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Al-Fayha 3–1 Al-Khaleej · Saudi Pro League

3–1Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Al-Fayha won 3–1.

Shots
619
Shots on target
29
Expected goals
0.451.03
Possession
35%65%

Full time

What the match recorded

Al-Fayha beat Al Khaleej Saihat 3–1. Recorded in this match (Al-Fayha – Al Khaleej Saihat): shots 6–19, shots on target 2–9, expected goals 0.45–1.03, possession 35%–65%. 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-Fayha's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Al-Fayha's last-five goals scored average is above their season average.

1.4 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.06 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 for1.4 goals/match1.06 goals/match1.38 goals/match

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

Recent scheduling adds useful context

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A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Al-Fayha, Al Khaleej Saihat.

3 days ▲Rest daysAl-Fayha · Al Khaleej Saihat4.17 days
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: previous 14 days

MetricAl-FayhaAl Khaleej SaihatBaseline
Rest days3 days4.17 days—
Matches last 14 days3 matches3 matches—

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots6 shots19 shotsAl-Fayha 6 shots, Al-Khaleej 19 shots
  • Shots on target2 shots9 shotsAl-Fayha 2 shots, Al-Khaleej 9 shots
  • Expected goals0.45 xG1.03 xGAl-Fayha 0.45 xG, Al-Khaleej 1.03 xG
  • Possession35%65%Al-Fayha 35%, Al-Khaleej 65%
  • Corners3 corners13 cornersAl-Fayha 3 corners, Al-Khaleej 13 corners
  • Fouls10 fouls11 foulsAl-Fayha 10 fouls, Al-Khaleej 11 fouls
  • Yellow cards0 cards1 cardAl-Fayha 0 cards, Al-Khaleej 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.

Yassine Benzia · Al-Fayha · 7′ · 0.00 xG · off target or blockedRebocho · Al Khaleej Saihat · 45′ · 0.00 xG · off target or blockedSaeed Al Hamsal · Al Khaleej Saihat · 54′ · 0.00 xG · off target or blockedPaolo Fernandes · Al Khaleej Saihat · 56′ · 0.00 xG · off target or blockedAhmad Asiri · Al Khaleej Saihat · 65′ · 0.00 xG · off target or blockedPaolo Fernandes · Al Khaleej Saihat · 66′ · 0.00 xG · on targetFashion Sakala · Al-Fayha · 67′ · 0.00 xG · off target or blockedGiorgos Masouras · Al Khaleej Saihat · 69′ · 0.00 xG · off target or blockedAbdullah Alzaynaldeen · Al Khaleej Saihat · 80′ · 0.00 xG · off target or blockedGiorgos Masouras · Al Khaleej Saihat · 5′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedPaolo Fernandes · Al Khaleej Saihat · 51′ · 0.01 xG · on targetMajed Omar Kanabah · Al Khaleej Saihat · 66′ · 0.01 xG · on targetPaolo Fernandes · Al Khaleej Saihat · 75′ · 0.01 xG · on targetPaolo Fernandes · Al Khaleej Saihat · 81′ · 0.01 xG · on targetBart Schenkeveld · Al Khaleej Saihat · 31′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedPaolo Fernandes · Al Khaleej Saihat · 44′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedYassine Benzia · Al-Fayha · 69′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedAhmed Bamasud · Al-Fayha · 90′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedPaolo Fernandes · Al Khaleej Saihat · 71′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedJoshua King · Al Khaleej Saihat · 45′ · 0.04 xG · on targetJoshua King · Al Khaleej Saihat · 31′ · 0.06 xG · on targetAbdullah Al-Hafith · Al Khaleej Saihat · 45′ · 0.09 xG · on targetHussain Al Sultan · Al-Fayha · 18′ · 0.10 xG · goalChris Smalling · Al-Fayha · 38′ · 0.10 xG · goalFashion Sakala · Al-Fayha · 42′ · 0.10 xG · goalGiorgos Masouras · Al Khaleej Saihat · 80′ · 0.10 xG · goal
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Al-Fayha: 7 shots, 3 on target, 0.34 xG. Al Khaleej Saihat: 19 shots, 9 on target, 0.41 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′Hussain Al Sultan · Al-Fayha · 18′Chris Smalling · Al-Fayha · 38′Fashion Sakala · Al-Fayha · 42′Giorgos Masouras · Al Khaleej Saihat · 80′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Al-Fayha 0.34 xG · Al Khaleej Saihat 0.41 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1Al-Fayha
2Draws
2Al-Khaleej
Al-Khaleej — Al-Fayha · Saudi Pro League3–0
Al-Fayha — Al-Khaleej · Saudi Pro League0–0
Al-Khaleej — Al-Fayha · Saudi Pro League0–0
Al-Khaleej — Al-Fayha · Saudi Pro League3–0
Al-Fayha — Al-Khaleej · Saudi Pro League3–1

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Al-Fayha favored in 4 of 11 directional metrics · Al-Khaleej in 7

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Al-Fayha18 matchesAl-Khaleej18 matches
1.06 goals/matchGoals scored18/18▲ 2.11 goals/match
1.78 goals/matchGoals allowed18/18▲ 1.67 goals/match
1.06 xG/matchExpected goals18/16▲ 1.7 xG/match
9.89 shots/matchShots18/18▲ 12.8 shots/match
2.89 shots/matchShots on target18/18▲ 5 shots/match
46.2%Possession18/18● 52.8%
4.61 corners/matchCorners18/18● 5 corners/match
1.67 cards/matchCards18/182.44 cards/match
10.2 fouls/matchFouls18/1811.9 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples18 / 18home / 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: Wed, 28 Jan 2026, 21:30 UTC · analysis-v4

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