back) Rodrigo Javier De Paul (Right Defensive Midfield) Ángel Fabián Di María Hernández (Right Midfield) Nicolás Alejandro Tagliafico (Left Back) Cristian Gabriel Romero (Right Center Back) Rodrigo Javier De Paul (Right Defensive Midfield) Lionel Andrés Messi Cuccittini (Right Center Forward) Mohammed Khalil Al Owais (Goalkeeper) Ali Albulayhi (Left Center Back) Salem Mohammed Al Dawsari (Left Midfield) Saud Abdullah Abdul Hamid (Right Back) Mohammed Kanoo (Left Center Midfield) Firas Tariq Nasser Al Albirakan (Right Midfield) Hassan Mohammed Al-Tambakti (Right Center Back) Abdulelah Saad Hameed Al-Malki (Center Defensive Midfield) Salman Mohammed Al Faraj (Right Center Midfield) Yasir Gharsan Al Shahrani (Left Back) Saleh Khalid Al Shehri (Center Forward) Nicolás Hernán Otamendi (Left Center Back) Leandro Daniel Paredes (Left Defensive Midfield) Mohammed Khalil Al Owais (Goalkeeper) Ali Albulayhi (Left Center Back) Hassan Mohammed Al-Tambakti (Right Center Back) Firas Tariq Nasser Al Albirakan (Right Midfield) Salem Mohammed Al Dawsari (Left Midfield) Mohammed Kanoo (Left Center Midfield) Salman Mohammed Al Faraj (Right Center Midfield) Lionel Andrés Messi Cuccittini (Right Center Forward) Yasir Gharsan Al Shahrani (Left Back) Abdulelah Saad Hameed Al-Malki (Center Defensive Midfield) Ángel Fabián Di María Hernández (Right Midfield) Nicolás Alejandro Tagliafico (Left Back) Cristian Gabriel Romero (Right Center Back) Saud Abdullah Abdul Hamid (Right Back) Saleh Khalid Al Shehri (Center Forward) Leandro Daniel Paredes (Left Defensive Midfield) Lautaro Javier Martínez (Left Center Forward) Nicolás Hernán Otamendi (Left Center Back) Nahuel Molina Lucero (Right Back) Cristian Gabriel Romero (Right Center Back) Nicolás Alejandro Tagliafico (Left Back) Nicolás Hernán Otamendi (Left Center Back) Damián Emiliano Martínez (Goalkeeper) Firas Tariq Nasser Al Albirakan (Right Midfield) Mohammed Kanoo (Right Defensive Midfield) Salem Mohammed Al Dawsari (Left Midfield) Damián Emiliano Martínez (Goalkeeper) Leandro Daniel Paredes (Left Defensive Midfield) Alejandro Darío Gómez (Left Midfield) Cristian Gabriel Romero (Right Center Back) Nicolás Hernán Otamendi (Left Center Back) Rodrigo Javier De Paul (Right Defensive Midfield) Nahuel Molina Lucero (Right Back) Firas Tariq Nasser Al Albirakan (Right Midfield) Saleh Khalid Al Shehri (Center Forward) Nicolás Alejandro Tagliafico (Left Back) Nicolás Hernán Otamendi (Left Center Back) Alejandro Darío Gómez (Left Midfield) Cristian Gabriel Romero (Right Center Back) Nahuel Molina Lucero (Right Back) Rodrigo Javier De Paul (Right Defensive Midfield) Leandro Daniel Paredes (Left Defensive Midfield) Ángel Fabián Di María Hernández (Right Midfield) Damián Emiliano Martínez (Goalkeeper) Mohammed Kanoo (Right Defensive Midfield) Yasir Gharsan Al Shahrani (Left Back) Saleh Khalid Al Shehri (Center Forward) Firas Tariq Nasser Al Albirakan (Right Midfield) Saud Abdullah Abdul Hamid (Right Back) Nawaf Shaker Al Abid (Center Attacking Midfield) Mohammed Khalil Al Owais (Goalkeeper) Abdulelah Saad Hameed Al-Malki (Left Defensive Midfield) Firas Tariq Nasser Al Albirakan (Right Midfield) Saleh Khalid Al Shehri (Center Forward) Yasir Gharsan Al Shahrani (Left Back) Saud Abdullah Abdul Hamid (Right Back) Mohammed Kanoo (Right Defensive Midfield) Ali Albulayhi (Left Center Back) Hassan Mohammed Al-Tambakti (Right Center Back) Lionel Andrés Messi Cuccittini (Right Center Forward) Rodrigo Javier De Paul (Right Defensive Midfield) Nicolás Hernán Otamendi (Right Center Back) Julián Álvarez (Left Midfield) Enzo Fernandez (Left Defensive Midfield) Lautaro Javier Martínez (Left Center Forward) Nicolás Alejandro Tagliafico (Left Back) Lionel Andrés Messi Cuccittini (Right Center Forward) Ali Albulayhi (Left Center Back) Hassan Mohammed Al-Tambakti (Right Center Back) Mohammed Khalil Al Owais (Goalkeeper) Rodrigo Javier De Paul (Right Defensive Midfield) Firas Tariq Nasser Al Albirakan (Right Midfield) Saleh Khalid Al Shehri (Center Forward) Mohammed Kanoo (Right Defensive Midfield) Saud Abdullah Abdul Hamid (Right Back) Yasir Gharsan Al Shahrani (Left Back) Nicolás Hernán Otamendi (Right Center Back) Julián Álvarez (Left Midfield) Lisandro Martínez (Left Center Back) Enzo Fernandez (Left Defensive Midfield) Lautaro Javier Martínez (Left Center Forward) Saleh Khalid Al Shehri (Center Forward) Salem Mohammed Al Dawsari (Left Midfield) Nicolás Alejandro Tagliafico (Left Back) Hassan Mohammed Al-Tambakti (Right Center Back) Ali Albulayhi (Left Center Back) Julián Álvarez (Left Midfield) Yasir Gharsan Al Shahrani (Left Back) Lisandro Martínez (Left Center Back) Enzo Fernandez (Left Defensive Midfield) Rodrigo Javier De Paul (Right Defensive Midfield) Mohammed Kanoo (Right Defensive Midfield) Nawaf Shaker Al Abid (Center Attacking Midfield) Saud Abdullah Abdul Hamid (Right Back) Firas Tariq Nasser Al Albirakan (Right Midfield) Nicolás Hernán Otamendi (Right Center Back) Mohammed Khalil Al Owais (Goalkeeper) Abdulelah Saad Hameed Al-Malki (Left Defensive Midfield) Mohammed Khalil Al Owais (Goalkeeper) Mohammed Kanoo (Right Defensive Midfield) Nawaf Shaker Al Abid (Center Attacking Midfield) Salem Mohammed Al Dawsari (Left Midfield) Ali Albulayhi (Left Center Back) Yasir Gharsan Al Shahrani (Left Back) Hassan Mohammed Al-Tambakti (Right Center Back) Saud Abdullah Abdul Hamid (Right Back) Nahuel Molina Lucero (Right Back) Marcos Javier Acuña (Left Back) Enzo Fernandez (Left Defensive Midfield) Julián Álvarez (Left Midfield) Lautaro Javier Martínez (Left Center Forward) Lionel Andrés Messi Cuccittini (Right Center Forward) Hassan Mohammed Al-Tambakti (Right Center Back) Mohammed Khalil Al Owais (Goalkeeper) Ali Albulayhi (Left Center Back) Lautaro Javier Martínez (Left Center Forward) Saud Abdullah Abdul Hamid (Right Back) Julián Álvarez (Left Midfield) Yasir Gharsan Al Shahrani (Left Back) Abdulelah Saad Hameed Al-Malki (Left Defensive Midfield) Nahuel Molina Lucero (Right Back) Salem Mohammed Al Dawsari (Left Midfield) Marcos Javier Acuña (Left Back) Firas Tariq Nasser Al Albirakan (Right Midfield) Mohammed Kanoo (Right Defensive Midfield) Nawaf Shaker Al Abid (Center Attacking Midfield) Rodrigo Javier De Paul (Right Defensive Midfield) Lionel Andrés Messi Cuccittini (Right Center Forward) Nawaf Shaker Al Abid (Center Attacking Midfield) Saud Abdullah Abdul Hamid (Right Back) Nicolás Hernán Otamendi (Right Center Back) Lionel Andrés Messi Cuccittini (Right Center Forward) Rodrigo Javier De Paul (Right Defensive Midfield) Lisandro Martínez (Left Center Back) Mohammed Khalil Al Owais (Goalkeeper) Saleh Khalid Al Shehri (Center Forward) Salem Mohammed Al Dawsari (Left Midfield) Hassan Mohammed Al-Tambakti (Right Center Back) Ángel Fabián Di María Hernández (Right Midfield) Abdulelah Saad Hameed Al-Malki (Left Defensive Midfield) Yasir Gharsan Al Shahrani (Left Back) Julián Álvarez (Left Midfield) Lautaro Javier Martínez (Left Center Forward) Mohammed Kanoo (Right Defensive Midfield) Firas Tariq Nasser Al Albirakan (Right Midfield) Ali Albulayhi (Left Center Back) Hassan Mohammed Al-Tambakti (Right Center Back) Abdulelah Saad Hameed Al-Malki (Left Defensive Midfield) Firas Tariq Nasser Al Albirakan (Center Forward) Mohammed Kanoo (Right Defensive Midfield) Ali Albulayhi (Left Center Back) Nicolás Hernán Otamendi (Right Center Back) Enzo Fernandez (Left Defensive Midfield) Nawaf Shaker Al Abid (Center Attacking Midfield) Lisandro Martínez (Left Center Back) Yasir Gharsan Al Shahrani (Left Back) Salem Mohammed Al Dawsari (Left Midfield) Ángel Fabián Di María Hernández (Right Midfield) Mohammed Khalil Al Owais (Goalkeeper) Lautaro Javier Martínez (Left Center Forward) Saud Abdullah Abdul Hamid (Right Back) Sultan Abdullah Salim Al Ghannam (Right Midfield) Julián Álvarez (Left Midfield) Marcos Javier Acuña (Left Back) Rodrigo Javier De Paul (Right Defensive Midfield) Ali Albulayhi (Left Center Back) Lautaro Javier Martínez (Left Center Forward) Hassan Mohammed Al-Tambakti (Right Center Back) Julián Álvarez (Left Midfield) Saud Abdullah Abdul Hamid (Right Back) Sultan Abdullah Salim Al Ghannam (Right Midfield) Marcos Javier Acuña (Left Back) Mohammed Khalil Al Owais (Goalkeeper) Enzo Fernandez (Left Defensive Midfield) Saud Abdullah Abdul Hamid (Right Back) Julián Álvarez (Left Midfield) Sultan Abdullah Salim Al Ghannam (Right Midfield) Abdulelah Al Amri (Left Center Back) Lautaro Javier Martínez (Left Center Forward) Lisandro Martínez (Left Center Back) Salem Mohammed Al Dawsari (Center Attacking Midfield) Yasir Gharsan Al Shahrani (Left Midfield) Hassan Mohammed Al-Tambakti (Right Center Back) Mohammed Khalil Al Owais (Goalkeeper) Abdulelah Saad Hameed Al-Malki (Left Defensive Midfield) Ali Albulayhi (Left Back) Mohammed Kanoo (Right Defensive Midfield) Haitham Mohammed Asiri (Center Forward) Lionel Andrés Messi Cuccittini (Right Center Forward) Ángel Fabián Di María Hernández (Right Midfield) Rodrigo Javier De Paul (Right Defensive Midfield) Mohammed Al Burayk (Left Midfield) Lisandro Martínez (Left Center Back) Nicolás Hernán Otamendi (Right Center Back) Lautaro Javier Martínez (Left Center Forward) Abdulelah Al Amri (Left Center Back) Mohammed Kanoo (Right Defensive Midfield) Hassan Mohammed Al-Tambakti (Right Center Back) Ali Albulayhi (Left Back) Mohammed Khalil Al Owais (Goalkeeper) Marcos Javier Acuña (Left Back) Sultan Abdullah Salim Al Ghannam (Right Midfield) Saud Abdullah Abdul Hamid (Right Back)

Progressive passes

Completed passes moving the ball ≥15 units upfield Argentina Saudi Arabia

Turnovers

Where possession was lost Argentina Saudi Arabia

Starting line-ups

Argentina 442

  • 23 Damián Emiliano Martínez Goalkeeper
  • 26 Nahuel Molina Lucero Right Back
  • 13 Cristian Gabriel Romero Right Center Back
  • 19 Nicolás Hernán Otamendi Left Center Back
  • 3 Nicolás Alejandro Tagliafico Left Back
  • 7 Rodrigo Javier De Paul Right Defensive Midfield
  • 5 Leandro Daniel Paredes Left Defensive Midfield
  • 11 Ángel Fabián Di María Hernández Right Midfield
  • 17 Alejandro Darío Gómez Left Midfield
  • 10 Lionel Andrés Messi Cuccittini Right Center Forward
  • 22 Lautaro Javier Martínez Left Center Forward

Saudi Arabia 4141

  • 21 Mohammed Khalil Al Owais Goalkeeper
  • 12 Saud Abdullah Abdul Hamid Right Back
  • 17 Hassan Mohammed Al-Tambakti Right Center Back
  • 5 Ali Albulayhi Left Center Back
  • 13 Yasir Gharsan Al Shahrani Left Back
  • 8 Abdulelah Saad Hameed Al-Malki Center Defensive Midfield
  • 9 Firas Tariq Nasser Al Albirakan Right Midfield
  • 7 Salman Mohammed Al Faraj Right Center Midfield
  • 23 Mohammed Kanoo Left Center Midfield
  • 10 Salem Mohammed Al Dawsari Left Midfield
  • 11 Saleh Khalid Al Shehri Center Forward

Data: StatsBomb Open Data