Saudi Arabia - Professional LeagueData current as of 23 July 2026

Al Ittifaq vs Al Najma: match statistics

Al Ittifaq crest
Al Ittifaq
0 : 0half-time 0:0
Al Najma crest
Al Najma

Al Ittifaq vs Al Najma: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Al Ittifaq play Al Najma in Professional League (Saudi Arabia). The match date is 4 May 2026 at 20:00. Final score: 0:0.

Current form

Al Ittifaq: 2-2-1, 1.60 points/match. Al Najma: 1-2-2, 1.00 points/match.

Goal statistics

Al Ittifaq scores 1.50 and concedes 1.62 goals per match. Al Najma scores 0.94 and concedes 2.24. League average: 3.01 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Al Ittifaq 56%, Al Najma 65%. Over 2.5: Al Ittifaq 59%, Al Najma 68%. League level: BTTS 58%, Over 2.5 56%.

xG, shots and style

Al Ittifaq has higher xG: 1.21 vs 1.06. Al Ittifaq: 10.3 shots per match, Al Najma: 9.2.

Match halves

Al Ittifaq: half-time lead 29%, second-half goals 0.85. Al Najma: half-time lead 15%, second-half goals 0.56.

Goals by minute

Al Ittifaq: 46-60 (11 goals). Al Najma: 46-60 (11 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Professional League: 3.01 goals per match, BTTS 58%, Over 2.5 56%.

Head-to-head

1 H2H matches: 1-0-0. Average goals 7.00, BTTS 100%.

Match description

Al Ittifaq is the clear favorite — they sit 7th with 13 wins this season versus just 2 wins for Al Najma, who are 18th. At home Al Ittifaq average 1.67 goals per game with 4.07 shots on target and an 18% conversion rate, while Al Najma away average only 0.73 goals, 2.67 shots on target and a 10% conversion. Defensively the hosts concede 1.53 goals per home match with an xG against of 1.73, whereas the visitors concede 2.53 goals away with xG against 1.91 and carry a negative away goal differential of -27. Form trends confirm Al Ittifaq’s edge: 1.2 points per game over the last 5 matches versus 0.6 for Al Najma, with form lines 2W/3L vs 1W/4L. Considering the superior goal output (44 vs 29), better shooting efficiency (1.67 vs 0.73) and the visitors’ weaker defense, I tip the home win.

Half-by-half

0 : 0
1st half
0 : 0
2nd half

Match statistics

60Possession (%)40
Al IttifaqAl Najma
21Shots15
Al IttifaqAl Najma
5Shots on target4
Al IttifaqAl Najma
2.12xG1.56
Al IttifaqAl Najma
7Corners3
Al IttifaqAl Najma
62Dangerous attacks46
Al IttifaqAl Najma
9Fouls8
Al IttifaqAl Najma
1Cards3
Al IttifaqAl Najma

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

Al IttifaqAl Najma
1.5Goals scored / match0.94
Al IttifaqAl Najma
1.62Goals conceded / match2.24
Al IttifaqAl Najma
49%Average possession45%
Al IttifaqAl Najma
4.35Shots on target / match3.06
Al IttifaqAl Najma

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

10.35Shots per match9.21
Al IttifaqAl Najma
4.35Shots on target3.06
Al IttifaqAl Najma
14.5%Shot conversion10.2%
Al IttifaqAl Najma
49%Possession45%
Al IttifaqAl Najma
1.21xG for1.06
Al IttifaqAl Najma
1.67xG against1.83
Al IttifaqAl Najma

Shooting quality

Al Ittifaq: Efficient finishingAl Najma: Balanced
Al IttifaqAl Najma
Accuracy (shots on target)42%33%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.340.31

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Al Ittifaq is 60% better for: last-5 form.

1.6 pts / match - Al Ittifaq · 1 pts / match - Al Najma

Al Ittifaq
WDWLD
Season result split
41% W24% R35% P
Season (W-D-L)
14-8-12
1.47 pts / match · goal difference -4
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-2-1
1.60 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
7-6-4
Last 5 at home
1-2-2
DWLDL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.0Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.76Opponent xG: 1.62BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%
Al Najma
LDDLW
Season result split
9% W21% R71% P
Season (W-D-L)
3-7-24
0.47 pts / match · goal difference -44
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-2-2
1.00 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
0-3-14
Last 5 away
0-1-4
LLLDL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.09Opponent xG: 1.69BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 40%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Al Ittifaq is 60% better for: goals scored per match.

1.5 goals / match - Al Ittifaq · 0.94 goals / match - Al Najma

Al Ittifaq is 38% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.62 goals / match - Al Ittifaq · 2.24 goals / match - Al Najma

Al Ittifaq scoring profile: very strong

Al Ittifaq scores in 74% of matches (25 of 34 matches), while Al Najma keeps a clean sheet in 12% (4 of 34 matches).

Al Najma scoring profile: strong

Al Najma scores in 68% of matches (23 of 34 matches), while Al Ittifaq keeps a clean sheet in 26% (9 of 34 matches).

51Goals scored (season)32
Al IttifaqAl Najma
55Goals conceded (season)76
Al IttifaqAl Najma
3.12Average goals in match3.18
Al IttifaqAl Najma
10Goals scored (last 5)4
Al IttifaqAl Najma
5Goals conceded (last 5)7
Al IttifaqAl Najma

How often they score at least...

74%1 goal68%
Al IttifaqAl Najma
44%2 goals24%
Al IttifaqAl Najma
21%3 goals3%
Al IttifaqAl Najma
9%4 goals0%
Al IttifaqAl Najma

How often they concede at least...

74%1 goal88%
Al IttifaqAl Najma
47%2 goals65%
Al IttifaqAl Najma
26%3 goals41%
Al IttifaqAl Najma
12%4 goals21%
Al IttifaqAl Najma

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

58%
League average

Goal patterns

24%BTTS at half-time18%
Al IttifaqAl Najma
6%BTTS in both halves6%
Al IttifaqAl Najma
32%Scored in both halves12%
Al IttifaqAl Najma

BTTS and goal count

47%Min. 3 goals and BTTS59%
Al IttifaqAl Najma
12%Min. 3 goals without BTTS9%
Al IttifaqAl Najma
60%BTTS - last 540%
Al IttifaqAl Najma

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

76%Min. 1 goal before half-time74%
Al IttifaqAl Najma
41%Min. 2 goals before half-time35%
Al IttifaqAl Najma
15%Min. 3 goals before half-time15%
Al IttifaqAl Najma

2nd half

82%Min. 1 goal after half-time79%
Al IttifaqAl Najma
56%Min. 2 goals after half-time59%
Al IttifaqAl Najma
26%Min. 3 goals after half-time32%
Al IttifaqAl Najma

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Al Ittifaq is 51% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.24 pts / match - Al Ittifaq · 0.82 pts / match - Al Najma

Al Ittifaq - half-time state
29% leading35% draw35% trailing
Al Najma - half-time state
15% leading38% draw47% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.24Points per match (1st half)0.82
Al IttifaqAl Najma
0.65Goals scored (1st half)0.38
Al IttifaqAl Najma
0.74Goals conceded (1st half)0.91
Al IttifaqAl Najma
1.38Average goals (1st half)1.29
Al IttifaqAl Najma
47%Clean sheet before half-time41%
Al IttifaqAl Najma
53%No goal before half-time68%
Al IttifaqAl Najma

After half-time (2nd half)

1.32Points per match (2nd half)0.74
Al IttifaqAl Najma
0.85Goals scored (2nd half)0.56
Al IttifaqAl Najma
0.88Goals conceded (2nd half)1.32
Al IttifaqAl Najma
1.74Average goals (2nd half)1.88
Al IttifaqAl Najma
47%Clean sheet after half-time29%
Al IttifaqAl Najma
41%No goal after half-time53%
Al IttifaqAl Najma

Al Ittifaq - second-half results

35% W26% R38% P
42
Half-time points
22
Half-time goals
-3
Goal difference (1st half)
45
Second-half points
-1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.24
PPG before half-time
Lead holding141%

Leads at half-time in 29% of matches and wins 41%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.1

Concedes 0.1 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Al Najma - second-half results

12% W38% R50% P
28
Half-time points
13
Half-time goals
-18
Goal difference (1st half)
25
Second-half points
-26
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.82
PPG before half-time
Lead holding60%

Leads at half-time in 15% of matches and wins 9%. Sometimes loses the lead after half-time.

Defence after half-time+0.4

Concedes 0.4 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Al Ittifaq - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match2.001.40
Goals scored / match0.81.2
Goals conceded / match0.40.6
Average goals in match1.21.8
1 goal80%80%
2 goals20%40%
3 goals20%40%
Clean sheet80%40%
No goal20%60%
Goal difference+2+3
Half-time: 60% leading - 20% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 20% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 4
Al Najma - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.200.60
Goals scored / match0.80.0
Goals conceded / match0.80.6
Average goals in match1.60.6
1 goal80%40%
2 goals40%20%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet40%60%
No goal40%100%
Goal difference0-3
Half-time: 20% leading - 60% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 60% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 4

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Al Ittifaq
ScoredConceded
7
6
0-15
8
7
16-30
7
12
31-45
11
8
46-60
8
11
61-75
10
11
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (11 goli). Concedes most in 31-45 (12). Late-goal balance (76-90): -1 - late phases are a weakness.

Al Najma
ScoredConceded
4
12
0-15
3
7
16-30
6
12
31-45
11
11
46-60
3
11
61-75
5
23
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (11 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (23). Late-goal balance (76-90): -18 - late phases are a weakness.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

3.15
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.9 : 1.3
Estimated goal split
home : away
105%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
61%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+122%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
50%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
8%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 13 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Al Ittifaq

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.46
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.34
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+2.8 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.29
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.05
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
94%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
114%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.13
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
20% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 14% come in the first quarter-hour.
20%

Al Najma

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.77
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.53
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+0.6 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.12
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.41
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
66%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
141%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.53
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
16% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 13% come in the first quarter-hour.
16%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Professional League).

Teams vs league

Al IttifaqLigaAl Najma
Average goals in match 3.123.01 3.18
Both teams scored 56%58% 65%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 59%56% 68%
Clean sheets 26%23% 12%
Goal before half-time 76%75% 74%
Goal after half-time 82%80% 79%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

3.01
Average goals per match
58%
Both teams scored
56%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
23%
Clean sheets
1.59
Home goals / match
1.42
Away goals / match
+12%
Home attack advantage
+11%
Home defence advantage
+11%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
75%
1 goal
38%
2 goals
15%
3 goals
4%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
80%
1 goal
50%
2 goals
25%
3 goals
10%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: Al Ittifaq 1 - 0 - 0 Al Najma. Average goals 7.00, both teams scored in 100% matches.

FAQ

What was the result of Al Ittifaq vs Al Najma?

The Professional League match finished Al Ittifaq 0:0 Al Najma. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Al Ittifaq vs Al Najma?

Al Ittifaq score 1.50 goals per game on average and Al Najma 0.94. The Professional League average is 3.01 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 56% of games. Both teams score in 56% of Al Ittifaq's matches and 65% of Al Najma's.

What form are Al Ittifaq and Al Najma in?

Over the last 5 games Al Ittifaq have a 2-2-1 record (1.60 points per game) and Al Najma 1-2-2 (1.00 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Al Ittifaq vs Al Najma?

The statistical background for Al Ittifaq vs Al Najma — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under — is on this page. The tip with full reasoning and a value assessment is in the NoFluffPicks app.