Saudi Pro League · 2025Al-Shabab Club Stadium

Al-Shabab 1–5 Al-Taawoun · Saudi Pro League

1–5Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Al-Taawoun won 1–5.

Shots
910
Shots on target
46
Expected goals
1.781.72
Possession
50%50%

Full time

What the match recorded

Al Taawon beat Al Shabab 5–1. Recorded in this match (Al Shabab – Al Taawon): shots 9–10, shots on target 4–6, expected goals 1.78–1.72, possession 50%–50%. 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

weak

A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Al Taawon.

5 days ▲Rest daysAl Shabab · Al Taawon3.99 days
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: previous 14 days

MetricAl ShababAl TaawonBaseline
Rest days5 days3.99 days—
Matches last 14 days1 match2 matches—

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

Al Shabab's recent record differs from the season

weak

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

16.2 shots/match ▲ShotsLast 5 · Season13.1 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
Shots16.2 shots/match13.1 shots/match12 shots/match

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots9 shots10 shotsAl-Shabab 9 shots, Al-Taawoun 10 shots
  • Shots on target4 shots6 shotsAl-Shabab 4 shots, Al-Taawoun 6 shots
  • Expected goals1.78 xG1.72 xGAl-Shabab 1.78 xG, Al-Taawoun 1.72 xG
  • Possession50%50%Al-Shabab 50%, Al-Taawoun 50%
  • Corners6 corners2 cornersAl-Shabab 6 corners, Al-Taawoun 2 corners
  • Fouls7 fouls8 foulsAl-Shabab 7 fouls, Al-Taawoun 8 fouls
  • Yellow cards1 card2 cardsAl-Shabab 1 card, 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.

Marin Petkov · Al Taawon · 70′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedAbderazak Hamdallah · Al Shabab · 39′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedYannick Carrasco · Al Shabab · 62′ · 0.03 xG · on targetJosh Brownhill · Al Shabab · 82′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedJosh Brownhill · Al Shabab · 90′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedRoger Martínez · Al Taawon · 2′ · 0.05 xG · on targetMarin Petkov · Al Taawon · 23′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedMohammed Al-Kuwaykibi · Al Taawon · 7′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedAngelo Fulgini · Al Taawon · 28′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedAngelo Fulgini · Al Taawon · 49′ · 0.06 xG · goalAli Al-Bulaihi · Al Shabab · 69′ · 0.06 xG · on targetYannick Carrasco · Al Shabab · 68′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedRoger Martínez · Al Taawon · 31′ · 0.10 xG · on targetYannick Carrasco · Al Shabab · 12′ · 0.14 xG · off target or blockedMohammed Al Shwirekh · Al Taawon · 73′ · 0.19 xG · goalMohammed Al-Kuwaykibi · Al Taawon · 31′ · 0.28 xG · goalRoger Martínez · Al Taawon · 35′ · 0.47 xG · goalAbderazak Hamdallah · Al Shabab · 23′ · 0.59 xG · goalRoger Martínez · Al Taawon · 53′ · 0.81 xG · goalYannick Carrasco · Al Shabab · 85′ · 0.82 xG · on target
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Al Shabab: 9 shots, 4 on target, 1.80 xG. Al Taawon: 11 shots, 7 on target, 2.14 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′Abderazak Hamdallah · Al Shabab · 23′Mohammed Al-Kuwaykibi · Al Taawon · 31′Roger Martínez · Al Taawon · 35′Angelo Fulgini · Al Taawon · 49′Roger Martínez · Al Taawon · 53′Mohammed Al Shwirekh · Al Taawon · 73′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Al Shabab 1.80 xG · Al Taawon 2.14 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1Al-Shabab
1Draws
3Al-Taawoun
Al-Taawoun — Al-Shabab · Saudi Pro League2–0
Al-Taawoun — Al-Shabab · Saudi Pro League2–2
Al-Shabab — Al-Taawoun · Saudi Pro League1–0
Al-Taawoun — Al-Shabab · Saudi Pro League1–0
Al-Shabab — Al-Taawoun · Saudi Pro League1–2

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Al-Shabab favored in 5 of 11 directional metrics · Al-Taawoun in 4 · 2 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Al-Shabab30 matchesAl-Taawoun31 matches
1.27 goals/matchGoals scored30/31▲ 1.84 goals/match
1.6 goals/matchGoals allowed30/31▲ 1.32 goals/match
1.6 xG/matchExpected goals28/301.59 xG/match
13.1 shots/match ▲Shots30/3111.3 shots/match
4.73 shots/match ▲Shots on target30/314.19 shots/match
48.2%Possession30/31● 51.1%
5.4 corners/match ●Corners30/313.84 corners/match
2.31 cards/matchCards26/252.32 cards/match
10.9 fouls/matchFouls30/3111.2 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples30 / 31home / 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: Sun, 3 May 2026, 20:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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