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Al Najma 1–1 Al-Riyadh · Saudi Pro League

1–1Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Al Najma and Al-Riyadh drew 1–1.

Shots
145
Shots on target
42
Expected goals
1.570.37
Possession
68%32%

Full time

What the match recorded

Al Najma and Al Riyadh drew 1–1. Recorded in this match (Al Najma – Al Riyadh): shots 14–5, shots on target 4–2, expected goals 1.57–0.37, possession 68%–32%. 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.

Recent scheduling adds useful context

moderate

A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Al Najma, Al Riyadh.

3 days ▲Rest daysAl Najma · Al Riyadh2.91 days
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: previous 14 days

MetricAl NajmaAl RiyadhBaseline
Rest days3 days2.91 days—
Matches last 14 days3 matches3 matches—

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

Al Riyadh's recent record differs from the season

weak

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

13.6 shots/match ▲ShotsLast 5 · Season11.2 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
Shots13.6 shots/match11.2 shots/match11.6 shots/match

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots14 shots5 shotsAl Najma 14 shots, Al-Riyadh 5 shots
  • Shots on target4 shots2 shotsAl Najma 4 shots, Al-Riyadh 2 shots
  • Expected goals1.57 xG0.37 xGAl Najma 1.57 xG, Al-Riyadh 0.37 xG
  • Possession68%32%Al Najma 68%, Al-Riyadh 32%
  • Corners11 corners2 cornersAl Najma 11 corners, Al-Riyadh 2 corners
  • Fouls9 fouls11 foulsAl Najma 9 fouls, Al-Riyadh 11 fouls
  • Yellow cards1 card0 cardsAl Najma 1 card, Al-Riyadh 0 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.

Ibrahim Bayesh · Al Riyadh · 1′ · 0.00 xG · off target or blockedAli Jasim · Al Najma · 4′ · 0.00 xG · off target or blockedAli Jasim · Al Najma · 8′ · 0.00 xG · off target or blockedBilal Boutobba · Al Najma · 30′ · 0.00 xG · on targetTozé · Al Riyadh · 53′ · 0.00 xG · off target or blockedVitor Vargas · Al Najma · 58′ · 0.00 xG · off target or blockedDavid Tijanič · Al Najma · 60′ · 0.00 xG · off target or blockedAbdulelah Alshamary · Al Najma · 89′ · 0.00 xG · off target or blockedRakan Al-Tulayhi · Al Najma · 4′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedHisham Al-Dubais · Al Najma · 28′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedAbdullah Al-Hawsawi · Al Najma · 41′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedHisham Al-Dubais · Al Najma · 48′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedAmmar Al Harfi · Al Riyadh · 73′ · 0.01 xG · on targetRakan Al-Tulayhi · Al Najma · 5′ · 0.02 xG · on targetSultan Harun · Al Riyadh · 20′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedAli Jasim · Al Najma · 45′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedBilal Boutobba · Al Najma · 45′ · 0.05 xG · on targetSultan Harun · Al Riyadh · 20′ · 0.10 xG · goalDavid Tijanič · Al Najma · 51′ · 0.15 xG · goal
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Al Najma: 14 shots, 4 on target, 0.29 xG. Al Riyadh: 5 shots, 2 on target, 0.14 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′David Tijanič · Al Najma · 51′Sultan Harun · Al Riyadh · 20′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Al Najma 0.29 xG · Al Riyadh 0.14 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

0Al Najma
0Draws
1Al-Riyadh
Al-Riyadh — Al Najma · Saudi Pro League2–1

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Al Najma favored in 2 of 11 directional metrics · Al-Riyadh in 6 · 3 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Al Najma18 matchesAl-Riyadh18 matches
1 goal/matchGoals scored18/181 goal/match
2.06 goals/matchGoals allowed18/182.11 goals/match
0.87 xG/matchExpected goals16/17▲ 0.97 xG/match
9.83 shots/matchShots18/18▲ 11.2 shots/match
3.11 shots/matchShots on target18/18▲ 3.83 shots/match
47.3% ●Possession18/1841.4%
4.17 corners/matchCorners18/18● 5.33 corners/match
1.83 cards/matchCards18/182 cards/match
9.28 fouls/matchFouls18/1814 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, 19:20 UTC · analysis-v4

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