Saudi Pro League · 2026

Al-Shabab vs Al-Taawoun · Saudi Pro League

vsPre-match analysis

Season

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Goals scored
0.860.43
Expected goals
1.261.4
Shots
12.914.9
Possession
51.3%55.9%

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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: 5 meetings, 1 to Al-Shabab, 1 drawn, 3 to Al-Taawoun. From this fixture's own record: each team's season corners average is above the competition baseline. Past meetings are history, not a forecast.

Both teams have elevated corners records

moderate

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

6.71 corners/matchCornersAl-Shabab · Al-Taawoun● 7 corners/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: season

MetricAl-ShababAl-TaawounBaseline
Corners6.71 corners/match7 corners/match4.36 corners/match

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

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.

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Al-Shabab favored in 6 of 13 directional metrics · Al-Taawoun in 5 · 2 too close

recorded edge higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Al-Shabab7 matchesAl-Taawoun7 matches
0.86 goals/match ▲Goals scored7/70.43 goals/match
1.57 goals/match ▲Goals allowed7/71.71 goals/match
1.26 xG/matchExpected goals7/7▲ 1.4 xG/match
12.9 shots/matchShots7/7▲ 14.9 shots/match
4.29 shots/match ▲Shots on target7/73.43 shots/match
51.3%Possession7/7● 55.9%
6.71 corners/matchCorners7/7● 7 corners/match
9.86 fouls/matchFouls7/712.1 fouls/match

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1Al-Shabab
1Draws
3Al-Taawoun
Al-Shabab — Al-Taawoun · Saudi Pro League1–5
Al-Taawoun — Al-Shabab · Saudi Pro League2–0
Al-Taawoun — Al-Shabab · Saudi Pro League2–2
Al-Shabab — Al-Taawoun · Saudi Pro League1–0
Al-Taawoun — Al-Shabab · Saudi Pro League1–0

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade B · Useful evidenceUseful evidence — limited
Season samples7 / 7home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
Freshness29 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: Sun, 11 Oct 2026, 18:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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