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

Al Kholood vs Al Shabab: match statistics

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

Game details

Al Kholood plays Al Shabab in Professional League (Saudi Arabia). The game is scheduled for September 9, 2026.

Recent form

Al Kholood has 2 wins, 3 draws and 0 losses over its last five games, averaging 1.80 points per game. Al Shabab has 0 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses, with 0.60 points per game.

Scoring records

Al Kholood scores 2.00 goals per game and allows 1.40. Al Shabab scores 1.00 and allows 1.80. Games in this league average 2.76 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 100% of Al Kholood's games and 60% of Al Shabab's. The Over 2.5 rates are 60% and 40%, compared with league averages of 47% for BTTS and 53% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Al Shabab has the higher season xG average, 1.56 to 1.24 per game. Al Kholood takes 10.2 shots per game, while Al Shabab takes 13.2.

First-half and second-half trends

Al Kholood leads at halftime in 40% of its games and scores 1.00 goals per game after halftime. Al Shabab leads at halftime in 0% and scores 0.40 after halftime.

When the teams score

Al Kholood's most productive scoring window is minutes 76-90+ (3 goals). For Al Shabab, it is minutes 31-45+ (2 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

Professional League games average 2.76 goals. Both teams score in 47% of games, and 53% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

Before this game, 2 previous meetings were available. The record was 2 home wins, 0 draws and 0 away wins. Those games averaged 2.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 50% of them.

Before kickoff

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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.

Al KholoodAl Shabab
2Goals scored / game1
Al KholoodAl Shabab
1.4Goals allowed / game1.8
Al KholoodAl Shabab
45%Average possession52%
Al KholoodAl Shabab
4.4Shots on target / game4.4
Al KholoodAl Shabab

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

10.2Shots per game13.2
Al KholoodAl Shabab
4.4Shots on target4.4
Al KholoodAl Shabab
19.6%Shot conversion7.6%
Al KholoodAl Shabab
45%Possession52%
Al KholoodAl Shabab
1.24xG for1.56
Al KholoodAl Shabab
1.43xG against1.57
Al KholoodAl Shabab

Shooting quality

Al Kholood: Counter-attackingAl Shabab: Balanced
Al KholoodAl Shabab
Accuracy (shots on target)43%33%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.450.23

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 Kholood is 200% better for: last-5 form.

1.8 pts / game - Al Kholood · 0.6 pts / game - Al Shabab

Al Kholood
DWDWD
Unbeaten in the last 5 games
Season result split
40% W60% R0% P
Season (W-D-L)
2-3-0
1.80 pts / game · goal difference +3
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-3-0
1.80 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
2-0-0
Last 5 at home
2-0-0
WW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 2.0Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.24Opponent xG: 1.43BTTS: 100%Over 2.5: 60%
Al Shabab
LDDDL
No win in the last 5 games
Season result split
0% W60% R40% P
Season (W-D-L)
0-3-2
0.60 pts / game · goal difference -4
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-3-2
0.60 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
0-2-0
Last 5 away
0-2-0
DD
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 1.8xG: 1.56Opponent xG: 1.57BTTS: 60%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 100% better for: goals scored per game.

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

Al Kholood is 29% better for: goals allowed per game.

1.4 goals / game - Al Kholood · 1.8 goals / game - Al Shabab

Al Kholood scoring profile: very strong

Al Kholood scores in 100% of games (5 of 5 meczów), while Al Shabab keeps a clean sheet in 20% (1 of 5 meczów).

Al Shabab scoring profile: very strong

Al Shabab scores in 60% of games (3 of 5 meczów), while Al Kholood keeps a clean sheet in 0% (0 of 5 meczów).

10Goals scored (season)5
Al KholoodAl Shabab
7Goals conceded (season)9
Al KholoodAl Shabab
3.4Average goals per game2.8
Al KholoodAl Shabab
10Goals scored (last 5)5
Al KholoodAl Shabab
7Goals conceded (last 5)9
Al KholoodAl Shabab

How often they score at least...

100%1 goal60%
Al KholoodAl Shabab
60%2 goals20%
Al KholoodAl Shabab
40%3 goals20%
Al KholoodAl Shabab
0%4 goals0%
Al KholoodAl Shabab

How often they concede at least...

100%1 goal80%
Al KholoodAl Shabab
40%2 goals60%
Al KholoodAl Shabab
0%3 goals40%
Al KholoodAl Shabab
0%4 goals0%
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.

47%
League average

Goal patterns

20%BTTS at half-time40%
Al KholoodAl Shabab
20%BTTS in both halves20%
Al KholoodAl Shabab
40%Scored in both halves20%
Al KholoodAl Shabab

BTTS and goal count

60%Min. 3 goals and BTTS40%
Al KholoodAl Shabab
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
Al KholoodAl Shabab
100%BTTS - last 560%
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

80%Min. 1 goal before half-time40%
Al KholoodAl Shabab
40%Min. 2 goals before half-time40%
Al KholoodAl Shabab
20%Min. 3 goals before half-time20%
Al KholoodAl Shabab

2nd half

100%Min. 1 goal after half-time80%
Al KholoodAl Shabab
80%Min. 2 goals after half-time80%
Al KholoodAl Shabab
20%Min. 3 goals after half-time0%
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 60% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.6 pts / game - Al Kholood · 1 pts / game - Al Shabab

Al Kholood - half-time state
40% leading40% draw20% trailing
Al Shabab - half-time state
0% leading100% draw0% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.6Points per game (1st half)1
Al KholoodAl Shabab
1Goals scored (1st half)0.6
Al KholoodAl Shabab
0.4Goals conceded (1st half)0.6
Al KholoodAl Shabab
1.4Average goals (1st half)1.2
Al KholoodAl Shabab
60%Clean sheet before half-time60%
Al KholoodAl Shabab
40%No goal before half-time60%
Al KholoodAl Shabab

After half-time (2nd half)

1.6Points per game (2nd half)0.6
Al KholoodAl Shabab
1Goals scored (2nd half)0.4
Al KholoodAl Shabab
1Goals conceded (2nd half)1.2
Al KholoodAl Shabab
2Average goals (2nd half)1.6
Al KholoodAl Shabab
20%Clean sheet after half-time20%
Al KholoodAl Shabab
20%No goal after half-time60%
Al KholoodAl Shabab

Al Kholood - second-half results

40% W40% R20% P
8
Half-time points
5
Half-time goals
+3
Goal difference (1st half)
8
Second-half points
0
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.60
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at halftime in 40% of games and wins 40%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.6

Allows 0.6 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Al Shabab - second-half results

0% W60% R40% P
5
Half-time points
3
Half-time goals
0
Goal difference (1st half)
3
Second-half points
-4
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.00
PPG before half-time
Defense after halftime+0.6

Allows 0.6 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Al Kholood - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.601.60
Goals scored / game1.01.0
Goals allowed / game0.41.0
Average goals per game1.42.0
1 goal80%100%
2 goals40%80%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet60%20%
No goal40%20%
Goal difference+30
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 40% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 5
Al Shabab - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.000.60
Goals scored / game0.60.4
Goals allowed / game0.61.2
Average goals per game1.21.6
1 goal40%80%
2 goals40%80%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet60%20%
No goal60%60%
Goal difference0-4
Half-time: 0% leading - 100% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 60% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 3

* 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
1
1
0-15
2
0
16-30
2
1
31-45
1
2
46-60
1
1
61-75
3
2
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (3 goals). Concedes most in 46-60 (2). Late-goal balance (76-90): +1 - wins late phases.

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

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (2 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (4). 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

3.10
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.9 : 1.2
Estimated goal split
home : away
112%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
80%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-35%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
60%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
0%
0:0 risk
practically zero
2-3
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.
-0.19
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.79
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-1.1 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.76
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.03
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
143%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
103%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
0.0
Late goals
30% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 10% come in the first quarter-hour.
30%

Al Shabab

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.01
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.79
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-0.5 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.56
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.23
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
74%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
129%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
0.00
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, 20% come in the first quarter-hour.
20%

* 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 3.402.76 2.80
Both teams scored 100%47% 60%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 60%53% 40%
Clean sheets 0%33% 20%
Goal before half-time 80%69% 40%
Goal after half-time 100%69% 80%

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

2.76
Average goals per game
47%
Both teams scored
53%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
33%
Clean sheets
1.40
Home goals / game
1.36
Away goals / game
+3%
Home attack advantage
+3%
Home defensive advantage
+0%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
69%
1 goal
49%
2 goals
20%
3 goals
4%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
69%
1 goal
44%
2 goals
11%
3 goals
4%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Record from Al Kholood's perspective: 2 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses against Al Shabab. Games average 2.00 goals, and both teams scored in 50% of them.

Al Kholood
1 : 0
Al Shabab
Al Shabab
1 : 2
Al Kholood

FAQ

When do Al Kholood and Al Shabab play?

Al Kholood face Al Shabab on September 9, 2026 in Professional League. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What is the head-to-head record between Al Kholood and Al Shabab?

In the last 2 head-to-head matches Al Kholood won 2, Al Shabab won 0 and 0 ended level. These games averaged 2.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 50% of them.

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

Al Kholood score 2.00 goals per game on average and Al Shabab 1.00. The Professional League average is 2.76 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 53% of games. Both teams score in 100% of Al Kholood's matches and 60% of Al Shabab's.

What form are Al Kholood and Al Shabab in?

Over the last 5 games Al Kholood have a 2-3-0 record (1.80 points per game) and Al Shabab 0-3-2 (0.60 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.