Saudi Pro League · 2026

Al-Diraiyah Club 0–0 Abha · Saudi Pro League

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Match at a glance

Al-Diraiyah Club and Abha drew 0–0.

Shots
1310
Shots on target
13
Expected goals
1.440.81
Possession
52%48%

Full time

What the match recorded

Al-Diraiyah Club and Abha drew 0–0. Recorded in this match (Al-Diraiyah Club – Abha): shots 13–10, shots on target 1–3, expected goals 1.44–0.81, possession 52%–48%. 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-Diraiyah Club, Abha.

4 days ▲Rest daysAl-Diraiyah Club · Abha4 days
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: previous 14 days

MetricAl-Diraiyah ClubAbhaBaseline
Rest days4 days4 days—
Matches last 14 days2 matches2 matches—

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

Al-Diraiyah Club's recent record differs from the season

weak

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

1.2 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1 goal/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 for1.2 goals/match1 goal/match1.07 goals/match

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

Abha show a distinct attacking-volume record

moderate

Abha's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit below their competition baselines.

12.7 shots/match ▲ShotsAl-Diraiyah Club · Abha9.86 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Team shot volume is paired with the opponent's recorded shot allowance.

Window: season

MetricAl-Diraiyah ClubAbhaBaseline
Shots12.7 shots/match9.86 shots/match12.6 shots/match
Shots against10.9 shots/match12.9 shots/match12.5 shots/match

Caveat: Shot volume describes activity; it does not establish finishing quality or a match outcome.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots13 shots10 shotsAl-Diraiyah Club 13 shots, Abha 10 shots
  • Shots on target1 shot3 shotsAl-Diraiyah Club 1 shot, Abha 3 shots
  • Expected goals1.44 xG0.81 xGAl-Diraiyah Club 1.44 xG, Abha 0.81 xG
  • Possession52%48%Al-Diraiyah Club 52%, Abha 48%
  • Corners7 corners1 cornerAl-Diraiyah Club 7 corners, Abha 1 corner
  • Fouls9 fouls11 foulsAl-Diraiyah Club 9 fouls, Abha 11 fouls
  • Yellow cards3 cards3 cardsAl-Diraiyah Club 3 cards, Abha 3 cards
  • Passes450 passes424 passesAl-Diraiyah Club 450 passes, Abha 424 passes
  • Pass accuracy84.7%84.7%Al-Diraiyah Club 84.7%, Abha 84.7%
  • Shots inside box10 shots6 shotsAl-Diraiyah Club 10 shots, Abha 6 shots
  • Blocked shots2 blocks2 blocksAl-Diraiyah Club 2 blocks, Abha 2 blocks
  • Goalkeeper saves3 saves1 saveAl-Diraiyah Club 3 saves, Abha 1 save
  • Offsides2 offsides1 offsideAl-Diraiyah Club 2 offsides, Abha 1 offside

As it happened

Key moments

  1. 8′Abdulelah Al-MalkiYellow card · Al-Diraiyah Club
  2. 24′Jurien GaariYellow card · Abha
  3. 39′Nabil FekirYellow card · Abha
  4. Half-time
  5. 90′Abdulaziz Al-FarajYellow card · Al-Diraiyah Club
  6. 90′Abdulbaset HindiYellow card · Abha
  7. 90′Meshari Fahad Al-NemerYellow card · Al-Diraiyah Club
  8. Full time
Player changes · 9grouped by team and minute
  • 46′Al-Diraiyah Club · 2 player changesSultan Farhan · Hattan Bahebri
  • 67′Abha · 1 player changeAlimami Gory
  • 71′Al-Diraiyah Club · 1 player changeMohamed Hameran
  • 74′Abha · 2 player changesSafwan Aljohani · Nasser Al-Daajani
  • 81′Al-Diraiyah Club · 1 player changeMeshari Fahad Al-Nemer
  • 87′Al-Diraiyah Club · 1 player changeHusain Al-Qahtani
  • 89′Abha · 1 player changeKeshim Al-Qahtani

Who started

Lineups

Show both lineups

Confirmed lineups as published before kick-off.

Al-Diraiyah Club
  1. Nikola VasiljG
  2. Abdulaziz Al-FarajD
  3. Hussain Al-SebyaniD
  4. Berat DjimsitiD
  5. Chancel MbembaD
  6. Idrissa Gana GueyeM
  7. Enzo MillotM
  8. Abdulelah Al-MalkiM
  9. Adil BoulbinaF
  10. Clayton DiandyF
  11. Darwin NúñezF
Abha
  1. Donovan LéonG
  2. Jurien GaariD
  3. Khaled Al ShamraniD
  4. Abdullah Al-FahadD
  5. Abdulbaset HindiD
  6. Mohammed Al-ZaidD
  7. Firas Al-GhamdiM
  8. Nabil FekirM
  9. Georges-Kévin N'KoudouF
  10. Abdulkarim DarisiF
  11. Michy BatshuayiF

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Al-Diraiyah Club favored in 9 of 13 directional metrics · Abha in 1 · 3 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Al-Diraiyah Club7 matchesAbha7 matches
1 goal/match ▲Goals scored7/70.71 goals/match
0.71 goals/match ▲Goals allowed7/71.86 goals/match
1.44 xG/match ▲Expected goals7/70.8 xG/match
12.7 shots/match ▲Shots7/79.86 shots/match
3.29 shots/matchShots on target7/73.29 shots/match
48.4% ●Possession7/747.1%
5.29 corners/match ●Corners7/72.86 corners/match
9.43 fouls/matchFouls7/710.9 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
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: Sun, 13 Sept 2026, 22:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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