Saudi Pro League · 2026ScheduledSeason opening
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What the record shows

The season records do not separate these clubs, so the strongest stored context is their shared history: 4 meetings, 2 to Al-Qadsiah, 1 drawn, 1 to Al-Ettifaq. Past meetings are history, not a forecast.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams — history, not a forecast.

Last 5 meetings

2Al-Qadsiah
1Draws
1Al-Ettifaq
Al-EttifaqAl-Qadsiah · Saudi Pro League32
Al-QadsiahAl-Ettifaq · Saudi Pro League40
Al-QadsiahAl-Ettifaq · Saudi Pro League11
Al-EttifaqAl-Qadsiah · Saudi Pro League02

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Season-opening preview

Current-season evidence is still building.

This competition's new season has only just started, so PitchMath does not yet hold enough completed matches for a current-season grade. The comparison below is last season's recorded data, shown as historical context.

1 / 2 matches toward the first current-season grade

Current season so far

Completed matches in the season being played. Kept separate from the historical block below.

  • Al-Qadsiah1 matches
  • Al-Ettifaq1 matches

Previous-season context

Recorded season totals from the source competition. Not current form.

Both clubs played the same competition and season, so these values are directly comparable.

Al-Qadsiah

Competition
Saudi Pro League
Season
2025/26
Sample
34 matches
Profile grade
A
Data cutoff
21 May 2026
  • Goals scored2.44 goals/match
  • Goals allowed1 goal/match
  • Expected goals2.16 xG/match
  • Expected goals allowed1.14 xG/match
  • Shots14.7 shots/match
  • Shots allowed9.74 shots/match
  • Shots on target5.15 shots/match
  • Shots on target allowed3.29 shots/match
  • Possession60.6%
  • Corners7.44 corners/match
  • Corners allowed3.32 corners/match
  • Cards2 cards/match
  • Fouls12.3 fouls/match
  • Clean-sheet frequency29%
  • Scoring frequency94%

Al-Ettifaq

Competition
Saudi Pro League
Season
2025/26
Sample
34 matches
Profile grade
A
Data cutoff
21 May 2026
  • Goals scored1.5 goals/match
  • Goals allowed1.62 goals/match
  • Expected goals1.33 xG/match
  • Expected goals allowed1.91 xG/match
  • Shots10.3 shots/match
  • Shots allowed14.7 shots/match
  • Shots on target4.35 shots/match
  • Shots on target allowed5.29 shots/match
  • Possession48.9%
  • Corners3.85 corners/match
  • Corners allowed5.26 corners/match
  • Cards2.67 cards/match
  • Fouls11.5 fouls/match
  • Clean-sheet frequency26%
  • Scoring frequency74%

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade D · UnavailableUnavailableunavailable
Season samples1 / 1home / away teams
Recent samples1 / 1last-five windows
Freshness28 daysstale at cutoff
  • At least one team has fewer than the configured season sample.
  • At least one team has an incomplete last-five window.
  • At least one team lacks a recent completed match near this fixture cutoff.
  • Recorded xG is incomplete, so xG context is omitted where unavailable.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: goals_for, goals_against, xg_for, xg_against, shots, shots_on_target, possession, corners, cards, fouls.
  • The completed-match sample is too small for broad style conclusions.
  • The nearest completed-match evidence is stale relative to this fixture cutoff.
Analysis cutoff: Thu, 10 Sept 2026, 21:00 UTC · analysis-v4