Saudi Pro League · 2025Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium

Al-Riyadh 0–2 Al-Ettifaq · Saudi Pro League

0–2Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Al-Ettifaq won 0–2.

Shots
815
Shots on target
28
Expected goals
0.811.69
Possession
34%66%

Full time

What the match recorded

Al-Ettifaq beat Al Riyadh 2–0. Recorded in this match (Al Riyadh – Al-Ettifaq): shots 8–15, shots on target 2–8, expected goals 0.81–1.69, possession 34%–66%. 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-Ettifaq have a visible away split

moderate

Al-Ettifaq's away-only shot average is above their full-season average.

11.4 shots/match ▲ShotsAway only · Season9.4 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Venue-only shot volume is compared with the same team's season record.

Window: away

MetricAway onlySeasonBaseline
Shots11.4 shots/match9.4 shots/match11.8 shots/match

Caveat: Venue splits can reflect opponent mix and should be read with the listed sample.

Al-Ettifaq's recent record differs from the season

weak

Al-Ettifaq's last-five shots average is above their season average.

11.4 shots/match ▲ShotsLast 5 · Season9.4 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Shots11.4 shots/match9.4 shots/match11.8 shots/match

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

The teams have contrasting possession records

strong

Al-Ettifaq have recorded the higher season possession share.

36.9%PossessionAl Riyadh · Al-Ettifaq● 52%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 15.1 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricAl RiyadhAl-EttifaqBaseline
Possession36.9%52%48.3%

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots8 shots15 shotsAl-Riyadh 8 shots, Al-Ettifaq 15 shots
  • Shots on target2 shots8 shotsAl-Riyadh 2 shots, Al-Ettifaq 8 shots
  • Expected goals0.81 xG1.69 xGAl-Riyadh 0.81 xG, Al-Ettifaq 1.69 xG
  • Possession34%66%Al-Riyadh 34%, Al-Ettifaq 66%
  • Corners2 corners2 cornersAl-Riyadh 2 corners, Al-Ettifaq 2 corners
  • Fouls15 fouls6 foulsAl-Riyadh 15 fouls, Al-Ettifaq 6 fouls
  • Yellow cards1 card1 cardAl-Riyadh 1 card, Al-Ettifaq 1 card

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.

Georginio Wijnaldum · Al-Ettifaq · 10′ · 0.00 xG · on targetÁlvaro Medrán · Al-Ettifaq · 22′ · 0.00 xG · on targetMoussa Dembélé · Al-Ettifaq · 26′ · 0.00 xG · off target or blockedAhmed Hassan · Al-Ettifaq · 32′ · 0.00 xG · off target or blockedYoann Barbet · Al Riyadh · 42′ · 0.00 xG · off target or blockedOndrej Duda · Al-Ettifaq · 60′ · 0.00 xG · off target or blockedOndrej Duda · Al-Ettifaq · 73′ · 0.00 xG · off target or blockedFrancisco Calvo · Al-Ettifaq · 75′ · 0.00 xG · off target or blockedYoann Barbet · Al Riyadh · 90′ · 0.00 xG · off target or blockedTeddy Okou · Al Riyadh · 21′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedGeorginio Wijnaldum · Al-Ettifaq · 52′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedMamadou Sylla · Al Riyadh · 71′ · 0.01 xG · on targetMohammed Al-Khaibari · Al Riyadh · 30′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedAhmed Hassan · Al-Ettifaq · 35′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedTeddy Okou · Al Riyadh · 61′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedGeorginio Wijnaldum · Al-Ettifaq · 86′ · 0.05 xG · on targetTeddy Okou · Al Riyadh · 58′ · 0.06 xG · on targetGeorginio Wijnaldum · Al-Ettifaq · 86′ · 0.07 xG · on targetMamadou Sylla · Al Riyadh · 33′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedFrancisco Calvo · Al-Ettifaq · 90′ · 0.10 xG · goalGeorginio Wijnaldum · Al-Ettifaq · 90′ · 0.10 xG · goalFrancisco Calvo · Al-Ettifaq · 84′ · 0.11 xG · on targetAbdullah Al Ghamdi · Al-Ettifaq · 86′ · 0.15 xG · on target
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Al Riyadh: 8 shots, 2 on target, 0.22 xG. Al-Ettifaq: 15 shots, 8 on target, 0.61 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′Francisco Calvo · Al-Ettifaq · 90′Georginio Wijnaldum · Al-Ettifaq · 90′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Al Riyadh 0.22 xG · Al-Ettifaq 0.61 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1Al-Riyadh
1Draws
2Al-Ettifaq
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Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

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 · Al-Ettifaq in 9 · 2 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Al-Riyadh10 matchesAl-Ettifaq10 matches
1 goal/matchGoals scored10/10▲ 1.5 goals/match
2.1 goals/matchGoals allowed10/10▲ 1.8 goals/match
0.87 xG/matchExpected goals9/10▲ 1.25 xG/match
8.6 shots/matchShots10/10▲ 9.4 shots/match
3.3 shots/matchShots on target10/10▲ 3.5 shots/match
36.9%Possession10/10● 52%
4.6 corners/match ●Corners10/104.2 corners/match
1.8 cards/matchCards10/102.1 cards/match
13.5 fouls/matchFouls10/1010.1 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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