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Saudi Pro League · 2025Al Taawon Arena

Al-Taawoun 1–1 Neom SC · Saudi Pro League

1–1Historical match

Neom SC

WLDWL

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

Match at a glance

Al-Taawoun and Neom SC drew 1–1.

Shots
815
Shots on target
22
Expected goals
0.992.22
Possession
49%51%

Full time

What the match recorded

Al Taawon and NEOM drew 1–1. Recorded in this match (Al Taawon – NEOM): shots 8–15, shots on target 2–2, expected goals 0.99–2.22, possession 49%–51%. 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 Taawon's recent record differs from the season

weak

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

3.2 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season2.67 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 for3.2 goals/match2.67 goals/match1.39 goals/match

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots8 shots15 shotsAl-Taawoun 8 shots, Neom SC 15 shots
  • Shots on target2 shots2 shotsAl-Taawoun 2 shots, Neom SC 2 shots
  • Expected goals0.99 xG2.22 xGAl-Taawoun 0.99 xG, Neom SC 2.22 xG
  • Possession49%51%Al-Taawoun 49%, Neom SC 51%
  • Corners8 corners1 cornerAl-Taawoun 8 corners, Neom SC 1 corner
  • Fouls11 fouls16 foulsAl-Taawoun 11 fouls, Neom SC 16 fouls
  • Yellow cards4 cards3 cardsAl-Taawoun 4 cards, Neom SC 3 cards

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Arrows show each team’s attacking direction.

Saïd Benrahma · NEOM · 1′ · 0.00 xG · off target or blockedSultan Mandash · Al Taawon · 5′ · 0.00 xG · off target or blockedWaleed Al-Ahmed · Al Taawon · 18′ · 0.00 xG · off target or blockedSaimon Bouabre · NEOM · 20′ · 0.00 xG · off target or blockedAhmed Abdu · NEOM · 38′ · 0.00 xG · off target or blockedSaïd Benrahma · NEOM · 41′ · 0.00 xG · off target or blockedKhalifah Al-Dawsari · NEOM · 49′ · 0.00 xG · off target or blockedAbdulaziz Noor · NEOM · 51′ · 0.00 xG · on targetSaimon Bouabre · NEOM · 52′ · 0.00 xG · off target or blockedAmadou Koné · NEOM · 62′ · 0.00 xG · off target or blockedAbdoulaye Doucouré · NEOM · 68′ · 0.00 xG · off target or blockedSaïd Benrahma · NEOM · 73′ · 0.00 xG · off target or blockedSaïd Benrahma · NEOM · 73′ · 0.00 xG · off target or blockedRoger Martínez · Al Taawon · 79′ · 0.00 xG · off target or blockedSaïd Benrahma · NEOM · 90′ · 0.00 xG · off target or blockedRoger Martínez · Al Taawon · 5′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedNathan Zeze · NEOM · 47′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedSultan Mandash · Al Taawon · 52′ · 0.01 xG · on targetMailson · Al Taawon · 90′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedRoger Martínez · Al Taawon · 8′ · 0.09 xG · off target or blockedWaleed Al-Ahmed · Al Taawon · 90′ · 0.10 xG · goalAhmed Abdu · NEOM · 51′ · 0.15 xG · off target or blockedSaïd Benrahma · NEOM · 90′ · 0.74 xG · goal
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Al Taawon: 8 shots, 2 on target, 0.25 xG. NEOM: 15 shots, 2 on target, 0.90 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.

00.510′HT90′Waleed Al-Ahmed · Al Taawon · 90′Saïd Benrahma · NEOM · 90′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Al Taawon 0.25 xG · NEOM 0.90 xG.

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Al-Taawoun favored in 5 of 11 directional metrics · Neom SC in 4 · 2 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Al-Taawoun9 matchesNeom SC9 matches
2.67 goals/match ▲Goals scored9/91.44 goals/match
1.44 goals/match ▲Goals allowed9/91.56 goals/match
1.78 xG/match ▲Expected goals8/81.29 xG/match
11.4 shots/matchShots9/9▲ 12.7 shots/match
4.89 shots/match ▲Shots on target9/94.56 shots/match
48.4%Possession9/9● 52.8%
3.44 corners/matchCorners9/9● 3.89 corners/match
2 cards/matchCards9/82.75 cards/match
12.8 fouls/matchFouls9/912.4 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade B · Useful evidenceUseful evidence — limited
Season samples9 / 9home / 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.
  • The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
Analysis cutoff: Sun, 23 Nov 2025, 21:30 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in Saudi Pro League

Goals per match rankingxG per match rankingShots per match ranking
TeamsAl-TaawounNeom SC
CompetitionSaudi Pro LeagueSaudi Pro League 2025/26
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