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Al-Fayha 1–0 Al-Ettifaq · 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-Fayha won 1–0.

Shots
912
Shots on target
23
Expected goals
0.790.68
Possession
35%65%

Full time

What the match recorded

Al-Fayha beat Al-Ettifaq 1–0. Recorded in this match (Al-Fayha – Al-Ettifaq): shots 9–12, shots on target 2–3, expected goals 0.79–0.68, possession 35%–65%. 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-Fayha's recent record differs from the season

moderate

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

2.2 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.31 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 for2.2 goals/match1.31 goals/match1.33 goals/match

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots9 shots12 shotsAl-Fayha 9 shots, Al-Ettifaq 12 shots
  • Shots on target2 shots3 shotsAl-Fayha 2 shots, Al-Ettifaq 3 shots
  • Expected goals0.79 xG0.68 xGAl-Fayha 0.79 xG, Al-Ettifaq 0.68 xG
  • Possession35%65%Al-Fayha 35%, Al-Ettifaq 65%
  • Corners1 corner7 cornersAl-Fayha 1 corner, Al-Ettifaq 7 corners
  • Fouls12 fouls11 foulsAl-Fayha 12 fouls, Al-Ettifaq 11 fouls
  • Yellow cards1 card0 cardsAl-Fayha 1 card, Al-Ettifaq 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.

Jason · Al-Fayha · 26′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedÁlvaro Medrán · Al-Ettifaq · 17′ · 0.02 xG · on targetJoão Costa · Al-Ettifaq · 49′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedOndrej Duda · Al-Ettifaq · 49′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedOndrej Duda · Al-Ettifaq · 61′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedAlfa Semedo · Al-Fayha · 11′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedMikel Villanueva · Al-Fayha · 20′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedMukhtar Ali · Al-Ettifaq · 33′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedGeorginio Wijnaldum · Al-Ettifaq · 46′ · 0.04 xG · on targetFrancisco Calvo · Al-Ettifaq · 44′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedGeorginio Wijnaldum · Al-Ettifaq · 13′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedJason · Al-Fayha · 15′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedFrancisco Calvo · Al-Ettifaq · 45′ · 0.07 xG · on targetFrancisco Calvo · Al-Ettifaq · 45′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedJason · Al-Fayha · 73′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedSilvère Ganvoula · Al-Fayha · 86′ · 0.09 xG · off target or blockedAlfa Semedo · Al-Fayha · 21′ · 0.11 xG · goalGeorginio Wijnaldum · Al-Ettifaq · 39′ · 0.11 xG · off target or blockedFashion Sakala · Al-Fayha · 45′ · 0.16 xG · off target or blockedÁlvaro Medrán · Al-Ettifaq · 18′ · 0.19 xG · off target or blockedSabri Abdu Dahal · Al-Fayha · 29′ · 0.20 xG · on target
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Al-Fayha: 9 shots, 2 on target, 0.77 xG. Al-Ettifaq: 12 shots, 3 on target, 0.71 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′Alfa Semedo · Al-Fayha · 21′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Al-Fayha 0.77 xG · Al-Ettifaq 0.71 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

2Al-Fayha
2Draws
1Al-Ettifaq
Al-Ettifaq — Al-Fayha · Saudi Pro League3–2
Al-Ettifaq — Al-Fayha · Saudi Pro League0–2
Al-Fayha — Al-Ettifaq · Saudi Pro League1–1
Al-Ettifaq — Al-Fayha · Saudi Pro League1–2
Al-Fayha — Al-Ettifaq · 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: Al-Fayha favored in 5 of 11 directional metrics · Al-Ettifaq in 4 · 2 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Al-Fayha26 matchesAl-Ettifaq26 matches
1.31 goals/matchGoals scored26/26▲ 1.38 goals/match
1.58 goals/match ▲Goals allowed26/261.69 goals/match
1.06 xG/matchExpected goals26/25▲ 1.19 xG/match
10 shots/match ▲Shots26/269.35 shots/match
3.08 shots/matchShots on target26/26▲ 3.81 shots/match
44.6%Possession26/26● 49.1%
4.23 corners/match ●Corners26/263.73 corners/match
1.68 cards/matchCards25/252.64 cards/match
10.5 fouls/matchFouls26/2611.7 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: Fri, 13 Mar 2026, 23:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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