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Al-Ahli 3–1 Al-Ittihad · Saudi Pro League

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3–1Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Al-Ahli won 3–1.

Shots
128
Shots on target
52
Expected goals
2.011.07
Possession
46%54%

Full time

What the match recorded

Al-Ahli Jeddah beat Al-Ittihad FC 3–1. Recorded in this match (Al-Ahli Jeddah – Al-Ittihad FC): shots 12–8, shots on target 5–2, expected goals 2.01–1.07, possession 46%–54%. 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-Ahli Jeddah's recent record differs from the season

moderate

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

2.8 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.96 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 for2.8 goals/match1.96 goals/match1.35 goals/match

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

Both teams have elevated corners records

strong

Each team's season corners average is above the competition baseline.

6.24 corners/matchCornersAl-Ahli Jeddah · Al-Ittihad FC● 6.68 corners/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Both team averages are compared with the same competition baseline.

Window: season

MetricAl-Ahli JeddahAl-Ittihad FCBaseline
Corners6.24 corners/match6.68 corners/match4.77 corners/match

Caveat: A shared historical pattern is descriptive and may not repeat in one fixture.

Recent scheduling adds useful context

weak

A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Al-Ittihad FC.

8 days ▲Rest daysAl-Ahli Jeddah · Al-Ittihad FC7 days
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: previous 14 days

MetricAl-Ahli JeddahAl-Ittihad FCBaseline
Rest days8 days7 days—
Matches last 14 days2 matches3 matches—

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots12 shots8 shotsAl-Ahli 12 shots, Al-Ittihad 8 shots
  • Shots on target5 shots2 shotsAl-Ahli 5 shots, Al-Ittihad 2 shots
  • Expected goals2.01 xG1.07 xGAl-Ahli 2.01 xG, Al-Ittihad 1.07 xG
  • Possession46%54%Al-Ahli 46%, Al-Ittihad 54%
  • Corners2 corners4 cornersAl-Ahli 2 corners, Al-Ittihad 4 corners
  • Fouls15 fouls18 foulsAl-Ahli 15 fouls, Al-Ittihad 18 fouls
  • Yellow cards2 cards3 cardsAl-Ahli 2 cards, Al-Ittihad 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.

Mahamadou Doumbia · Al-Ittihad FC · 90′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedWenderson Galeno · Al-Ahli Jeddah · 16′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedMahamadou Doumbia · Al-Ittihad FC · 55′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedAli Majrashi · Al-Ahli Jeddah · 89′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedSteven Bergwijn · Al-Ittihad FC · 22′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedWenderson Galeno · Al-Ahli Jeddah · 46′ · 0.03 xG · on targetHoussem Aouar · Al-Ittihad FC · 69′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedHassan Kadesh · Al-Ittihad FC · 69′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedRiyad Mahrez · Al-Ahli Jeddah · 71′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedMoussa Diaby · Al-Ittihad FC · 21′ · 0.04 xG · on targetFranck Kessié · Al-Ahli Jeddah · 47′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedRiyad Mahrez · Al-Ahli Jeddah · 59′ · 0.04 xG · goalIvan Toney · Al-Ahli Jeddah · 54′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedIvan Toney · Al-Ahli Jeddah · 88′ · 0.09 xG · off target or blockedHoussem Aouar · Al-Ittihad FC · 45′ · 0.10 xG · off target or blockedFranck Kessié · Al-Ahli Jeddah · 30′ · 0.11 xG · on targetValentin Atangana Edoa · Al-Ahli Jeddah · 47′ · 0.11 xG · off target or blockedFiras Al-Buraikan · Al-Ahli Jeddah · 84′ · 0.53 xG · goalFabinho · Al-Ittihad FC · 51′ · 0.82 xG · goalIvan Toney · Al-Ahli Jeddah · 23′ · 0.91 xG · goal
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Al-Ahli Jeddah: 12 shots, 5 on target, 2.00 xG. Al-Ittihad FC: 8 shots, 2 on target, 1.08 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.

0120′HT90′Ivan Toney · Al-Ahli Jeddah · 23′Riyad Mahrez · Al-Ahli Jeddah · 59′Firas Al-Buraikan · Al-Ahli Jeddah · 84′Fabinho · Al-Ittihad FC · 51′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Al-Ahli Jeddah 2.00 xG · Al-Ittihad FC 1.08 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

3Al-Ahli
1Draws
1Al-Ittihad
Al-Ittihad — Al-Ahli · Saudi Pro League0–1
Al-Ahli — Al-Ittihad · Saudi Pro League2–2
Al-Ittihad — Al-Ahli · Saudi Pro League1–0
Al-Ahli — Al-Ittihad · Saudi Pro League1–0
Al-Ittihad — Al-Ahli · Saudi Pro League0–1

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Al-Ahli favored in 10 of 11 directional metrics · Al-Ittihad in 0 · 1 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Al-Ahli25 matchesAl-Ittihad25 matches
1.96 goals/match ▲Goals scored25/251.6 goals/match
0.64 goals/match ▲Goals allowed25/251.24 goals/match
1.94 xG/match ▲Expected goals25/251.58 xG/match
13.1 shots/matchShots25/2513.6 shots/match
5.4 shots/match ▲Shots on target25/255.08 shots/match
49.4%Possession25/25● 59.8%
6.24 corners/matchCorners25/25● 6.68 corners/match
2.79 cards/matchCards24/252.08 cards/match
14.9 fouls/matchFouls25/2512.1 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples25 / 25home / 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, 6 Mar 2026, 23:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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