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Saudi Pro League · 2026

Al-Kholood 2–1 Al-Shabab · Saudi Pro League

2–1Full-time analysis

This page describes the completed match context. The result is not presented as a prior forecast.

Match at a glance

Al-Kholood won 2–1.

Shots
148
Shots on target
53
Expected goals
1.970.5
Possession
50%50%

Full time

What the match recorded

Al-Kholood beat Al-Shabab 2–1. Recorded in this match (Al-Kholood – Al-Shabab): shots 14–8, shots on target 5–3, expected goals 1.97–0.5, possession 50%–50%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

Recent scheduling adds useful context

weak

A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Al-Kholood.

6 days ▲Rest daysAl-Kholood · Al-Shabab4.91 days
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Rest days and completed matches in the prior 14 days are shown directly.

Window: previous 14 days

MetricAl-KholoodAl-ShababBaseline
Rest days6 days4.91 days—
Matches last 14 days3 matches2 matches—

Caveat: The database does not describe travel, rotation decisions or player-level workload.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots14 shots8 shotsAl-Kholood 14 shots, Al-Shabab 8 shots
  • Shots on target5 shots3 shotsAl-Kholood 5 shots, Al-Shabab 3 shots
  • Expected goals1.97 xG0.5 xGAl-Kholood 1.97 xG, Al-Shabab 0.5 xG
  • Possession50%50%Al-Kholood 50%, Al-Shabab 50%
  • Corners5 corners5 cornersAl-Kholood 5 corners, Al-Shabab 5 corners
  • Fouls10 fouls9 foulsAl-Kholood 10 fouls, Al-Shabab 9 fouls
  • Yellow cards4 cards3 cardsAl-Kholood 4 cards, Al-Shabab 3 cards
  • Passes405 passes419 passesAl-Kholood 405 passes, Al-Shabab 419 passes
  • Pass accuracy86.4%83.5%Al-Kholood 86.4%, Al-Shabab 83.5%
  • Shots inside box8 shots4 shotsAl-Kholood 8 shots, Al-Shabab 4 shots
  • Blocked shots2 blocks2 blocksAl-Kholood 2 blocks, Al-Shabab 2 blocks
  • Goalkeeper saves2 saves3 savesAl-Kholood 2 saves, Al-Shabab 3 saves
  • Offsides1 offside0 offsidesAl-Kholood 1 offside, Al-Shabab 0 offsides

As it happened

Key moments

  1. 6′Roger MartínezGoal · Al-Shabab
  2. 22′Mansour CamaraYellow card · Al-Kholood
  3. 22′Daniel PodenceYellow card · Al-Shabab
  4. 28′Dhari Al-EneziYellow card · Al-Shabab
  5. 30′Iker KortajarenaGoal · Al-Kholood
  6. 41′Seydouba CisseYellow card · Al-Kholood
  7. Half-time
  8. 73′Iker KortajarenaYellow card · Al-Kholood
  9. 87′Abdulrahman Al-DosariGoal · Al-Kholood
  10. 90′Mohammed Al-RashidiYellow card · Al-Kholood
  11. Full time
Player changes · 6grouped by team and minute
  • 46′Al-Shabab · 1 player changeAbdullah Matuq
  • 64′Al-Kholood · 1 player changeMuhammad Sawan
  • 78′Al-Shabab · 1 player changeAli Al-Bulaihi
  • 79′Al-Shabab · 1 player changeMourad Khodari
  • 90′Al-Kholood · 1 player changeMohammed Al-Rashidi
  • 90′Al-Kholood · 1 player changeSultan Al Shehri

Who started

Lineups

Show both lineups

Confirmed lineups as published before kick-off.

Al-Kholood
  1. Hamed Al-ShanqityG
  2. Edgaras UtkusD
  3. Ramzi SawlanD
  4. Mansour CamaraD
  5. Shaquille Riley PinasD
  6. Seydouba CisseM
  7. Iker KortajarenaM
  8. Abdulrahman Al-DosariM
  9. Coba Da CostaF
  10. Julien DominguesF
  11. Antoin Loic EssombaF
Al-Shabab
  1. Mory DiawG
  2. Mamadou BarryD
  3. Tin JedvajD
  4. Mohammed Al-ThaniD
  5. Dhari Al-EneziD
  6. Josh BrownhillM
  7. Daniel PodenceM
  8. Yacine AdliM
  9. Roger MartínezF
  10. Yannick CarrascoF
  11. Hammam Al-HammamiF

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

2Al-Kholood
0Draws
2Al-Shabab
Al-Kholood — Al-Shabab · Saudi Pro League1–0
Al-Shabab — Al-Kholood · Saudi Pro League1–2
Al-Shabab — Al-Kholood · Saudi Pro League2–0
Al-Kholood — Al-Shabab · Saudi Pro League0–2

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Al-Kholood favored in 8 of 13 directional metrics · Al-Shabab in 2 · 3 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Al-Kholood6 matchesAl-Shabab6 matches
2 goals/match ▲Goals scored6/61 goal/match
1.33 goals/match ▲Goals allowed6/61.83 goals/match
1.76 xG/match ▲Expected goals6/61.23 xG/match
10.8 shots/matchShots6/6▲ 12.5 shots/match
4.5 shots/matchShots on target6/64.5 shots/match
45.7%Possession6/6● 51.2%
3.33 corners/matchCorners6/6● 6.5 corners/match
12.3 fouls/matchFouls6/610 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade B · Useful evidenceUseful evidence — limited
Season samples6 / 6home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • Evidence is usable but does not meet the strongest completeness threshold.

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.
Analysis cutoff: Wed, 9 Sept 2026, 19:55 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in Saudi Pro League

Goals per match rankingxG per match rankingShots per match ranking
TeamsAl-KholoodAl-Shabab
CompetitionSaudi Pro League
Head-to-headAl-Kholood — Al-Shabab
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