Saudi Arabia - Professional LeagueData current as of 23 July 2026

Al Najma vs Al Taawon: match statistics

Al Najma crest
Al Najma
1 : 2half-time 0:1
Al Taawon crest
Al Taawon

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

Key match information

Al Najma play Al Taawon in Professional League (Saudi Arabia). The match date is 23 April 2026 at 18:10. Final score: 1:2.

Current form

Al Najma: 1-2-2, 1.00 points/match. Al Taawon: 1-1-3, 0.80 points/match.

Goal statistics

Al Najma scores 0.94 and concedes 2.24 goals per match. Al Taawon scores 1.74 and concedes 1.35. League average: 3.01 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Al Najma 65%, Al Taawon 65%. Over 2.5: Al Najma 68%, Al Taawon 53%. League level: BTTS 58%, Over 2.5 56%.

xG, shots and style

Al Taawon has higher xG: 1.32 vs 1.06. Al Najma: 9.2 shots per match, Al Taawon: 11.8.

Match halves

Al Najma: half-time lead 15%, second-half goals 0.56. Al Taawon: half-time lead 38%, second-half goals 1.00.

Goals by minute

Al Najma: 46-60 (11 goals). Al Taawon: 61-75 (15 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: 0-0-1. Average goals 1.00, BTTS 0%.

Match description

Al Taawon is the clear favorite: they sit 5th in the table with 13 wins this season versus just 2 wins for Al Najma (18th). The hosts concede 2.29 goals per home game on average and have shipped 67 goals this season, conceding 16 in the last 5 matches (3.2 avg), while Al Taawon concedes 1.29 on the road and have 37 goals against. In attack the visitors score 1.64 goals away with 4.07 shots on target and a 17% conversion rate, whereas the hosts score 1.21 at home with 3.36 shots on target and a 12% conversion, indicating superior efficiency from the visitors. Despite similar average xG (1.18 xG for Al Najma at home vs 1.12 xG for Al Taawon away), the difference in conversion and the higher clean sheet rate for the visitors (14% vs 0%) gives Al Taawon the edge. Considering goal difference (-15 for the hosts vs +5 for the visitors) and last 5 matches points average (0.6 for Al Najma vs 1.2 for Al Taawon), I predict an Al Taawon victory.

Half-by-half

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

Match statistics

47Possession (%)53
Al NajmaAl Taawon
8Shots16
Al NajmaAl Taawon
3Shots on target7
Al NajmaAl Taawon
1.09xG1.82
Al NajmaAl Taawon
5Corners2
Al NajmaAl Taawon
52Dangerous attacks45
Al NajmaAl Taawon
14Fouls10
Al NajmaAl Taawon
2Cards2
Al NajmaAl Taawon

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.

0.94Goals scored / match1.74
Al NajmaAl Taawon
2.24Goals conceded / match1.35
Al NajmaAl Taawon
45%Average possession52%
Al NajmaAl Taawon
3.06Shots on target / match4.12
Al NajmaAl Taawon

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

9.21Shots per match11.79
Al NajmaAl Taawon
3.06Shots on target4.12
Al NajmaAl Taawon
10.2%Shot conversion14.7%
Al NajmaAl Taawon
45%Possession52%
Al NajmaAl Taawon
1.06xG for1.32
Al NajmaAl Taawon
1.83xG against1.47
Al NajmaAl Taawon

Shooting quality

Al Najma: BalancedAl Taawon: Efficient finishing
Al NajmaAl Taawon
Accuracy (shots on target)33%35%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.310.42

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 Najma is 25% better for: last-5 form.

1 pts / match - Al Najma · 0.8 pts / match - Al Taawon

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 at home (W-D-L)
3-4-10
Last 5 at home
2-1-2
LWLDW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.09Opponent xG: 1.69BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 40%
Al Taawon
LWLDL
Season result split
44% W24% R32% P
Season (W-D-L)
15-8-11
1.56 pts / match · goal difference +13
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-1-3
0.80 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
8-3-6
Last 5 away
2-2-1
DDWWL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.4Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 1.71Opponent xG: 1.26BTTS: 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 Taawon is 85% better for: goals scored per match.

0.94 goals / match - Al Najma · 1.74 goals / match - Al Taawon

Al Taawon is 66% better for: goals conceded per match.

2.24 goals / match - Al Najma · 1.35 goals / match - Al Taawon

Al Najma scoring profile: very strong

Al Najma scores in 68% of matches (23 of 34 matches), while Al Taawon keeps a clean sheet in 18% (6 of 34 matches).

Al Taawon scoring profile: very strong

Al Taawon scores in 82% of matches (28 of 34 matches), while Al Najma keeps a clean sheet in 12% (4 of 34 matches).

32Goals scored (season)59
Al NajmaAl Taawon
76Goals conceded (season)46
Al NajmaAl Taawon
3.18Average goals in match3.09
Al NajmaAl Taawon
4Goals scored (last 5)7
Al NajmaAl Taawon
7Goals conceded (last 5)8
Al NajmaAl Taawon

How often they score at least...

68%1 goal82%
Al NajmaAl Taawon
24%2 goals47%
Al NajmaAl Taawon
3%3 goals21%
Al NajmaAl Taawon
0%4 goals12%
Al NajmaAl Taawon

How often they concede at least...

88%1 goal82%
Al NajmaAl Taawon
65%2 goals41%
Al NajmaAl Taawon
41%3 goals6%
Al NajmaAl Taawon
21%4 goals3%
Al NajmaAl Taawon

* 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

18%BTTS at half-time21%
Al NajmaAl Taawon
6%BTTS in both halves3%
Al NajmaAl Taawon
12%Scored in both halves29%
Al NajmaAl Taawon

BTTS and goal count

59%Min. 3 goals and BTTS50%
Al NajmaAl Taawon
9%Min. 3 goals without BTTS3%
Al NajmaAl Taawon
40%BTTS - last 560%
Al NajmaAl Taawon

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

74%Min. 1 goal before half-time74%
Al NajmaAl Taawon
35%Min. 2 goals before half-time32%
Al NajmaAl Taawon
15%Min. 3 goals before half-time15%
Al NajmaAl Taawon

2nd half

79%Min. 1 goal after half-time85%
Al NajmaAl Taawon
59%Min. 2 goals after half-time56%
Al NajmaAl Taawon
32%Min. 3 goals after half-time29%
Al NajmaAl Taawon

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 Taawon is 83% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

0.82 pts / match - Al Najma · 1.5 pts / match - Al Taawon

Al Najma - half-time state
15% leading38% draw47% trailing
Al Taawon - half-time state
38% leading35% draw26% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

0.82Points per match (1st half)1.5
Al NajmaAl Taawon
0.38Goals scored (1st half)0.74
Al NajmaAl Taawon
0.91Goals conceded (1st half)0.47
Al NajmaAl Taawon
1.29Average goals (1st half)1.21
Al NajmaAl Taawon
41%Clean sheet before half-time56%
Al NajmaAl Taawon
68%No goal before half-time50%
Al NajmaAl Taawon

After half-time (2nd half)

0.74Points per match (2nd half)1.38
Al NajmaAl Taawon
0.56Goals scored (2nd half)1
Al NajmaAl Taawon
1.32Goals conceded (2nd half)0.88
Al NajmaAl Taawon
1.88Average goals (2nd half)1.88
Al NajmaAl Taawon
29%Clean sheet after half-time38%
Al NajmaAl Taawon
53%No goal after half-time38%
Al NajmaAl Taawon

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 Taawon - second-half results

32% W41% R26% P
51
Half-time points
25
Half-time goals
+9
Goal difference (1st half)
47
Second-half points
+4
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.50
PPG before half-time
Lead holding116%

Leads at half-time in 38% of matches and wins 44%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.4

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

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
Al Taawon - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.001.00
Goals scored / match0.41.0
Goals conceded / match0.61.0
Average goals in match1.02.0
1 goal60%100%
2 goals20%80%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet40%20%
No goal80%40%
Goal difference-10
Half-time: 20% leading - 40% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 40% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 2

* 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 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.

Al Taawon
ScoredConceded
9
2
0-15
6
6
16-30
10
8
31-45
11
9
46-60
15
6
61-75
8
15
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 61-75 (15 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (15). Late-goal balance (76-90): -7 - 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

3.14
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.1 : 2.0
Estimated goal split
home : away
104%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
65%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-68%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
56%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
6%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 17 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

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.
59%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
158%
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%

Al Taawon

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.15
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.54
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-10.4 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.42
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.12
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
123%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
85%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.76
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
14% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 15% come in the first quarter-hour.
14%

* 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 NajmaLigaAl Taawon
Average goals in match 3.183.01 3.09
Both teams scored 65%58% 65%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 68%56% 53%
Clean sheets 12%23% 18%
Goal before half-time 74%75% 74%
Goal after half-time 79%80% 85%

^ 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 Najma 0 - 0 - 1 Al Taawon. Average goals 1.00, both teams scored in 0% matches.

FAQ

What was the result of Al Najma vs Al Taawon?

The Professional League match finished Al Najma 1:2 Al Taawon. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

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

Al Najma score 0.94 goals per game on average and Al Taawon 1.74. The Professional League average is 3.01 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 56% of games. Both teams score in 65% of Al Najma's matches and 65% of Al Taawon's.

What form are Al Najma and Al Taawon in?

Over the last 5 games Al Najma have a 1-2-2 record (1.00 points per game) and Al Taawon 1-1-3 (0.80 points per game).

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

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