Saudi Pro League · 2025Al Taawon Arena

Al-Taawoun 1–2 Al-Kholood · Saudi Pro League

1–2Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Al-Kholood won 1–2.

Shots
176
Shots on target
34
Expected goals
1.831.02
Possession
60%40%

Full time

What the match recorded

Al Kholood beat Al Taawon 2–1. Recorded in this match (Al Taawon – Al Kholood): shots 17–6, shots on target 3–4, expected goals 1.83–1.02, possession 60%–40%. 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.

Recent scheduling adds useful context

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A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Al Kholood.

6.92 days ▲Rest daysAl Taawon · Al Kholood2.92 days
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: previous 14 days

MetricAl TaawonAl KholoodBaseline
Rest days6.92 days2.92 days—
Matches last 14 days1 match2 matches—

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

Al Kholood's recent record differs from the season

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Al Kholood's last-five shots average is below their season average.

7 shots/match ▲ShotsLast 5 · Season9.83 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Shots7 shots/match9.83 shots/match12 shots/match

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots17 shots6 shotsAl-Taawoun 17 shots, Al-Kholood 6 shots
  • Shots on target3 shots4 shotsAl-Taawoun 3 shots, Al-Kholood 4 shots
  • Expected goals1.83 xG1.02 xGAl-Taawoun 1.83 xG, Al-Kholood 1.02 xG
  • Possession60%40%Al-Taawoun 60%, Al-Kholood 40%
  • Corners3 corners0 cornersAl-Taawoun 3 corners, Al-Kholood 0 corners
  • Fouls18 fouls20 foulsAl-Taawoun 18 fouls, Al-Kholood 20 fouls
  • Yellow cards5 cards6 cardsAl-Taawoun 5 cards, Al-Kholood 6 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.

Marin Petkov · Al Taawon · 15′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedSultan Al Shehri · Al Kholood · 58′ · 0.01 xG · on targetMarin Petkov · Al Taawon · 11′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedRoger Martínez · Al Taawon · 31′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedJohn Buckley · Al Kholood · 54′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedHattan Bahebri · Al Kholood · 63′ · 0.02 xG · on targetMarin Petkov · Al Taawon · 90′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedAngelo Fulgini · Al Taawon · 36′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedMarin Petkov · Al Taawon · 64′ · 0.03 xG · on targetShaquille Riley Pinas · Al Kholood · 90′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedAngelo Fulgini · Al Taawon · 26′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedRoger Martínez · Al Taawon · 77′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedSaif Rashad Mohamed · Al Taawon · 69′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedRoger Martínez · Al Taawon · 45′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedMarin Petkov · Al Taawon · 32′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedRoger Martínez · Al Taawon · 90′ · 0.10 xG · off target or blockedRoger Martínez · Al Taawon · 26′ · 0.12 xG · off target or blockedMohammed Mahzari · Al Taawon · 31′ · 0.12 xG · off target or blockedMohammed Al-Kuwaykibi · Al Taawon · 32′ · 0.14 xG · off target or blockedGuga · Al Kholood · 23′ · 0.16 xG · goalRoger Martínez · Al Taawon · 8′ · 0.46 xG · on targetMohammed Al Dossari · Al Taawon · 8′ · 0.69 xG · goalShaquille Riley Pinas · Al Kholood · 4′ · 0.82 xG · goal
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Al Taawon: 17 shots, 3 on target, 2.02 xG. Al Kholood: 6 shots, 4 on target, 1.06 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

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

01.252.50′HT90′Mohammed Al Dossari · Al Taawon · 8′Shaquille Riley Pinas · Al Kholood · 4′Guga · Al Kholood · 23′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Al Taawon 2.02 xG · Al Kholood 1.06 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

2Al-Taawoun
1Draws
0Al-Kholood
Al-Kholood — Al-Taawoun · Saudi Pro League0–2
Al-Kholood — Al-Taawoun · Saudi Pro League0–2
Al-Taawoun — Al-Kholood · Saudi Pro League1–1

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

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

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Al-Taawoun28 matchesAl-Kholood29 matches
1.79 goals/match ▲Goals scored28/291.31 goals/match
1.32 goals/match ▲Goals allowed28/291.97 goals/match
1.58 xG/match ▲Expected goals27/271.19 xG/match
10.9 shots/match ▲Shots28/299.83 shots/match
4.04 shots/match ▲Shots on target28/293.52 shots/match
50.8% ●Possession28/2946.3%
3.79 corners/matchCorners28/29● 4.14 corners/match
2.32 cards/matchCards25/251.68 cards/match
11.6 fouls/matchFouls28/2910.7 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples28 / 29home / 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: Sat, 11 Apr 2026, 20:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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