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Neom SC 2–2 Al-Taawoun · Saudi Pro League

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2–2Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Neom SC and Al-Taawoun drew 2–2.

Shots
1714
Shots on target
76
Expected goals
1.240.7
Possession
45%55%

Full time

What the match recorded

NEOM and Al Taawon drew 2–2. Recorded in this match (NEOM – Al Taawon): shots 17–14, shots on target 7–6, expected goals 1.24–0.7, 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.

NEOM's recent record differs from the season

weak

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

1 goal/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.19 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 goal/match1.19 goals/match1.34 goals/match

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots17 shots14 shotsNeom SC 17 shots, Al-Taawoun 14 shots
  • Shots on target7 shots6 shotsNeom SC 7 shots, Al-Taawoun 6 shots
  • Expected goals1.24 xG0.7 xGNeom SC 1.24 xG, Al-Taawoun 0.7 xG
  • Possession45%55%Neom SC 45%, Al-Taawoun 55%
  • Corners5 corners2 cornersNeom SC 5 corners, Al-Taawoun 2 corners
  • Fouls11 fouls8 foulsNeom SC 11 fouls, Al-Taawoun 8 fouls
  • Yellow cards3 cards4 cardsNeom SC 3 cards, Al-Taawoun 4 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.

Saïd Benrahma · NEOM · 10′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedFaris Abdi · NEOM · 42′ · 0.01 xG · on targetFlávio · Al Taawon · 55′ · 0.01 xG · on targetAmadou Koné · NEOM · 72′ · 0.01 xG · on targetMarin Petkov · Al Taawon · 13′ · 0.02 xG · on targetSaïd Benrahma · NEOM · 24′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedRayane Messi · NEOM · 40′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedAbdoulaye Doucouré · NEOM · 45′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedMarin Petkov · Al Taawon · 50′ · 0.02 xG · on targetSaïd Benrahma · NEOM · 60′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedAngelo Fulgini · Al Taawon · 64′ · 0.02 xG · on targetRoger Martínez · Al Taawon · 70′ · 0.02 xG · goalAmadou Koné · NEOM · 90′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedBiel · Al Taawon · 47′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedRoger Martínez · Al Taawon · 60′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedRoger Martínez · Al Taawon · 66′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedNathan Zeze · NEOM · 10′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedLuciano Rodríguez · NEOM · 18′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedMuteb Al-Mufarrij · Al Taawon · 29′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedAlexandre Lacazette · NEOM · 40′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedSaïd Benrahma · NEOM · 67′ · 0.04 xG · on targetAmadou Koné · NEOM · 11′ · 0.05 xG · on targetFlávio · Al Taawon · 56′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedMarin Petkov · Al Taawon · 29′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedLuciano Rodríguez · NEOM · 63′ · 0.10 xG · on targetMohammed Al-Kuwaykibi · Al Taawon · 90′ · 0.10 xG · goalSaïd Benrahma · NEOM · 49′ · 0.12 xG · off target or blockedRoger Martínez · Al Taawon · 29′ · 0.13 xG · off target or blockedRoger Martínez · Al Taawon · 28′ · 0.14 xG · off target or blockedAlexandre Lacazette · NEOM · 76′ · 0.19 xG · goalLuciano Rodríguez · NEOM · 23′ · 0.53 xG · goal
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

NEOM: 17 shots, 7 on target, 1.28 xG. Al Taawon: 14 shots, 6 on target, 0.70 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

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

00.751.50′HT90′Luciano Rodríguez · NEOM · 23′Alexandre Lacazette · NEOM · 76′Roger Martínez · Al Taawon · 70′Mohammed Al-Kuwaykibi · Al Taawon · 90′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: NEOM 1.28 xG · Al Taawon 0.70 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

0Neom SC
1Draws
0Al-Taawoun
Al-Taawoun — Neom SC · Saudi Pro League1–1

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Neom SC favored in 5 of 11 directional metrics · Al-Taawoun in 5 · 1 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Neom SC26 matchesAl-Taawoun26 matches
1.19 goals/matchGoals scored26/26▲ 1.81 goals/match
1.38 goals/matchGoals allowed26/26▲ 1.27 goals/match
1.32 xG/matchExpected goals24/25▲ 1.61 xG/match
12.1 shots/match ▲Shots26/2610.8 shots/match
4.62 shots/match ▲Shots on target26/264.15 shots/match
52.3% ●Possession26/2650.8%
4.38 corners/match ●Corners26/263.77 corners/match
2 cards/matchCards24/252.32 cards/match
12.1 fouls/matchFouls26/2611.6 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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