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Saudi Pro League · 2025Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium

Al-Riyadh 2–3 Neom SC · Saudi Pro League

2–3Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Neom SC won 2–3.

Shots
1014
Shots on target
36
Possession
45%55%

Full time

What the match recorded

NEOM beat Al Riyadh 3–2. Recorded in this match (Al Riyadh – NEOM): shots 10–14, shots on target 3–6, possession 45%–55%, corners 8–7. 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 Riyadh show a distinct attacking-volume record

weak

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

6.5 shots/match ▲ShotsAl Riyadh · NEOM13.5 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: season

MetricAl RiyadhNEOMBaseline
Shots6.5 shots/match13.5 shots/match11.4 shots/match
Shots against13.8 shots/match8.75 shots/match10.8 shots/match

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

The teams have contrasting possession records

weak

NEOM have recorded the higher season possession share.

39.5%PossessionAl Riyadh · NEOM● 56.3%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 16.8 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricAl RiyadhNEOMBaseline
Possession39.5%56.3%50%

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots10 shots14 shotsAl-Riyadh 10 shots, Neom SC 14 shots
  • Shots on target3 shots6 shotsAl-Riyadh 3 shots, Neom SC 6 shots
  • Possession45%55%Al-Riyadh 45%, Neom SC 55%
  • Corners8 corners7 cornersAl-Riyadh 8 corners, Neom SC 7 corners
  • Fouls13 fouls5 foulsAl-Riyadh 13 fouls, Neom SC 5 fouls
  • Yellow cards2 cards2 cardsAl-Riyadh 2 cards, Neom SC 2 cards

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Al-Riyadh favored in 0 of 11 directional metrics · Neom SC in 0 · 11 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Al-Riyadh4 matchesNeom SC4 matches
1.25 goals/matchGoals scored4/4▲ 1.5 goals/match
2.75 goals/matchGoals allowed4/4▲ 1 goal/match
0.93 xG/matchExpected goals3/3▲ 1.17 xG/match
6.5 shots/matchShots4/4▲ 13.5 shots/match
2.5 shots/matchShots on target4/4▲ 5.5 shots/match
39.5%Possession4/4● 56.3%
4 corners/matchCorners4/4● 5 corners/match
1.75 cards/matchCards4/31.67 cards/match
13 fouls/matchFouls4/410.5 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: Sat, 27 Sept 2025, 19:20 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in Saudi Pro League

Goals per match rankingxG per match rankingShots per match ranking
TeamsAl-RiyadhNeom SC
CompetitionSaudi Pro LeagueSaudi Pro League 2025/26
MethodHow PitchMath calculates this

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