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Neom SC 0–1 Al-Fateh · Saudi Pro League

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0–1Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Al-Fateh won 0–1.

Shots
138
Shots on target
42
Expected goals
1.280.48
Possession
57%43%

Full time

What the match recorded

Al-Fateh beat NEOM 1–0. Recorded in this match (NEOM – Al-Fateh): shots 13–8, shots on target 4–2, expected goals 1.28–0.48, possession 57%–43%. 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-Fateh's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Al-Fateh's last-five shots average is below their season average.

8.8 shots/match ▲ShotsLast 5 · Season12.1 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
Shots8.8 shots/match12.1 shots/match11.7 shots/match

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

The teams have contrasting possession records

moderate

NEOM have recorded the higher season possession share.

52.2% ●PossessionNEOM · Al-Fateh43.8%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 8.4 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricNEOMAl-FatehBaseline
Possession52.2%43.8%49%

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots13 shots8 shotsNeom SC 13 shots, Al-Fateh 8 shots
  • Shots on target4 shots2 shotsNeom SC 4 shots, Al-Fateh 2 shots
  • Expected goals1.28 xG0.48 xGNeom SC 1.28 xG, Al-Fateh 0.48 xG
  • Possession57%43%Neom SC 57%, Al-Fateh 43%
  • Corners10 corners3 cornersNeom SC 10 corners, Al-Fateh 3 corners
  • Fouls13 fouls12 foulsNeom SC 13 fouls, Al-Fateh 12 fouls
  • Yellow cards1 card4 cardsNeom SC 1 card, Al-Fateh 4 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.

Naif Masoud · Al-Fateh · 13′ · 0.00 xG · off target or blockedNathan Zeze · NEOM · 15′ · 0.00 xG · off target or blockedAli Al Masoud · Al-Fateh · 18′ · 0.00 xG · off target or blockedZaydou Youssouf · Al-Fateh · 27′ · 0.00 xG · off target or blockedLuciano Rodríguez · NEOM · 32′ · 0.00 xG · off target or blockedAlexandre Lacazette · NEOM · 49′ · 0.00 xG · off target or blockedAmadou Koné · NEOM · 60′ · 0.00 xG · off target or blockedLuciano Rodríguez · NEOM · 83′ · 0.00 xG · off target or blockedSaïd Benrahma · NEOM · 90′ · 0.00 xG · on targetMatías Vargas · Al-Fateh · 21′ · 0.01 xG · on targetSaïd Benrahma · NEOM · 59′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedSaïd Benrahma · NEOM · 59′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedMourad Batna · Al-Fateh · 69′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedAbdulaziz Al Fawaz · Al-Fateh · 73′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedAlexandre Lacazette · NEOM · 19′ · 0.04 xG · on targetAhmed Hegazy · NEOM · 20′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedNathan Zeze · NEOM · 88′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedAmadou Koné · NEOM · 90′ · 0.05 xG · on targetWesley Delgado · Al-Fateh · 78′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedKhalifah Al-Dawsari · NEOM · 24′ · 0.10 xG · on targetNaif Masoud · Al-Fateh · 36′ · 0.10 xG · goal
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

NEOM: 13 shots, 4 on target, 0.29 xG. Al-Fateh: 8 shots, 2 on target, 0.21 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

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

00.250.50′HT90′Naif Masoud · Al-Fateh · 36′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: NEOM 0.29 xG · Al-Fateh 0.21 xG.

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Neom SC favored in 6 of 11 directional metrics · Al-Fateh in 1 · 4 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Neom SC13 matchesAl-Fateh13 matches
1.38 goals/match ▲Goals scored13/131.23 goals/match
1.54 goals/match ▲Goals allowed13/131.69 goals/match
1.41 xG/matchExpected goals12/131.44 xG/match
12.5 shots/matchShots13/1312.1 shots/match
4.46 shots/matchShots on target13/134.54 shots/match
52.2% ●Possession13/1343.8%
4.46 corners/matchCorners13/13● 4.77 corners/match
2.17 cards/matchCards12/133 cards/match
12.2 fouls/matchFouls13/1312.6 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples13 / 13home / 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: Sat, 10 Jan 2026, 18:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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