Saudi Pro League · 2025Al Taawon Arena

Al-Taawoun 2–0 Al-Shabab · Saudi Pro League

2–0Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Al-Taawoun won 2–0.

Shots
1910
Shots on target
44
Expected goals
3.450.36
Possession
70%30%

Full time

What the match recorded

Al Taawon beat Al Shabab 2–0. Recorded in this match (Al Taawon – Al Shabab): shots 19–10, shots on target 4–4, expected goals 3.45–0.36, possession 70%–30%. 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

moderate

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

1.2 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season2.23 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 for1.2 goals/match2.23 goals/match1.48 goals/match

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

Al Shabab have a visible away split

moderate

Al Shabab's away-only shot average is below their full-season average.

9.43 shots/match ▲ShotsAway only · Season11.6 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: away

MetricAway onlySeasonBaseline
Shots9.43 shots/match11.6 shots/match11.7 shots/match

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

Recent scheduling adds useful context

weak

A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Al Shabab.

5.9 days ▲Rest daysAl Taawon · Al Shabab6.08 days
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Rest days and completed matches in the prior 14 days are shown directly.

Window: previous 14 days

MetricAl TaawonAl ShababBaseline
Rest days5.9 days6.08 days—
Matches last 14 days2 matches3 matches—

Caveat: The database does not describe travel, rotation decisions or player-level workload.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots19 shots10 shotsAl-Taawoun 19 shots, Al-Shabab 10 shots
  • Shots on target4 shots4 shotsAl-Taawoun 4 shots, Al-Shabab 4 shots
  • Expected goals3.45 xG0.36 xGAl-Taawoun 3.45 xG, Al-Shabab 0.36 xG
  • Possession70%30%Al-Taawoun 70%, Al-Shabab 30%
  • Corners7 corners3 cornersAl-Taawoun 7 corners, Al-Shabab 3 corners
  • Fouls11 fouls8 foulsAl-Taawoun 11 fouls, Al-Shabab 8 fouls
  • Yellow cards1 card4 cardsAl-Taawoun 1 card, Al-Shabab 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.

Roger Martínez · Al Taawon · 5′ · 0.00 xG · off target or blockedYacine Adli · Al Shabab · 11′ · 0.00 xG · on targetYannick Carrasco · Al Shabab · 12′ · 0.00 xG · off target or blockedAshraf El Mahdioui · Al Taawon · 41′ · 0.00 xG · off target or blockedCarlos Junior · Al Shabab · 44′ · 0.00 xG · off target or blockedRoger Martínez · Al Taawon · 50′ · 0.00 xG · off target or blockedAngelo Fulgini · Al Taawon · 53′ · 0.00 xG · off target or blockedFlávio · Al Taawon · 58′ · 0.00 xG · off target or blockedMuteb Al-Mufarrij · Al Taawon · 62′ · 0.00 xG · off target or blockedYannick Carrasco · Al Shabab · 66′ · 0.00 xG · off target or blockedJosh Brownhill · Al Shabab · 73′ · 0.00 xG · off target or blockedWesley Hoedt · Al Shabab · 74′ · 0.00 xG · off target or blockedAngelo Fulgini · Al Taawon · 78′ · 0.00 xG · on targetRoger Martínez · Al Taawon · 78′ · 0.00 xG · off target or blockedAbdulfattah Adam Mohammed · Al Taawon · 82′ · 0.00 xG · off target or blockedAbdulfattah Adam Mohammed · Al Taawon · 90′ · 0.00 xG · off target or blockedAngelo Fulgini · Al Taawon · 45′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedRoger Martínez · Al Taawon · 45′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedYacine Adli · Al Shabab · 55′ · 0.01 xG · on targetMohammed Al-Kuwaykibi · Al Taawon · 65′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedYannick Carrasco · Al Shabab · 90′ · 0.01 xG · on targetMohammed Mahzari · Al Taawon · 90′ · 0.01 xG · on targetYacine Adli · Al Shabab · 90′ · 0.01 xG · on targetVictor Hugo · Al Taawon · 90′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedRoger Martínez · Al Taawon · 21′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedRoger Martínez · Al Taawon · 19′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedYannick Carrasco · Al Shabab · 65′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedAngelo Fulgini · Al Taawon · 45′ · 0.13 xG · goalRoger Martínez · Al Taawon · 27′ · 0.74 xG · goal
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Al Taawon: 19 shots, 4 on target, 0.97 xG. Al Shabab: 10 shots, 4 on target, 0.06 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′Roger Martínez · Al Taawon · 27′Angelo Fulgini · Al Taawon · 45′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Al Taawon 0.97 xG · Al Shabab 0.06 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

3Al-Taawoun
1Draws
1Al-Shabab
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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-Taawoun favored in 7 of 11 directional metrics · Al-Shabab in 3 · 1 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Al-Taawoun13 matchesAl-Shabab13 matches
2.23 goals/match ▲Goals scored13/130.69 goals/match
1.08 goals/match ▲Goals allowed13/131.54 goals/match
1.78 xG/match ▲Expected goals12/121.12 xG/match
11.7 shots/matchShots13/1311.6 shots/match
4 shots/match ▲Shots on target13/133.62 shots/match
49.8% ●Possession13/1344.3%
3.77 corners/matchCorners13/13● 4.92 corners/match
2 cards/matchCards13/132.69 cards/match
11.8 fouls/matchFouls13/1311.4 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: Fri, 9 Jan 2026, 19:05 UTC · analysis-v4

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