Saudi Arabia vs China PR

AFC World Cup Qualifiers - 3rd Round 20 Mar 2025, 18:15
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
1–0
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
China PR
China PR
🏟 Al-Awwal Park (Ar-Riyāḍ (Riyadh)) 👤 Omar Al Ali Round 7

Match report

Saudi Arabia edged past China PR 1-0 in the AFC World Cup Qualifiers - 3rd Round on 20 March 2025. The game was goalless at the break before all 1 goals arrived after half-time.

China PR failed to register a single shot on target, while Saudi Arabia dominated possession with 80% of the ball.

Saudi Arabia had 20 shots to China PR's 3.

Lin Liangming was sent off in the 45+1th minute.

The match was played at Al-Awwal Park (Ar-Riyāḍ (Riyadh)), with Omar Al Ali in charge.

Half-time 0-0 Possession 80% - 20% Shots 20 - 3 On target 7 - 0 Corners 5 - 3 Fouls 4 - 9 Red cards 1 Yellow cards 1
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Player of the match
Salem Al-Dawsari
Saudi Arabia · 1 goal
8 Saud Abdulhamid 1 assist
8 Hassan Al Tambakti 94 passes (94% accurate)
8 Ayman Yahya captained the side
8 Nasser Al-Dawsari 68 passes (90% accurate)
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 9–2 11–1
Shots On Goal 2–0 5–0
Ball Possession 74–26 —
Corners 4–2 1–1
Attacks 64–29 71–21
Match statistics
5 Corners 3
5 Substitution 6
135 Attacks 50
98 Dangerous Attacks 30
8 On Target 3
13 Off Target 0
20 Shots Total 3
7 Shots On Goal 0
9 Shots Off Goal 0
4 Shots Blocked 3
17 Shots Inside Box 2
3 Shots Outside Box 1
4 Fouls 9
5 Corners 3
5 Offsides 0
80% Ball Possession 20%
0 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 1
0 Saves 7
738 Passes Total 185
672 Passes Accurate 126
Line-ups 4-4-2  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Saudi Arabia · 4-4-2
1 N. Al-Aqidi
12 S. Abdulhamid 17 H. Tambakti 14 H. Kadesh 13 N. Boushal
15 A. Yahya 16 F. Al-Ghamdi 6 N. Al-Dawsari 10 S. Al-Dawsari
7 M. Juwayr 9 F. Al-Buraikan
China PR · 4-2-3-1
14 D. Wang
3 Z. Gao 2 T. Browning 16 S. Jiang 4 L. Li
6 S. Wang 20 W. Xie
19 Y. Cao 10 S. Wei 11 L. Lin
9 Y. Zhang
Saudi Arabia
Coach
H. Renard
Substitutes
  • 4 Ali Lajami
  • 2 Muhannad Shanqeeti
  • 11 Abdullah Al-Hamdan
  • 20 Abdullah Al-Salem
  • 8 Marwan Alsahafi
  • 22 Ahmed Al-Kassar
  • 21 Hamed Al-Shanqiti
  • 3 Saad Al-Mousa
  • 5 Jehad Thakri
  • 23 Ziyad Aljohani
  • 19 Turki Al-Ammar
  • 18 Muhannad Al Saad
China PR
Coach
B. Ivanković
Substitutes
  • 18 Pengfei Han
  • 15 Zexiang Yang
  • 23 Baihelamu Abuduwaili
  • 7 Haoyang Xu
  • 8 Yuanyi Li
  • 13 Hetao Hu
  • 12 Dianzuo Liu
  • 1 Junling Yan
  • 5 Zhen Wei
  • 21 Haijian Wang
  • 17 Serginho
  • 22 Ziming Wang
Substitutions
  • 45+8' ↑ Ali Lajami ↓ Hassan Kadish Saudi Arabia
  • 45+1' ↑ Han Pengfei ↓ Jiang Guangtai China PR
  • 46' ↑ Behram Abduweli ↓ Cao Yongjing China PR
  • 46' ↑ Yang Zexiang ↓ Gao Zhunyi China PR
  • 54' ↑ Muhannad Al Shanqiti ↓ Saud Abdulhamid Saudi Arabia
  • 63' ↑ Li Yuanyi ↓ Zhang Yuning China PR
  • 63' ↑ Xu Haoyang ↓ Wei Shihao China PR
  • 72' ↑ Abdullah Al Hamddan ↓ Musab Al Juwayr Saudi Arabia
  • 73' ↑ Abdullah Al Salem ↓ Feras Al Brikan Saudi Arabia
  • 85' ↑ Marwan Al Sahafi ↓ Nasser Al Dawsari Saudi Arabia
  • 90+1' ↑ Hu Hetao ↓ Xie Wenneng China PR
Cards
  • 45+1' Lin Liangming China PR
  • 21' Wang Shangyuan China PR
Head-to-head
Saudi Arabia 3 1 draws 0 China PR
2025-03-20 Saudi Arabia vs China PR 1 - 0
2024-09-10 China PR vs Saudi Arabia 1 - 2
2022-03-24 China PR vs Saudi Arabia 1 - 1
2021-10-12 Saudi Arabia vs China PR 3 - 2
Recent form
Saudi Arabia D L D L W
China PR D L L L L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Saudi Arabia vs China PR?
Saudi Arabia won 1-0 against China PR on 20 March 2025.
Who won Saudi Arabia vs China PR?
Saudi Arabia won the match 1-0.
Where was Saudi Arabia vs China PR played?
The match was played at Al-Awwal Park (Ar-Riyāḍ (Riyadh)).
Who had more possession in Saudi Arabia vs China PR?
Saudi Arabia had 80% of possession, compared to 20% for the other side.