Al-Khaleej 0–0 Al-Riyadh — Match Stats & Analysis

Saudi Pro League · 2026Mon, 7 Sept 2026, 15:30 UTC

Al-Khaleej

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0–0Full-time analysis

Al-Riyadh

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

Match at a glance

Al-Khaleej and Al-Riyadh drew 0–0.

Shots: 108
Shots on target: 11
Expected goals: 0.480.23
Possession: 64%36%

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What the match recorded

Al-Khaleej and Al-Riyadh drew 0–0. Recorded in this match (Al-Khaleej – Al-Riyadh): shots 10–8, shots on target 1–1, expected goals 0.48–0.23, possession 64%–36%. 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

moderate

A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Al-Khaleej, Al-Riyadh.

3.96 days ▲Rest daysAl-Khaleej · Al-Riyadh2.9 days

Evidence and caveat

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

Window: previous 14 days

Metric	Al-Khaleej	Al-Riyadh	Baseline
Rest days	3.96 days	2.9 days	—
Matches last 14 days	3 matches	3 matches	—

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

Al-Khaleej's recent record differs from the season

weak

Al-Khaleej's last-five goals scored average is above their season average.

0.4 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season0.33 goals/match

Evidence and caveat

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

Window: last_5 versus season

Metric	Last 5	Season	Baseline
Goals for	0.4 goals/match	0.33 goals/match	1.1 goals/match

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

The teams have contrasting possession records

moderate

Al-Khaleej have recorded the higher season possession share.

49.8% ●PossessionAl-Khaleej · Al-Riyadh37.5%

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 12.3 percentage points.

Window: season

Metric	Al-Khaleej	Al-Riyadh	Baseline
Possession	49.8%	37.5%	49.8%

Caveat: Possession share does not show where possession occurred or how chances were created.

This match

Match statistics

Shots10 shots8 shotsAl-Khaleej 10 shots, Al-Riyadh 8 shots
Shots on target1 shot1 shotAl-Khaleej 1 shot, Al-Riyadh 1 shot
Expected goals0.48 xG0.23 xGAl-Khaleej 0.48 xG, Al-Riyadh 0.23 xG
Possession64%36%Al-Khaleej 64%, Al-Riyadh 36%
Corners6 corners4 cornersAl-Khaleej 6 corners, Al-Riyadh 4 corners
Fouls7 fouls9 foulsAl-Khaleej 7 fouls, Al-Riyadh 9 fouls
Yellow cards0 cards2 cardsAl-Khaleej 0 cards, Al-Riyadh 2 cards
Passes541 passes294 passesAl-Khaleej 541 passes, Al-Riyadh 294 passes
Pass accuracy90.2%78.6%Al-Khaleej 90.2%, Al-Riyadh 78.6%
Shots inside box3 shots6 shotsAl-Khaleej 3 shots, Al-Riyadh 6 shots
Blocked shots3 blocks5 blocksAl-Khaleej 3 blocks, Al-Riyadh 5 blocks
Goalkeeper saves1 save2 savesAl-Khaleej 1 save, Al-Riyadh 2 saves
Offsides1 offside2 offsidesAl-Khaleej 1 offside, Al-Riyadh 2 offsides

As it happened

Key moments

42′Hussain Al-ShurafaYellow card · Al-Riyadh
Half-time
59′Hassan Hashim Al-AliYellow card · Al-Riyadh
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Player changes · 8grouped by team and minute

14′Al-Riyadh · 1 player changeHassan Hashim Al-Ali
56′Al-Riyadh · 1 player changeFahad Al Jayzani
67′Al-Khaleej · 2 player changesMusa Barrow · Abdullah Al-Hafith
82′Al-Riyadh · 1 player changeHussain Al-Raqwani
85′Al-Khaleej · 3 player changesSaleh Al-Amri · Mansour Hamzi · Raed Al Shanqiti

Who started

Lineups

Show both lineups

Confirmed lineups as published before kick-off.

Al-Khaleej

Anthony MorisG
Mohammed Al-KhabraniD
Boubakar KouyatéD
RebochoD
Saeed Al HamsalD
Omar MascarellM
Majed Omar KanabahM
Nawaf Al SadiM
Miguel CrespoM
Angelo FulginiF
Thamer Al KhaibriF

Al-Riyadh

Milan BorjanG
Sultan AlessaD
Sulaiman Hahya HazaziD
Rodrigo AbascalD
Mohammed Al-KhaibariD
Kader KeïtaM
Teddy OkouM
Hussain Al-ShurafaM
Victor LekhalM
Mahmoud TrézéguetF
Essam BahriF

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1Al-Khaleej

2Draws

2Al-Riyadh

14 Feb 2026Al-Riyadh — Al-Khaleej · Saudi Pro League1–1

19 Oct 2025Al-Khaleej — Al-Riyadh · Saudi Pro League4–1

10 May 2025Al-Khaleej — Al-Riyadh · Saudi Pro League1–2

9 Jan 2025Al-Riyadh — Al-Khaleej · Saudi Pro League2–2

27 May 2024Al-Khaleej — Al-Riyadh · Saudi Pro League1–2

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Al-Khaleej favored in 9 of 13 directional metrics · Al-Riyadh in 4

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Al-Khaleej6 matchesAl-Riyadh6 matches

0.33 goals/matchGoals scored6/6▲ 1 goal/match

1.5 goals/match ▲Goals allowed6/62.67 goals/match

0.73 xG/match ▲Expected goals6/60.69 xG/match

9.17 shots/matchShots6/6▲ 10 shots/match

2.5 shots/match ▲Shots on target6/62.33 shots/match

49.8% ●Possession6/637.5%

3.33 corners/match ●Corners6/63.17 corners/match

9.33 fouls/matchFouls6/610.7 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: Mon, 7 Sept 2026, 19:30 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in Saudi Pro League

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