Saudi Arabia - Professional LeagueData current as of September 06, 2026

Al Kholood vs Al Shabab: match statistics

Al Kholood crest
Al Kholood
1 : 0half-time 0:0
Al Shabab crest
Al Shabab
130%(3.40)
X30%(3.67)
240%(1.83)

Al Shabab appear to be the favorites in this match despite their poor away statistics. The home side Al Kholood are in disastrous home form with an 80% loss rate and only 20% wins, conceding an average of 2.2 goals per game. Al Shabab have earned 1.6 points per match in their last five games and have won their last two matches, indicating an improvement in form. The visitors have a better away defense (conceding 1.2 goals on average) and a 30% clean sheet rate, while Al Kholood have not kept a single clean sheet at home. The difference in xG (1.14 for the visitors vs 1.11 for the home side) and a better goal difference (-4 vs -10) speak in favor of Al Shabab, although a draw is also realistic due to the visitors' tendency to share points (40% draws away from home).

Al Kholood vs Al Shabab: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Al Kholood played against Al Shabab in Professional League (Saudi Arabia). The game was played on February 7, 2026. Final score: 1:0.

Recent form

Al Kholood has 1 win, 1 draw and 3 losses over its last five games, averaging 0.80 points per game. Al Shabab has 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss, with 1.60 points per game.

Scoring records

Al Kholood scores 1.32 goals per game and allows 1.84. Al Shabab scores 1.00 and allows 1.32. Games in this league average 2.95 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 47% of Al Kholood's games and 47% of Al Shabab's. The Over 2.5 rates are 68% and 32%, compared with league averages of 57% for BTTS and 56% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Al Shabab has the higher season xG average, 1.40 to 1.15 per game. Al Kholood takes 9.8 shots per game, while Al Shabab takes 12.8.

First-half and second-half trends

Al Kholood leads at halftime in 21% of its games and scores 0.58 goals per game after halftime. Al Shabab leads at halftime in 11% and scores 0.68 after halftime.

When the teams score

Al Kholood's most productive scoring window is minutes 76-90+ (7 goals). For Al Shabab, it is minutes 61-75 (6 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

Professional League games average 2.95 goals. Both teams score in 57% of games, and 56% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

Before this game, one previous meeting was available. The record was 1 home win, 0 draws and 0 away wins. Those games averaged 3.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 100% of them.

Archived pre-match analysis

This analysis was prepared before kick-off. The conclusions use only information available before the match and do not include the final result or post-match statistics.

General match analysis

Al Shabab appear to be the favorites in this match despite their poor away statistics. The home side Al Kholood are in disastrous home form with an 80% loss rate and only 20% wins, conceding an average of 2.2 goals per game. Al Shabab have earned 1.6 points per match in their last five games and have won their last two matches, indicating an improvement in form. The visitors have a better away defense (conceding 1.2 goals on average) and a 30% clean sheet rate, while Al Kholood have not kept a single clean sheet at home. The difference in xG (1.14 for the visitors vs 1.11 for the home side) and a better goal difference (-4 vs -10) speak in favor of Al Shabab, although a draw is also realistic due to the visitors' tendency to share points (40% draws away from home).

View the statistical overview

Stats by half

0 : 0
First half
1 : 0
Second half

Game stats

42Possession (%)58
Al KholoodAl Shabab
6Shots8
Al KholoodAl Shabab
2Shots on target2
Al KholoodAl Shabab
0.69xG0.93
Al KholoodAl Shabab
5Corners3
Al KholoodAl Shabab
23Dangerous attacks39
Al KholoodAl Shabab
11Fouls12
Al KholoodAl Shabab
2Cards3
Al KholoodAl Shabab

Pre-game profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

1.32Goals scored / game1
Al KholoodAl Shabab
1.84Goals allowed / game1.32
Al KholoodAl Shabab
46%Average possession46%
Al KholoodAl Shabab
3.42Shots on target / game4.21
Al KholoodAl Shabab

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

9.84Shots per game12.79
Al KholoodAl Shabab
3.42Shots on target4.21
Al KholoodAl Shabab
13.4%Shot conversion7.8%
Al KholoodAl Shabab
46%Possession46%
Al KholoodAl Shabab
1.15xG for1.4
Al KholoodAl Shabab
1.76xG against1.21
Al KholoodAl Shabab

Shooting quality

Al Kholood: Counter-attackingAl Shabab: Balanced
Al KholoodAl Shabab
Accuracy (shots on target)35%33%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.390.24

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 games and season record, overall, at home and away.

Al Shabab is 100% better for: last-5 form.

0.8 pts / game - Al Kholood · 1.6 pts / game - Al Shabab

Al Kholood
LWLLD
Season result split
26% W5% R68% P
Season (W-D-L)
5-1-13
0.84 pts / game · goal difference -10
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-1-3
0.80 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
2-0-8
Last 5 at home
0-0-5
LLLLL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 1.05Opponent xG: 1.84BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 60%
Al Shabab
LDDWW
Season result split
21% W37% R42% P
Season (W-D-L)
4-7-8
1.00 pts / game · goal difference -6
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-2-1
1.60 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
1-4-5
Last 5 away
1-1-3
LLLDW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.4Goals conceded: 0.6xG: 1.57Opponent xG: 0.98BTTS: 20%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 Kholood is 32% better for: goals scored per game.

1.32 goals / game - Al Kholood · 1 goals / game - Al Shabab

Al Shabab is 39% better for: goals allowed per game.

1.84 goals / game - Al Kholood · 1.32 goals / game - Al Shabab

Al Kholood scoring profile: mixed

Al Kholood scores in 53% of games (10 of 19 meczów), while Al Shabab keeps a clean sheet in 32% (6 of 19 meczów).

Al Shabab scoring profile: very strong

Al Shabab scores in 63% of games (12 of 19 meczów), while Al Kholood keeps a clean sheet in 11% (2 of 19 meczów).

25Goals scored (season)19
Al KholoodAl Shabab
35Goals conceded (season)25
Al KholoodAl Shabab
3.16Average goals per game2.32
Al KholoodAl Shabab
6Goals scored (last 5)7
Al KholoodAl Shabab
8Goals conceded (last 5)3
Al KholoodAl Shabab

How often they score at least...

53%1 goal63%
Al KholoodAl Shabab
32%2 goals21%
Al KholoodAl Shabab
16%3 goals11%
Al KholoodAl Shabab
16%4 goals5%
Al KholoodAl Shabab

How often they concede at least...

89%1 goal68%
Al KholoodAl Shabab
58%2 goals42%
Al KholoodAl Shabab
26%3 goals16%
Al KholoodAl Shabab
11%4 goals5%
Al KholoodAl Shabab

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

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

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

57%
League average

Goal patterns

37%BTTS at half-time21%
Al KholoodAl Shabab
11%BTTS in both halves11%
Al KholoodAl Shabab
26%Scored in both halves11%
Al KholoodAl Shabab

BTTS and goal count

47%Min. 3 goals and BTTS26%
Al KholoodAl Shabab
21%Min. 3 goals without BTTS5%
Al KholoodAl Shabab
40%BTTS - last 520%
Al KholoodAl Shabab

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

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

1st half

68%Min. 1 goal before half-time68%
Al KholoodAl Shabab
47%Min. 2 goals before half-time32%
Al KholoodAl Shabab
32%Min. 3 goals before half-time11%
Al KholoodAl Shabab

2nd half

84%Min. 1 goal after half-time58%
Al KholoodAl Shabab
53%Min. 2 goals after half-time32%
Al KholoodAl Shabab
21%Min. 3 goals after half-time21%
Al KholoodAl Shabab

Game 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 Kholood is 41% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.11 pts / game - Al Kholood · 0.79 pts / game - Al Shabab

Al Kholood - half-time state
21% leading47% draw32% trailing
Al Shabab - half-time state
11% leading47% draw42% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.11Points per game (1st half)0.79
Al KholoodAl Shabab
0.74Goals scored (1st half)0.32
Al KholoodAl Shabab
0.79Goals conceded (1st half)0.79
Al KholoodAl Shabab
1.53Average goals (1st half)1.11
Al KholoodAl Shabab
42%Clean sheet before half-time42%
Al KholoodAl Shabab
53%No goal before half-time68%
Al KholoodAl Shabab

After half-time (2nd half)

1Points per game (2nd half)1.26
Al KholoodAl Shabab
0.58Goals scored (2nd half)0.68
Al KholoodAl Shabab
1.05Goals conceded (2nd half)0.53
Al KholoodAl Shabab
1.63Average goals (2nd half)1.21
Al KholoodAl Shabab
32%Clean sheet after half-time63%
Al KholoodAl Shabab
68%No goal after half-time58%
Al KholoodAl Shabab

Al Kholood - second-half results

26% W21% R53% P
21
Half-time points
14
Half-time goals
-1
Goal difference (1st half)
19
Second-half points
-9
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.11
PPG before half-time
Lead holding124%

Leads at halftime in 21% of games and wins 26%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.3

Allows 0.3 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Al Shabab - second-half results

26% W47% R26% P
15
Half-time points
6
Half-time goals
-9
Goal difference (1st half)
24
Second-half points
+3
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.79
PPG before half-time
Lead holding191%

Leads at halftime in 11% of games and wins 21%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime-0.3

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Al Kholood - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.800.80
Goals scored / game0.60.6
Goals allowed / game0.21.4
Average goals per game0.82.0
1 goal40%80%
2 goals20%60%
3 goals20%40%
Clean sheet80%20%
No goal60%80%
Goal difference+2-4
Half-time: 40% leading - 60% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 20% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 3
Al Shabab - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.201.40
Goals scored / game0.41.0
Goals allowed / game0.40.2
Average goals per game0.81.2
1 goal40%40%
2 goals20%40%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet80%80%
No goal60%60%
Goal difference0+4
Half-time: 20% leading - 60% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 80% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 2

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

Al Kholood
ScoredConceded
6
5
0-15
3
5
16-30
5
5
31-45
2
7
46-60
2
8
61-75
7
5
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (7 goals). Concedes most in 61-75 (8). Late-goal balance (76-90): +2 - wins late phases.

Al Shabab
ScoredConceded
2
7
0-15
0
2
16-30
4
6
31-45
4
3
46-60
6
1
61-75
3
6
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 61-75 (6 goals). Concedes most in 0-15 (7). Late-goal balance (76-90): -3 - 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 from completed games this season.

Game profile

2.74
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.3 : 1.4
Estimated goal split
home : away
93%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
47%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+9%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
33%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
17%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 6 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Al Kholood

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.61
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.09
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-3.3 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.17
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.08
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
85%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
131%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.04
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.2
Late goals
28% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 24% come in the first quarter-hour.
28%

Al Shabab

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.19
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.51
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-1.9 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.40
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.11
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
71%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
85%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.60
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.4
Late goals
16% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 11% come in the first quarter-hour.
16%

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

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

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

Teams vs league

Al KholoodLigaAl Shabab
Average goals per game 3.162.95 2.32
Both teams scored 47%57% 47%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 68%56% 32%
Clean sheets 11%25% 32%
Goal before half-time 68%71% 68%
Goal after half-time 84%80% 58%

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

2.95
Average goals per game
57%
Both teams scored
56%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
25%
Clean sheets
1.56
Home goals / game
1.40
Away goals / game
+11%
Home attack advantage
+10%
Home defensive advantage
+8%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
71%
1 goal
37%
2 goals
15%
3 goals
2%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
80%
1 goal
51%
2 goals
25%
3 goals
10%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. Al KholoodYellow cardMuhammad Hussein Sawan Samili
  2. Al ShababYellow cardAli Hassan Al Asmari
  3. Al KholoodYellow cardAbdulaziz Alelewai
  4. Al ShababYellow cardVincent Sierro
  5. Al KholoodSubstitutionOn: Mansour CamaraOff: Muhammad Hussein Sawan Samili
  6. Al ShababSubstitutionOn: Fawaz Al SagourqOff: Mohammed Al-Thain
  7. Al KholoodSubstitutionOn: Jamaan Al DosariOff: Ramiro Enrique Paz
  8. Al ShababYellow cardHaroune Camara

Referee and managers

Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.

Referee context

See how often this referee shows cards, awards penalties and how their matches tend to finish.

Mohammed Sami Al-IsmailMatches officiated: 11
4.55Cards per match
0Penalties per match
1 / X / 245%Home wins27%Draws27%Away wins

Head-to-head

Record from Al Kholood's perspective: 1 win, 0 draws and 0 losses against Al Shabab. Games average 3.00 goals, and both teams scored in 100% of them.

Al Shabab
1 : 2
Al Kholood

FAQ

What was the result of Al Kholood vs Al Shabab?

The Professional League match finished Al Kholood 1:0 Al Shabab. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Al Kholood vs Al Shabab?

Al Kholood score 1.32 goals per game on average and Al Shabab 1.00. The Professional League average is 2.95 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 56% of games. Both teams score in 47% of Al Kholood's matches and 47% of Al Shabab's.

What form are Al Kholood and Al Shabab in?

Over the last 5 games Al Kholood have a 1-1-3 record (0.80 points per game) and Al Shabab 2-2-1 (1.60 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Al Kholood vs Al Shabab?

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for Al Kholood vs Al Shabab: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.