Saudi Pro League · 2025Al-Hazem Club Stadium

Al-Kholood 0–2 Al-Taawoun · 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-Taawoun won 0–2.

Shots
128
Shots on target
33
Expected goals
0.781.38
Possession
55%45%

Full time

What the match recorded

Al Taawon beat Al Kholood 2–0. Recorded in this match (Al Kholood – Al Taawon): shots 12–8, shots on target 3–3, expected goals 0.78–1.38, 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 Kholood's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Al Kholood's last-five goals scored average is below their season average.

0.6 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.3 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 for0.6 goals/match1.3 goals/match1.3 goals/match

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots12 shots8 shotsAl-Kholood 12 shots, Al-Taawoun 8 shots
  • Shots on target3 shots3 shotsAl-Kholood 3 shots, Al-Taawoun 3 shots
  • Expected goals0.78 xG1.38 xGAl-Kholood 0.78 xG, Al-Taawoun 1.38 xG
  • Possession55%45%Al-Kholood 55%, Al-Taawoun 45%
  • Corners12 corners0 cornersAl-Kholood 12 corners, Al-Taawoun 0 corners
  • Fouls9 fouls10 foulsAl-Kholood 9 fouls, Al-Taawoun 10 fouls
  • Yellow cards0 cards2 cardsAl-Kholood 0 cards, Al-Taawoun 2 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.

John Buckley · Al Kholood · 8′ · 0.00 xG · off target or blockedAbdulrahman Al-Dosari · Al Kholood · 19′ · 0.00 xG · off target or blockedSultan Al Shehri · Al Kholood · 40′ · 0.00 xG · off target or blockedHattan Bahebri · Al Kholood · 44′ · 0.00 xG · off target or blockedFlávio · Al Taawon · 50′ · 0.00 xG · off target or blockedRamiro Enrique · Al Kholood · 54′ · 0.00 xG · on targetAbdulaziz Al-Aliwa · Al Kholood · 54′ · 0.00 xG · off target or blockedAndrei Girotto · Al Taawon · 87′ · 0.00 xG · off target or blockedJohn Buckley · Al Kholood · 90′ · 0.00 xG · off target or blockedWilliam Troost-Ekong · Al Kholood · 49′ · 0.01 xG · on targetMohammed Al-Kuwaykibi · Al Taawon · 73′ · 0.01 xG · on targetGuga · Al Kholood · 90′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedWilliam Troost-Ekong · Al Kholood · 62′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedWilliam Troost-Ekong · Al Kholood · 81′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedAbdulfattah Adam Mohammed · Al Taawon · 90′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedRoger Martínez · Al Taawon · 23′ · 0.05 xG · on targetRamiro Enrique · Al Kholood · 81′ · 0.06 xG · on targetWaleed Al-Ahmed · Al Taawon · 71′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedCristhoper Zambrano · Al Taawon · 22′ · 0.12 xG · goalAbdulfattah Adam Mohammed · Al Taawon · 90′ · 0.16 xG · off target or blockedWilliam Troost-Ekong · Al Taawon · 75′ · 0.18 xG · goal
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Al Kholood: 12 shots, 3 on target, 0.14 xG. Al Taawon: 9 shots, 4 on target, 0.63 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′Cristhoper Zambrano · Al Taawon · 22′William Troost-Ekong · Al Taawon · 75′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Al Kholood 0.14 xG · Al Taawon 0.63 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

0Al-Kholood
1Draws
1Al-Taawoun
Al-Kholood — Al-Taawoun · Saudi Pro League0–2
Al-Taawoun — Al-Kholood · Saudi Pro League1–1

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Al-Kholood favored in 1 of 11 directional metrics · Al-Taawoun in 10

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Al-Kholood10 matchesAl-Taawoun10 matches
1.3 goals/matchGoals scored10/10▲ 2.6 goals/match
1.9 goals/matchGoals allowed10/10▲ 1.3 goals/match
1.39 xG/matchExpected goals9/9▲ 1.74 xG/match
9.4 shots/matchShots10/10▲ 11.1 shots/match
3.8 shots/matchShots on target10/10▲ 4.7 shots/match
48.7% ●Possession10/1048.1%
4.4 corners/match ●Corners10/103.1 corners/match
1.4 cards/matchCards10/102.1 cards/match
11.3 fouls/matchFouls10/1012.5 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: Fri, 26 Dec 2025, 19:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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