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Damac 2–1 Al-Taawoun · Saudi Pro League

Damac

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2–1Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Damac won 2–1.

Shots
105
Shots on target
43
Expected goals
0.930.89
Possession
44%56%

Full time

What the match recorded

Damac beat Al Taawon 2–1. Recorded in this match (Damac – Al Taawon): shots 10–5, shots on target 4–3, expected goals 0.93–0.89, possession 44%–56%. 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.

0.6 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.81 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 for0.6 goals/match1.81 goals/match1.3 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 Damac, Al Taawon.

6.03 days ▲Rest daysDamac · Al Taawon5.01 days
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: previous 14 days

MetricDamacAl TaawonBaseline
Rest days6.03 days5.01 days—
Matches last 14 days3 matches3 matches—

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots10 shots5 shotsDamac 10 shots, Al-Taawoun 5 shots
  • Shots on target4 shots3 shotsDamac 4 shots, Al-Taawoun 3 shots
  • Expected goals0.93 xG0.89 xGDamac 0.93 xG, Al-Taawoun 0.89 xG
  • Possession44%56%Damac 44%, Al-Taawoun 56%
  • Corners4 corners3 cornersDamac 4 corners, Al-Taawoun 3 corners
  • Fouls20 fouls16 foulsDamac 20 fouls, Al-Taawoun 16 fouls
  • Yellow cards2 cards3 cardsDamac 2 cards, Al-Taawoun 3 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.

Abdullah Al-Qahtani · Damac · 23′ · 0.01 xG · on targetAbdulrahman Al-Obaid · Damac · 90′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedRoger Martínez · Al Taawon · 63′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedYakou Méïté · Damac · 65′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedAshraf El Mahdioui · Al Taawon · 43′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedAlhwsawi Sanousi Mohammed · Damac · 90′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedYakou Méïté · Damac · 52′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedRoger Martínez · Al Taawon · 90′ · 0.04 xG · on targetValentín Vada · Damac · 90′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedMarin Petkov · Al Taawon · 45′ · 0.07 xG · on targetValentín Vada · Damac · 81′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedYakou Méïté · Damac · 34′ · 0.16 xG · goalYakou Méïté · Damac · 83′ · 0.24 xG · goalYakou Méïté · Damac · 76′ · 0.33 xG · on targetBiel · Al Taawon · 14′ · 0.75 xG · goal
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Damac: 10 shots, 4 on target, 0.97 xG. Al Taawon: 5 shots, 3 on target, 0.91 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′Yakou Méïté · Damac · 34′Yakou Méïté · Damac · 83′Biel · Al Taawon · 14′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Damac 0.97 xG · Al Taawon 0.91 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

0Damac
2Draws
3Al-Taawoun
Al-Taawoun — Damac · Saudi Pro League6–1
Al-Taawoun — Damac · Saudi Pro League3–0
Damac — Al-Taawoun · Saudi Pro League2–2
Damac — Al-Taawoun · Saudi Pro League0–1
Al-Taawoun — Damac · Saudi Pro League0–0

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Damac favored in 1 of 11 directional metrics · Al-Taawoun in 10

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Damac21 matchesAl-Taawoun21 matches
0.76 goals/matchGoals scored21/21▲ 1.81 goals/match
1.71 goals/matchGoals allowed21/21▲ 1.14 goals/match
0.8 xG/matchExpected goals19/20▲ 1.62 xG/match
9.86 shots/matchShots21/21▲ 11 shots/match
2.62 shots/matchShots on target21/21▲ 4.24 shots/match
46.7%Possession21/21● 51%
4 corners/matchCorners21/214 corners/match
2.33 cards/matchCards21/212.38 cards/match
11.2 fouls/matchFouls21/2111.8 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples21 / 21home / 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: Thu, 12 Feb 2026, 19:45 UTC · analysis-v4

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