Saudi Pro League · 2025Abdullah Al Dabil Stadium

Al-Ettifaq 0–0 Al Najma · Saudi Pro League

0–0Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Al-Ettifaq and Al Najma drew 0–0.

Shots
2115
Shots on target
54
Expected goals
2.431.01
Possession
60%40%

Full time

What the match recorded

Al-Ettifaq and Al Najma drew 0–0. Recorded in this match (Al-Ettifaq – Al Najma): shots 21–15, shots on target 5–4, expected goals 2.43–1.01, 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.

Al-Ettifaq's recent record differs from the season

moderate

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

13.2 shots/match ▲ShotsLast 5 · Season9.97 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
Shots13.2 shots/match9.97 shots/match12.2 shots/match

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots21 shots15 shotsAl-Ettifaq 21 shots, Al Najma 15 shots
  • Shots on target5 shots4 shotsAl-Ettifaq 5 shots, Al Najma 4 shots
  • Expected goals2.43 xG1.01 xGAl-Ettifaq 2.43 xG, Al Najma 1.01 xG
  • Possession60%40%Al-Ettifaq 60%, Al Najma 40%
  • Corners7 corners3 cornersAl-Ettifaq 7 corners, Al Najma 3 corners
  • Fouls9 fouls8 foulsAl-Ettifaq 9 fouls, Al Najma 8 fouls
  • Yellow cards0 cards3 cardsAl-Ettifaq 0 cards, Al Najma 3 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 · 3′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedAbdulaziz Al Harabi · Al Najma · 8′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedFelippe Cardoso · Al Najma · 46′ · 0.01 xG · on targetMohau Nkota · Al-Ettifaq · 52′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedNabil Donga · Al Najma · 57′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedFrancisco Calvo · Al-Ettifaq · 30′ · 0.02 xG · on targetMoussa Dembélé · Al-Ettifaq · 34′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedAli Jasim · Al Najma · 45′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedSultan Alessa · Al Najma · 45′ · 0.02 xG · on targetOndrej Duda · Al-Ettifaq · 67′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedRakan Al-Tulayhi · Al Najma · 86′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedMeshal Ali Khayrallah · Al-Ettifaq · 90′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedAli Jasim · Al Najma · 4′ · 0.03 xG · on targetOndrej Duda · Al-Ettifaq · 5′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedAli Jasim · Al Najma · 49′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedMukhtar Ali · Al-Ettifaq · 83′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedMoussa Dembélé · Al-Ettifaq · 90′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedMohau Nkota · Al-Ettifaq · 5′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedJoão Costa · Al-Ettifaq · 46′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedFelippe Cardoso · Al Najma · 51′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedFrancisco Calvo · Al-Ettifaq · 65′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedKhalid Al-Ghannam · Al-Ettifaq · 90′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedNasser Al Haleel · Al Najma · 79′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedJoão Costa · Al-Ettifaq · 90′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedFrancisco Calvo · Al-Ettifaq · 30′ · 0.06 xG · on targetAbdullah Khateeb · Al-Ettifaq · 84′ · 0.09 xG · off target or blockedFelippe Cardoso · Al Najma · 10′ · 0.10 xG · off target or blockedFrancisco Calvo · Al-Ettifaq · 22′ · 0.10 xG · off target or blockedKhalid Al-Ghannam · Al-Ettifaq · 75′ · 0.10 xG · on targetDavid Tijanič · Al Najma · 78′ · 0.11 xG · off target or blockedMoussa Dembélé · Al-Ettifaq · 45′ · 0.15 xG · off target or blockedMoussa Dembélé · Al-Ettifaq · 66′ · 0.17 xG · on targetMoussa Dembélé · Al-Ettifaq · 68′ · 0.18 xG · on targetFelippe Cardoso · Al Najma · 26′ · 0.26 xG · off target or blockedLázaro · Al Najma · 7′ · 0.32 xG · on targetJoão Costa · Al-Ettifaq · 30′ · 0.36 xG · off target or blocked
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Al-Ettifaq: 21 shots, 5 on target, 1.60 xG. Al Najma: 15 shots, 4 on target, 1.04 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

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

0120′HT90′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Al-Ettifaq 1.60 xG · Al Najma 1.04 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1Al-Ettifaq
0Draws
0Al Najma
Al Najma — Al-Ettifaq · Saudi Pro League3–4

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

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

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Al-Ettifaq31 matchesAl Najma31 matches
1.42 goals/match ▲Goals scored31/310.94 goals/match
1.65 goals/match ▲Goals allowed31/312.32 goals/match
1.3 xG/match ▲Expected goals30/290.77 xG/match
9.97 shots/match ▲Shots31/319.1 shots/match
4.03 shots/match ▲Shots on target31/313.03 shots/match
49.2% ●Possession31/3145.4%
3.94 corners/match ●Corners31/313.61 corners/match
2.67 cards/matchCards27/262.04 cards/match
11.5 fouls/matchFouls31/319.74 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples31 / 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: Mon, 4 May 2026, 22:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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