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Al Najma 1–2 Al-Taawoun · 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-Taawoun won 1–2.

Shots
816
Shots on target
37
Expected goals
0.761.34
Possession
47%53%

Full time

What the match recorded

Al Taawon beat Al Najma 2–1. Recorded in this match (Al Najma – Al Taawon): shots 8–16, shots on target 3–7, expected goals 0.76–1.34, possession 47%–53%. 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 Najma's recent record differs from the season

weak

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

6.8 shots/match ▲ShotsLast 5 · Season9 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
Shots6.8 shots/match9 shots/match12 shots/match

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots8 shots16 shotsAl Najma 8 shots, Al-Taawoun 16 shots
  • Shots on target3 shots7 shotsAl Najma 3 shots, Al-Taawoun 7 shots
  • Expected goals0.76 xG1.34 xGAl Najma 0.76 xG, Al-Taawoun 1.34 xG
  • Possession47%53%Al Najma 47%, Al-Taawoun 53%
  • Corners5 corners2 cornersAl Najma 5 corners, Al-Taawoun 2 corners
  • Fouls14 fouls10 foulsAl Najma 14 fouls, Al-Taawoun 10 fouls
  • Yellow cards2 cards2 cardsAl Najma 2 cards, Al-Taawoun 2 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.

Lázaro · Al Najma · 59′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedMarin Petkov · Al Taawon · 63′ · 0.01 xG · on targetGuga · Al Najma · 90′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedBilal Boutobba · Al Najma · 18′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedAngelo Fulgini · Al Taawon · 23′ · 0.02 xG · on targetMohammed Al-Kuwaykibi · Al Taawon · 45′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedMohammed Mahzari · Al Taawon · 55′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedAngelo Fulgini · Al Taawon · 5′ · 0.03 xG · on targetMarin Petkov · Al Taawon · 39′ · 0.03 xG · on targetAshraf El Mahdioui · Al Taawon · 45′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedAngelo Fulgini · Al Taawon · 45′ · 0.03 xG · on targetRakan Al-Tulayhi · Al Najma · 58′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedBilal Boutobba · Al Najma · 66′ · 0.03 xG · on targetMohammed Al-Kuwaykibi · Al Taawon · 8′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedMohammed Al-Kuwaykibi · Al Taawon · 24′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedBilal Boutobba · Al Najma · 82′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedMohammed Al-Kuwaykibi · Al Taawon · 16′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedAndrei Girotto · Al Taawon · 79′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedRoger Martínez · Al Taawon · 50′ · 0.09 xG · on targetVitor Vargas · Al Taawon · 8′ · 0.10 xG · goalFelippe Cardoso · Al Najma · 52′ · 0.12 xG · on targetMarin Petkov · Al Taawon · 63′ · 0.16 xG · goalAndrei Girotto · Al Taawon · 45′ · 0.19 xG · off target or blockedRoger Martínez · Al Taawon · 16′ · 0.20 xG · off target or blockedSamir Caetano · Al Najma · 84′ · 0.49 xG · goal
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Al Najma: 8 shots, 3 on target, 0.76 xG. Al Taawon: 17 shots, 8 on target, 1.15 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′Samir Caetano · Al Najma · 84′Vitor Vargas · Al Taawon · 8′Marin Petkov · Al Taawon · 63′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Al Najma 0.76 xG · Al Taawon 1.15 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

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

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 · Al-Taawoun in 11

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Al Najma29 matchesAl-Taawoun29 matches
0.97 goals/matchGoals scored29/29▲ 1.79 goals/match
2.38 goals/matchGoals allowed29/29▲ 1.31 goals/match
0.75 xG/matchExpected goals27/28▲ 1.57 xG/match
9 shots/matchShots29/29▲ 11 shots/match
3.07 shots/matchShots on target29/29▲ 4.14 shots/match
45.7%Possession29/29● 50.8%
3.76 corners/match ●Corners29/293.72 corners/match
2.04 cards/matchCards26/252.32 cards/match
9.72 fouls/matchFouls29/2911.6 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples29 / 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: Thu, 23 Apr 2026, 20:10 UTC · analysis-v4

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