Saudi Pro League · 2026

Al-Diraiyah Club vs Al-Taawoun · Saudi Pro League

vsPre-match analysis

Season

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Goals scored
10.43
Expected goals
1.441.4
Shots
12.714.9
Possession
48.4%55.9%

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What the record shows

The story here is recent context rather than season averages: al-Taawoun's last-five goals scored average is below their season average. Alongside it: each team's season corners average is above the competition baseline. Limitation: At least one team lacks a recent completed match near this fixture cutoff.

Al-Taawoun's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Al-Taawoun's last-five goals scored average is below their season average.

0.2 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season0.43 goals/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for0.2 goals/match0.43 goals/match1.07 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

Both teams have elevated corners records

moderate

Each team's season corners average is above the competition baseline.

5.29 corners/matchCornersAl-Diraiyah Club · Al-Taawoun● 7 corners/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Both team averages are compared with the same competition baseline.

Window: season

MetricAl-Diraiyah ClubAl-TaawounBaseline
Corners5.29 corners/match7 corners/match4.36 corners/match

Caveat: A shared historical pattern is descriptive and may not repeat in one fixture.

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Al-Diraiyah Club favored in 7 of 13 directional metrics · Al-Taawoun in 2 · 4 too close

recorded edge higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Al-Diraiyah Club7 matchesAl-Taawoun7 matches
1 goal/match ▲Goals scored7/70.43 goals/match
0.71 goals/match ▲Goals allowed7/71.71 goals/match
1.44 xG/matchExpected goals7/71.4 xG/match
12.7 shots/matchShots7/7▲ 14.9 shots/match
3.29 shots/matchShots on target7/73.43 shots/match
48.4%Possession7/7● 55.9%
5.29 corners/matchCorners7/7● 7 corners/match
9.43 fouls/matchFouls7/712.1 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade B · Useful evidenceUseful evidence — limited
Season samples7 / 7home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
Freshness35 daysstale at cutoff
  • At least one team lacks a recent completed match near this fixture cutoff.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: cards.
  • The nearest completed-match evidence is stale relative to this fixture cutoff.
Analysis cutoff: Sat, 17 Oct 2026, 18:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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