Al-Ittihad left Youssef En-Nesyri on the bench for their Roshn League round 11 match against Al-Diriyah at Al-Inma Stadium in Jeddah on Friday 23 October. The side went into the game fourth in the table on 20 points, five behind leaders Al-Qadsiah, who had played an additional game.
Starting lineup change
Head coach Jens Wissing kept En-Nesyri out of the starting lineup for the meeting with Al-Diriyah. En-Nesyri had scored a brace off the bench in the previous match against Al-Ettifaq.
Attack and midfield selections
Wissing kept George Ilenikhena up front, with Ahmed Al-Ghamdi, Houssem Aouar and Georginio Wijnaldum also in attack. Steven Bergwijn was absent, while Mukhtar Ali and Richard Rios started in midfield and Dion Lopy was among the substitutes.
Defence and table positions
Al-Ittihad's listed defence was Muhannad Al-Shanqiti, Danilo Pereira, Saad Al-Mousa and Faris Abedi. Al-Diriyah were seventh on 15 points from 4 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats.