90stats
World Cup

Season 2022/2023

World Cup

Argentina vs Saudi Arabia – Lineups & Match Details

Saudi Arabia beat Argentina 2-1. Argentina had 69% possession against Saudi Arabia's 31%. Shots on target: 6-2.

World Cup · Group Stage - 1

Tuesday, 22 November 2022

ArgentinaArgentina

1 - 2

Full Time

HT: 1 - 0

Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia

Referee: S. Vinčić

Lineups

ArgentinaArgentina4-4-2
E. Martínez23E. MartínezG
N. Molina26N. MolinaD
C. Romero13C. RomeroD
N. Otamendi19N. OtamendiD
N. Tagliafico3N. TagliaficoD
Á. Di María11Á. Di MaríaM
R. De Paul7R. De PaulM
L. Paredes5L. ParedesM
P. Gómez17P. GómezM
L. Messi10L. MessiF
Lautaro Martínez22Lautaro MartínezF

Substitutes

9J. ÁlvarezF
24E. FernándezM
25Lisandro MartínezD
8M. AcuñaD
4G. MontielD
2J. FoythD
1F. ArmaniG
18G. RodríguezM
14E. PalaciosM
16T. AlmadaM
15Á. CorreaF
6G. PezzellaD
20A. Mac AllisterM
21P. DybalaF
12G. RulliG
Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia4-1-4-1
Mohammed Al Owais21Mohammed Al OwaisG
Saud Abdulhamid12Saud AbdulhamidD
Hassan Tambakti17Hassan TambaktiD
Ali Al Bulayhi5Ali Al BulayhiD
Yasir Al Shahrani13Yasir Al ShahraniD
Abdulelah Al Malki8Abdulelah Al MalkiM
Feras Al Brikan9Feras Al BrikanM
Salman Al Faraj7Salman Al FarajM
Mohammed Kanno23Mohammed KannoM
Salem Al Dawsari10Salem Al DawsariM
Saleh Al Shehri11Saleh Al ShehriF

Substitutes

18Nawaf Al AbidM
2Sultan Al GhannamD
4Abdulelah Al AmriD
25Haitham AsiriF
6Mohammed Al BuraykD
16Sami Al NajiM
19Hattan BahbriM
1Mohammed Al YamiG
3Abdullah MaduD
20Abdulrahman Al ObudF
14Abdullah OtayfM
24Nasser Al DawsariM
22Nawaf Al AqidiG
15Ali Al HassanM

Match Events

90'+9S

Yasir Al Shahrani

Substitution 5

Statistics

Argentina
69%31%
Saudi Arabia
0Expected Goals (xG)0
15Total Shots3
6Shots on Target2
9Corners2
7Fouls21
10Offsides1
85Pass Accuracy (%)68
0Yellow Cards6
0Red Cards0
Match preview

Argentina host Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, 22 November 2022. The kick-off time is 10:00 local. The fixture is part of the World Cup schedule. Argentina go into the match 1st in the table; Saudi Arabia sit 4th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Argentina have taken 1 win, 1 draw and 2 losses from their last 4. Recent run: 1 loss. Saudi Arabia have collected 1 win, 0 draws and 2 losses over the same span. Recent run: 1 win.

Match recap

Saudi Arabia beat Argentina 2-1. The full-time whistle came with the totals Argentina 1, Saudi Arabia 2.

Stat highlights

Argentina held 69% of the ball against 31% for Saudi Arabia. Shots on target finished 6-2.

Verdict

Saudi Arabia take the three points; Argentina look at a thin night for the home crowd. Argentina sat 1st and Saudi Arabia 4th before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.