The Saudi ball awaits the summit of the Roshin League between the al-hilal and the al-itthad on Friday, within the 22nd phase of the tournament topped by the al-hilal, the latter will miss the star and target of Serbia’s Aleksandar Mitrovic due to the accumulation of yellow cards.
This absence represents a huge loss of al-hilal, not only because the Serbian star is his top scorer in the league and the second scorer after Cristiano Ronaldo.
When Al-Hilal and the al-itthad last met in the Saudi League, Al-Hilal won 4-3 at Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium last September, when Metro scored three goals in the al-itthad’s net.
But what does the blue team do in the absence of its star? Is he really affected?
The figures already confirm that the blue team is affected by Mitrovic’s absence; Al-Hilal made 19 appearances with Mitrovic in attendance, winning 18 and drawing one game unbeaten, an average of 2.9 points per game.
The winning percentage for the al-hilal in the presence of the former English centre-forward Fulham is 94.7%. In the presence of the player, the team scored 60 goals at a rate of 3.2 goals per game, conceding only 8 goals at a rate of 0.8 goals per game
But what happened when he missed?
In fact, the 29-year-old has missed al-hilal in only two league games this season, winning the team in one and drawing in another, i.e. the al-hilal s winning percentage in his absence is only 50% compared to 94.7% in his presence.
In the absence of his first goal, the blue scored 4 goals in two games at the rate of two goals per game, and conceded two goals at the rate of one goal per game
the blue team earned an average of two points per game in Mitrovic’s absence.
What distinguishes Mitrovic from another?
Mitrovic is the most highly regarded player in the Saudi League (6 goals).
He managed to score all 19 goals from inside the box.
Mitrovic is the Saudi League’s most-scored player in the first half (11 goals).
Serbia international is the second-most shot at opponents’ goal after Portuguese Ronaldo
