Saudi Pro League · 2025King Abdullah Sports City Stadium

Al Najma 1–3 Damac · Saudi Pro League

1–3Historical match

Damac

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

Match at a glance

Damac won 1–3.

Shots
1316
Shots on target
55
Expected goals
0.741.53
Possession
43%57%

Full time

What the match recorded

Damac beat Al Najma 3–1. Recorded in this match (Al Najma – Damac): shots 13–16, shots on target 5–5, expected goals 0.74–1.53, possession 43%–57%. 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.

Damac's recent record differs from the season

moderate

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

1.6 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season0.92 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 for1.6 goals/match0.92 goals/match1.34 goals/match

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

Al Najma have a visible home split

moderate

Al Najma's home-only shot average is above their full-season average.

10.7 shots/match ▲ShotsHome only · Season9.27 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Venue-only shot volume is compared with the same team's season record.

Window: home

MetricHome onlySeasonBaseline
Shots10.7 shots/match9.27 shots/match11.9 shots/match

Caveat: Venue splits can reflect opponent mix and should be read with the listed sample.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots13 shots16 shotsAl Najma 13 shots, Damac 16 shots
  • Shots on target5 shots5 shotsAl Najma 5 shots, Damac 5 shots
  • Expected goals0.74 xG1.53 xGAl Najma 0.74 xG, Damac 1.53 xG
  • Possession43%57%Al Najma 43%, Damac 57%
  • Corners8 corners4 cornersAl Najma 8 corners, Damac 4 corners
  • Fouls6 fouls14 foulsAl Najma 6 fouls, Damac 14 fouls
  • Yellow cards1 card5 cardsAl Najma 1 card, Damac 5 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.

Yakou Méïté · Damac · 13′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedKhalid Alsubaie · Al Najma · 19′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedNabil Donga · Al Najma · 31′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedTariq Mohammed · Damac · 37′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedFelippe Cardoso · Al Najma · 40′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedValentín Vada · Damac · 48′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedMohammad Alsalkhadi · Damac · 6′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedAbdelkader Bedrane · Damac · 8′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedGuga · Al Najma · 45′ · 0.03 xG · on targetTariq Mohammed · Damac · 45′ · 0.03 xG · on targetJonathan Okita · Damac · 77′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedYakou Méïté · Damac · 90′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedValentín Vada · Damac · 34′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedLázaro · Al Najma · 75′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedSamir Caetano · Al Najma · 4′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedYakou Méïté · Damac · 74′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedMorlaye Sylla · Damac · 78′ · 0.05 xG · on targetFelippe Cardoso · Al Najma · 71′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedBilal Boutobba · Al Najma · 48′ · 0.07 xG · on targetFelippe Cardoso · Al Najma · 81′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedDavid Tijanič · Al Najma · 90′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedYakou Méïté · Damac · 14′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedFelippe Cardoso · Al Najma · 51′ · 0.09 xG · goalRakan Al-Tulayhi · Al Najma · 89′ · 0.09 xG · on targetFelippe Cardoso · Al Najma · 10′ · 0.12 xG · on targetValentín Vada · Damac · 48′ · 0.13 xG · off target or blockedJonathan Okita · Damac · 85′ · 0.22 xG · goalYakou Méïté · Damac · 64′ · 0.27 xG · goalValentín Vada · Damac · 78′ · 0.56 xG · goal
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  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Al Najma: 13 shots, 5 on target, 0.75 xG. Damac: 16 shots, 5 on target, 1.61 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

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

0120′HT90′Felippe Cardoso · Al Najma · 51′Yakou Méïté · Damac · 64′Valentín Vada · Damac · 78′Jonathan Okita · Damac · 85′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Al Najma 0.75 xG · Damac 1.61 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1Al Najma
1Draws
0Damac
Damac — Al Najma · Saudi Pro League0–0
Al Najma — Damac · King's Cup2–1

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Al Najma favored in 0 of 11 directional metrics · Damac in 9 · 2 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Al Najma26 matchesDamac26 matches
0.88 goals/matchGoals scored26/260.92 goals/match
2.35 goals/matchGoals allowed26/26▲ 1.62 goals/match
0.76 xG/matchExpected goals24/24▲ 0.85 xG/match
9.27 shots/matchShots26/26▲ 10.5 shots/match
3 shots/matchShots on target26/262.88 shots/match
46.8%Possession26/26● 47.8%
3.77 corners/matchCorners26/26● 4.19 corners/match
2.04 cards/matchCards25/252.48 cards/match
9.38 fouls/matchFouls26/2611.4 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples26 / 26home / 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 Mar 2026, 23:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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