Saudi Pro League · 2025Al Taawon Arena

Al-Taawoun 0–2 Al-Ittihad · Saudi Pro League

0–2Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Al-Ittihad won 0–2.

Shots
193
Shots on target
42
Expected goals
1.870.69
Possession
59%41%

Full time

What the match recorded

Al-Ittihad FC beat Al Taawon 2–0. Recorded in this match (Al Taawon – Al-Ittihad FC): shots 19–3, shots on target 4–2, expected goals 1.87–0.69, possession 59%–41%. 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 Taawon's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Al Taawon's last-five shots average is above their season average.

14.4 shots/match ▲ShotsLast 5 · Season11.3 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
Shots14.4 shots/match11.3 shots/match12 shots/match

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

The teams have contrasting possession records

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Al-Ittihad FC have recorded the higher season possession share.

51.1%PossessionAl Taawon · Al-Ittihad FC● 59.2%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 8.1 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricAl TaawonAl-Ittihad FCBaseline
Possession51.1%59.2%48.5%

Caveat: Possession share does not show where possession occurred or how chances were created.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots19 shots3 shotsAl-Taawoun 19 shots, Al-Ittihad 3 shots
  • Shots on target4 shots2 shotsAl-Taawoun 4 shots, Al-Ittihad 2 shots
  • Expected goals1.87 xG0.69 xGAl-Taawoun 1.87 xG, Al-Ittihad 0.69 xG
  • Possession59%41%Al-Taawoun 59%, Al-Ittihad 41%
  • Corners9 corners1 cornerAl-Taawoun 9 corners, Al-Ittihad 1 corner
  • Fouls4 fouls16 foulsAl-Taawoun 4 fouls, Al-Ittihad 16 fouls
  • Yellow cards1 card2 cardsAl-Taawoun 1 card, Al-Ittihad 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.

Marin Petkov · Al Taawon · 17′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedMarin Petkov · Al Taawon · 80′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedSteven Bergwijn · Al-Ittihad FC · 24′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedAndrei Girotto · Al Taawon · 42′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedAshraf El Mahdioui · Al Taawon · 42′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedMarin Petkov · Al Taawon · 50′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedRoger Martínez · Al Taawon · 73′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedFahad Al-Rashidi · Al Taawon · 90′ · 0.02 xG · on targetRoger Martínez · Al Taawon · 66′ · 0.03 xG · on targetAndrei Girotto · Al Taawon · 78′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedAndrei Girotto · Al Taawon · 47′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedFahad Al-Rashidi · Al Taawon · 86′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedMarin Petkov · Al Taawon · 11′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedMohammed Al-Kuwaykibi · Al Taawon · 12′ · 0.09 xG · on targetFlávio · Al Taawon · 70′ · 0.11 xG · off target or blockedHoussem Aouar · Al-Ittihad FC · 19′ · 0.12 xG · goalRoger Martínez · Al Taawon · 68′ · 0.14 xG · off target or blockedFlávio · Al Taawon · 72′ · 0.16 xG · off target or blockedRoger Martínez · Al Taawon · 8′ · 0.19 xG · on targetAndrei Girotto · Al Taawon · 22′ · 0.21 xG · off target or blockedFlávio · Al Taawon · 39′ · 0.39 xG · off target or blockedYoussef En-Nesyri · Al-Ittihad FC · 52′ · 0.44 xG · goal
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Al Taawon: 19 shots, 4 on target, 1.64 xG. Al-Ittihad FC: 3 shots, 2 on target, 0.58 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

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

0120′HT90′Houssem Aouar · Al-Ittihad FC · 19′Youssef En-Nesyri · Al-Ittihad FC · 52′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Al Taawon 1.64 xG · Al-Ittihad FC 0.58 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

0Al-Taawoun
2Draws
3Al-Ittihad
Al-Ittihad — Al-Taawoun · Saudi Pro League1–0
Al-Taawoun — Al-Ittihad · Saudi Pro League1–2
Al-Ittihad — Al-Taawoun · Saudi Pro League2–1
Al-Ittihad — Al-Taawoun · Saudi Pro League0–0
Al-Taawoun — Al-Ittihad · 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 1 of 11 directional metrics · Al-Ittihad in 5 · 5 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Al-Taawoun30 matchesAl-Ittihad29 matches
1.73 goals/match ▲Goals scored30/291.62 goals/match
1.33 goals/matchGoals allowed30/291.31 goals/match
1.58 xG/matchExpected goals29/291.58 xG/match
11.3 shots/matchShots30/29▲ 13.1 shots/match
4.13 shots/matchShots on target30/29▲ 4.93 shots/match
51.1%Possession30/29● 59.2%
3.9 corners/matchCorners30/29● 6.52 corners/match
2.32 cards/matchCards25/262.04 cards/match
11.3 fouls/matchFouls30/2911.9 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples30 / 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: Wed, 29 Apr 2026, 20:10 UTC · analysis-v4

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