Saudi Pro League · 2025Abdullah Al Dabil Stadium

Al-Ettifaq 1–0 Al-Taawoun · Saudi Pro League

1–0Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Al-Ettifaq won 1–0.

Shots
1117
Shots on target
34
Expected goals
1.20.97
Possession
45%55%

Full time

What the match recorded

Al-Ettifaq beat Al Taawon 1–0. Recorded in this match (Al-Ettifaq – Al Taawon): shots 11–17, shots on target 3–4, expected goals 1.2–0.97, possession 45%–55%. 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-Ettifaq's recent record differs from the season

moderate

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

0.8 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.47 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 for0.8 goals/match1.47 goals/match1.32 goals/match

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

Recent scheduling adds useful context

weak

A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Al-Ettifaq, Al Taawon.

6 days ▲Rest daysAl-Ettifaq · Al Taawon4.15 days
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: previous 14 days

MetricAl-EttifaqAl TaawonBaseline
Rest days6 days4.15 days—
Matches last 14 days3 matches3 matches—

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots11 shots17 shotsAl-Ettifaq 11 shots, Al-Taawoun 17 shots
  • Shots on target3 shots4 shotsAl-Ettifaq 3 shots, Al-Taawoun 4 shots
  • Expected goals1.2 xG0.97 xGAl-Ettifaq 1.2 xG, Al-Taawoun 0.97 xG
  • Possession45%55%Al-Ettifaq 45%, Al-Taawoun 55%
  • Corners2 corners5 cornersAl-Ettifaq 2 corners, Al-Taawoun 5 corners
  • Fouls15 fouls8 foulsAl-Ettifaq 15 fouls, Al-Taawoun 8 fouls
  • Yellow cards4 cards1 cardAl-Ettifaq 4 cards, Al-Taawoun 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.

Biel · Al Taawon · 12′ · 0.00 xG · off target or blockedAngelo Fulgini · Al Taawon · 27′ · 0.00 xG · on targetJoão Costa · Al-Ettifaq · 29′ · 0.00 xG · off target or blockedAbdulbaset Hindi · Al-Ettifaq · 32′ · 0.00 xG · off target or blockedMohammed Al-Qahtani · Al Taawon · 47′ · 0.00 xG · off target or blockedMukhtar Ali · Al-Ettifaq · 52′ · 0.00 xG · off target or blockedMeshal Alaeli · Al Taawon · 57′ · 0.00 xG · off target or blockedAngelo Fulgini · Al Taawon · 59′ · 0.00 xG · off target or blockedBiel · Al Taawon · 62′ · 0.00 xG · off target or blockedÁlvaro Medrán · Al-Ettifaq · 70′ · 0.00 xG · off target or blockedMukhtar Ali · Al-Ettifaq · 90′ · 0.00 xG · off target or blockedAhmed Bahusayn · Al Taawon · 90′ · 0.00 xG · off target or blockedCristhoper Zambrano · Al Taawon · 7′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedMoussa Dembélé · Al-Ettifaq · 10′ · 0.01 xG · on targetMohammed Al-Qahtani · Al Taawon · 38′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedMeshal Alaeli · Al Taawon · 53′ · 0.01 xG · on targetBiel · Al Taawon · 69′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedCristhoper Zambrano · Al Taawon · 82′ · 0.01 xG · on targetMeshal Alaeli · Al Taawon · 24′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedMeshal Alaeli · Al Taawon · 45′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedMoussa Dembélé · Al-Ettifaq · 64′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedAngelo Fulgini · Al Taawon · 29′ · 0.04 xG · on targetMoussa Dembélé · Al-Ettifaq · 63′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedKhalid Al-Ghannam · Al-Ettifaq · 45′ · 0.05 xG · on targetGeorginio Wijnaldum · Al-Ettifaq · 45′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedAngelo Fulgini · Al Taawon · 16′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedMohammed Al-Qahtani · Al Taawon · 85′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedGeorginio Wijnaldum · Al-Ettifaq · 71′ · 0.10 xG · goal
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Al-Ettifaq: 11 shots, 3 on target, 0.28 xG. Al Taawon: 17 shots, 4 on target, 0.27 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′Georginio Wijnaldum · Al-Ettifaq · 71′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Al-Ettifaq 0.28 xG · Al Taawon 0.27 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1Al-Ettifaq
1Draws
3Al-Taawoun
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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-Ettifaq favored in 0 of 11 directional metrics · Al-Taawoun in 6 · 5 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Al-Ettifaq19 matchesAl-Taawoun19 matches
1.47 goals/matchGoals scored19/19▲ 1.89 goals/match
1.58 goals/matchGoals allowed19/19▲ 1.11 goals/match
1.27 xG/matchExpected goals19/18▲ 1.69 xG/match
9.47 shots/matchShots19/19▲ 10.8 shots/match
4.05 shots/matchShots on target19/194.21 shots/match
49.8%Possession19/19● 50.3%
3.95 corners/matchCorners19/19● 4 corners/match
2.37 cards/matchCards19/192.37 cards/match
11.7 fouls/matchFouls19/1911.7 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples19 / 19home / 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: Tue, 3 Feb 2026, 21:30 UTC · analysis-v4

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