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Neom SC 2–1 Al Najma · Saudi Pro League

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2–1Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Neom SC won 2–1.

Shots
1210
Shots on target
52
Expected goals
2.061.13
Possession
55%45%

Full time

What the match recorded

NEOM beat Al Najma 2–1. Recorded in this match (NEOM – Al Najma): shots 12–10, shots on target 5–2, expected goals 2.06–1.13, possession 55%–45%. 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 Najma show a distinct attacking-volume record

moderate

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

12.6 shots/match ▲ShotsNEOM · Al Najma8.9 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: season

MetricNEOMAl NajmaBaseline
Shots12.6 shots/match8.9 shots/match11.8 shots/match
Shots against10.7 shots/match13.3 shots/match12.4 shots/match

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots12 shots10 shotsNeom SC 12 shots, Al Najma 10 shots
  • Shots on target5 shots2 shotsNeom SC 5 shots, Al Najma 2 shots
  • Expected goals2.06 xG1.13 xGNeom SC 2.06 xG, Al Najma 1.13 xG
  • Possession55%45%Neom SC 55%, Al Najma 45%
  • Corners5 corners3 cornersNeom SC 5 corners, Al Najma 3 corners
  • Fouls12 fouls9 foulsNeom SC 12 fouls, Al Najma 9 fouls
  • Yellow cards1 card3 cardsNeom SC 1 card, Al Najma 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.

Hassan Hashim Al Ali · NEOM · 17′ · 0.00 xG · on targetSaïd Benrahma · NEOM · 18′ · 0.00 xG · off target or blockedDeybi Flores · Al Najma · 19′ · 0.00 xG · off target or blockedAhmed Abdu · NEOM · 25′ · 0.00 xG · off target or blockedSaïd Benrahma · NEOM · 33′ · 0.00 xG · off target or blockedAmadou Koné · NEOM · 45′ · 0.00 xG · off target or blockedRakan Al-Tulayhi · Al Najma · 47′ · 0.00 xG · off target or blockedBilal Boutobba · Al Najma · 59′ · 0.00 xG · off target or blockedRomell Quioto · Al Najma · 71′ · 0.00 xG · off target or blockedAlexandre Lacazette · NEOM · 83′ · 0.00 xG · off target or blockedBilal Boutobba · Al Najma · 11′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedFahad Al Abdulrazzaq · Al Najma · 19′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedAlexandre Lacazette · NEOM · 31′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedBilal Boutobba · Al Najma · 81′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedBilal Boutobba · Al Najma · 90′ · 0.01 xG · on targetAli Jasim · Al Najma · 90′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedAhmed Abdu · NEOM · 35′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedAhmed Hegazy · NEOM · 44′ · 0.04 xG · on targetAhmed Abdu · NEOM · 54′ · 0.06 xG · on targetKhalifah Al-Dawsari · NEOM · 89′ · 0.10 xG · goalNathan Zeze · NEOM · 54′ · 0.23 xG · goalBilal Boutobba · Al Najma · 90′ · 0.74 xG · goal
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

NEOM: 12 shots, 5 on target, 0.48 xG. Al Najma: 10 shots, 2 on target, 0.80 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′Nathan Zeze · NEOM · 54′Khalifah Al-Dawsari · NEOM · 89′Bilal Boutobba · Al Najma · 90′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: NEOM 0.48 xG · Al Najma 0.80 xG.

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Neom SC favored in 10 of 11 directional metrics · Al Najma in 0 · 1 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Neom SC10 matchesAl Najma10 matches
1.5 goals/match ▲Goals scored10/100.8 goals/match
1.5 goals/match ▲Goals allowed10/102.2 goals/match
1.37 xG/match ▲Expected goals9/90.66 xG/match
12.6 shots/match ▲Shots10/108.9 shots/match
4.6 shots/match ▲Shots on target10/102.5 shots/match
53% ●Possession10/1045.9%
4 corners/match ●Corners10/103.5 corners/match
2.56 cards/matchCards9/102.6 cards/match
12.4 fouls/matchFouls10/108.6 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples10 / 10home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • The fixture is outside the configured active season.
  • Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence 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: Thu, 25 Dec 2025, 21:30 UTC · analysis-v4

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