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Al-Ittihad 3–4 Neom SC · Saudi Pro League

3–4Historical match

Neom SC

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

Match at a glance

Neom SC won 3–4.

Shots
1119
Shots on target
58
Expected goals
2.462.49
Possession
56%44%

Full time

What the match recorded

NEOM beat Al-Ittihad FC 4–3. Recorded in this match (Al-Ittihad FC – NEOM): shots 11–19, shots on target 5–8, expected goals 2.46–2.49, possession 56%–44%. 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 above their season average.

1.6 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.29 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/match1.29 goals/match1.29 goals/match

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots11 shots19 shotsAl-Ittihad 11 shots, Neom SC 19 shots
  • Shots on target5 shots8 shotsAl-Ittihad 5 shots, Neom SC 8 shots
  • Expected goals2.46 xG2.49 xGAl-Ittihad 2.46 xG, Neom SC 2.49 xG
  • Possession56%44%Al-Ittihad 56%, Neom SC 44%
  • Corners6 corners3 cornersAl-Ittihad 6 corners, Neom SC 3 corners
  • Fouls13 fouls14 foulsAl-Ittihad 13 fouls, Neom SC 14 fouls
  • Yellow cards2 cards2 cardsAl-Ittihad 2 cards, Neom SC 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.

Amadou Koné · NEOM · 45′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedLuciano Rodríguez · NEOM · 24′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedSteven Bergwijn · Al-Ittihad FC · 30′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedRayane Messi · NEOM · 79′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedFabinho · Al-Ittihad FC · 2′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedYoussef En-Nesyri · Al-Ittihad FC · 25′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedRayane Messi · NEOM · 45′ · 0.03 xG · on targetFaris Abdi · NEOM · 67′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedYoussef En-Nesyri · Al-Ittihad FC · 7′ · 0.04 xG · on targetSaïd Benrahma · NEOM · 14′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedMuhannad Al Saad · NEOM · 55′ · 0.04 xG · goalSteven Bergwijn · Al-Ittihad FC · 61′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedSaïd Benrahma · NEOM · 42′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedSaïd Benrahma · NEOM · 8′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedLuciano Rodríguez · NEOM · 16′ · 0.06 xG · goalAbdulrahman Alobud · Al-Ittihad FC · 40′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedDanilo Pereira · Al-Ittihad FC · 49′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedRayane Messi · NEOM · 57′ · 0.06 xG · on targetLuciano Rodríguez · NEOM · 54′ · 0.08 xG · on targetAhmed Hegazy · NEOM · 86′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedHoussem Aouar · Al-Ittihad FC · 71′ · 0.11 xG · on targetSaïd Benrahma · NEOM · 35′ · 0.19 xG · off target or blockedAbdoulaye Doucouré · NEOM · 80′ · 0.19 xG · off target or blockedAla'a Al-Hejji · NEOM · 90′ · 0.20 xG · goalSaïd Benrahma · NEOM · 90′ · 0.23 xG · off target or blockedLuciano Rodríguez · NEOM · 3′ · 0.47 xG · on targetSaïd Benrahma · NEOM · 3′ · 0.50 xG · goalYoussef En-Nesyri · Al-Ittihad FC · 38′ · 0.53 xG · goalYoussef En-Nesyri · Al-Ittihad FC · 44′ · 0.65 xG · goalHoussem Aouar · Al-Ittihad FC · 49′ · 0.94 xG · goal
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Al-Ittihad FC: 11 shots, 5 on target, 2.51 xG. NEOM: 19 shots, 8 on target, 2.36 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

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

01.530′HT90′Youssef En-Nesyri · Al-Ittihad FC · 38′Youssef En-Nesyri · Al-Ittihad FC · 44′Houssem Aouar · Al-Ittihad FC · 49′Saïd Benrahma · NEOM · 3′Luciano Rodríguez · NEOM · 16′Muhannad Al Saad · NEOM · 55′Ala'a Al-Hejji · NEOM · 90′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Al-Ittihad FC 2.51 xG · NEOM 2.36 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1Al-Ittihad
0Draws
0Neom SC
Neom SC — Al-Ittihad · Saudi Pro League1–3

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Al-Ittihad favored in 6 of 11 directional metrics · Neom SC in 0 · 5 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Al-Ittihad28 matchesNeom SC28 matches
1.61 goals/match ▲Goals scored28/281.29 goals/match
1.36 goals/matchGoals allowed28/281.39 goals/match
1.61 xG/match ▲Expected goals28/261.38 xG/match
13.5 shots/match ▲Shots28/2812.4 shots/match
5.04 shots/match ▲Shots on target28/284.75 shots/match
59.9% ●Possession28/2852.1%
6.71 corners/match ●Corners28/284.36 corners/match
2.04 cards/matchCards26/242 cards/match
11.8 fouls/matchFouls28/2812.1 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples28 / 28home / 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: Wed, 8 Apr 2026, 22:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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