Counter-Punch
Al Riyadh
Al Riyadh were happy without the ball and still created more — 1.06 xG from 40.0% possession.
- Possession
- 40.0%
- Expected goals
- 1.06
- Opponent xG
- 0.69
Pro League · Matchday 7Al Riyadh
K. Keita 66'
R. Abascal 89'
2 – 0
FT
HT 0–0
Al Kholood
Pro League
Matchday 7Al Riyadh2–0Al Kholood
1.06
Expected goals
0.69
66′89′
Shot-by-shot xG is not available for this fixture, so the race is shown as full-time totals: AR 1.06, AK 0.69.
Match report
Al Riyadh 2-0 Al Kholood
Al Riyadh saw off Al Kholood 2-0 at Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium in Pro League. Keita opened the scoring for Al Riyadh on 66' and Abascal made it 2-0 to Al Riyadh on 89'.
Expected goals finished Al Riyadh 1.06, Al Kholood 0.69. The scoreline is a fair reflection of who created more. Al Kholood held 60.0% of the ball.
The numbers picked up more than the scoreline shows. Al Riyadh graded out for counter-punch — 40.0% possession and 1.06 expected goals. Al Kholood graded out for passive possession — 60.0% possession and 0.69 expected goals.
Mohammed Al-Khaibari came out of it with the best individual rating on the pitch, 8.0 for Al Riyadh from 1 key pass and 1 tackle.
It was a niggly afternoon: 25 fouls between them and 4 yellow cards, with Al Kholood conceding the most free-kicks (15).
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Quick stats
40%Possession60%
11Shots15
1.06xG0.69
What the numbers say
5 readsPassive Possession
Al Kholood
Al Kholood controlled the ball without ever turning it into danger — territory, not threat.
- Possession
- 60.0%
- Expected goals
- 0.69
- On target
- 3
- xG per 100 passes
- 0.16
Shooting From Range
Al Kholood
Al Kholood could not get inside the box and settled for distance — 60% of their shots came from outside it.
- Shots from range
- 9 of 15
- Share
- 60%
- xG per shot
- 0.05
Late Drama
Both teams
The game was still moving in the closing minutes — Al Riyadh scored on 89′.
- Goals after 80′
- 1
- Last goal
- 89′
Timeline
🟨16'
John Buckley
Foul
Kader Keïta
Foul
🟨36'
Half-time
Essam Bahri
Foul
🟨50'
K. Keita — assist: S. Hazazi
⚽66'
H. Qasim ↑ S. Hazazi ↓
🔄69'
A. Al Tale ↑ H. A. Bahri E. ↓
🔄69'
🔄70'
A. Al Dawsari ↑ J. Buckley ↓
🔄70'
Y. Al Zubaidi ↑ M. Sawan ↓
H. Al Raqwani ↑ H. Al Shurafa ↓
🔄74'
O. Al Boardi ↑ H. Al Ali ↓
🔄80'
B. Al-Harthi ↑ F. Al Jayzani ↓
🔄80'
🔄82'
M. Al Rashidi ↑ R. Solan ↓
🟨88'
Yaseen Al-Zubaidi
Foul
R. Abascal
⚽89'
Match info
Kickoff
VenuePrince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium, Riyadh
CompetitionPro League
Season2026
RoundMatchday 7
StatusMatch Finished