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Saudi Pro League · 2025Al-Shabab Club Stadium

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

1–2Historical match

A completed match from a finished season. This page is the record of what happened.

Match at a glance

Al-Kholood won 1–2.

Shots
179
Shots on target
85
Possession
57%43%

Full time

What the match recorded

Al Kholood beat Al Shabab 2–1. Recorded in this match (Al Shabab – Al Kholood): shots 17–9, shots on target 8–5, possession 57%–43%, corners 7–4. 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.

Al Kholood show a distinct attacking-volume record

weak

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

12.5 shots/match ▲ShotsAl Shabab · Al Kholood8.5 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: season

MetricAl ShababAl KholoodBaseline
Shots12.5 shots/match8.5 shots/match11.7 shots/match
Shots against7 shots/match16.8 shots/match11 shots/match

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

The teams have contrasting possession records

weak

Al Shabab have recorded the higher season possession share.

57% ●PossessionAl Shabab · Al Kholood41.8%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 15.2 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricAl ShababAl KholoodBaseline
Possession57%41.8%50%

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots17 shots9 shotsAl-Shabab 17 shots, Al-Kholood 9 shots
  • Shots on target8 shots5 shotsAl-Shabab 8 shots, Al-Kholood 5 shots
  • Possession57%43%Al-Shabab 57%, Al-Kholood 43%
  • Corners7 corners4 cornersAl-Shabab 7 corners, Al-Kholood 4 corners
  • Fouls12 fouls15 foulsAl-Shabab 12 fouls, Al-Kholood 15 fouls
  • Yellow cards1 card1 cardAl-Shabab 1 card, Al-Kholood 1 card

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

2Al-Shabab
0Draws
0Al-Kholood
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-Shabab favored in 0 of 11 directional metrics · Al-Kholood in 0 · 11 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Al-Shabab4 matchesAl-Kholood4 matches
0.75 goals/matchGoals scored4/4▲ 1.25 goals/match
1.5 goals/matchGoals allowed4/41.5 goals/match
1.15 xG/match ▲Expected goals3/30.88 xG/match
12.5 shots/match ▲Shots4/48.5 shots/match
4 shots/match ▲Shots on target4/43.25 shots/match
57% ●Possession4/441.8%
6 corners/match ●Corners4/42.25 corners/match
1.5 cards/matchCards4/41.5 cards/match
13.5 fouls/matchFouls4/410.8 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade C · Limited evidenceLimited evidence — limited
Season samples4 / 4home / away teams
Recent samples4 / 4last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • At least one team has fewer than the configured season sample.
  • At least one team has an incomplete last-five window.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • The completed-match sample is too small for broad style conclusions.
  • The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
Analysis cutoff: Thu, 25 Sept 2025, 19:25 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in Saudi Pro League

Goals per match rankingxG per match rankingShots per match ranking
TeamsAl-ShababAl-Kholood
CompetitionSaudi Pro LeagueSaudi Pro League 2025/26
Head-to-headAl-Shabab — Al-Kholood
MethodHow PitchMath calculates this

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