Saudi Arabia - Professional LeagueData current as of 13 September 2026

Al Ahli vs Al Najma: match statistics

Al Ahli crest
Al Ahli
4 : 1half-time 0:1
Al Najma crest
Al Najma
175%(1.13)
X18%(9.00)
27%(19.00)

Al Ahli displays impressive home form with a 73% win rate at home and a +15 goal difference, scoring an average of 2.27 goals per match. The hosts have not lost any home match this season and have scored in every home game. Al Najma is in terrible away form - 82% losses, zero away wins, and a negative goal difference of -15. The visitors in their last five away matches have recorded four defeats and one draw, scoring only 0.64 goals on average per match while conceding 2 goals. The quality gap between both teams is drastic, which is reflected in their league positions (3rd vs 18th) and xG metrics, where Al Ahli dominates both in offense (1.67 vs 1.00) and defense (1.06 vs 1.74). All statistics clearly point to a certain victory for the hosts.

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

Key match information

Al Ahli played Al Najma in Professional League (Saudi Arabia). The match was played on 19 February 2026. Final score: 4:1.

Current form

Al Ahli: 4-1-0, 2.60 points/match. Al Najma: 1-1-3, 0.80 points/match.

Goal statistics

Al Ahli scores 1.90 and concedes 0.67 goals per match. Al Najma scores 0.95 and concedes 2.00. League average: 2.93 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Al Ahli 43%, Al Najma 67%. Over 2.5: Al Ahli 43%, Al Najma 62%. League level: BTTS 58%, Over 2.5 55%.

xG, shots and style

Al Ahli has higher xG: 1.62 vs 1.10. Al Ahli: 13.5 shots per match, Al Najma: 9.6.

Match halves

Al Ahli: half-time lead 33%, second-half goals 1.24. Al Najma: half-time lead 10%, second-half goals 0.71.

Goals by minute

Al Ahli: 76-90+ (11 goals). Al Najma: 46-60 (8 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Professional League: 2.93 goals per match, BTTS 58%, Over 2.5 55%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 1 previous H2H matches were available: 1-0-0. Average goals 1.00, BTTS 0%.

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 Ahli displays impressive home form with a 73% win rate at home and a +15 goal difference, scoring an average of 2.27 goals per match. The hosts have not lost any home match this season and have scored in every home game. Al Najma is in terrible away form - 82% losses, zero away wins, and a negative goal difference of -15. The visitors in their last five away matches have recorded four defeats and one draw, scoring only 0.64 goals on average per match while conceding 2 goals. The quality gap between both teams is drastic, which is reflected in their league positions (3rd vs 18th) and xG metrics, where Al Ahli dominates both in offense (1.67 vs 1.00) and defense (1.06 vs 1.74). All statistics clearly point to a certain victory for the hosts.

View the statistical overview

Half-by-half

0 : 1
1st half
4 : 0
2nd half

Match statistics

58Possession (%)42
Al AhliAl Najma
14Shots7
Al AhliAl Najma
9Shots on target3
Al AhliAl Najma
2.97xG0.98
Al AhliAl Najma
15Corners0
Al AhliAl Najma
208Dangerous attacks45
Al AhliAl Najma
10Fouls7
Al AhliAl Najma
0Cards4
Al AhliAl 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.

1.9Goals scored / match0.95
Al AhliAl Najma
0.67Goals conceded / match2
Al AhliAl Najma
49%Average possession47%
Al AhliAl Najma
5.43Shots on target / match3.14
Al AhliAl Najma

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

13.48Shots per match9.57
Al AhliAl Najma
5.43Shots on target3.14
Al AhliAl Najma
14.1%Shot conversion10%
Al AhliAl Najma
49%Possession47%
Al AhliAl Najma
1.62xG for1.1
Al AhliAl Najma
0.92xG against1.72
Al AhliAl Najma

Shooting quality

Al Ahli: Efficient finishingAl Najma: Balanced
Al AhliAl Najma
Accuracy (shots on target)40%33%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.350.30

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 Ahli is 225% better for: last-5 form.

2.6 pts / match - Al Ahli · 0.8 pts / match - Al Najma

Al Ahli
WWDWW
Unbeaten in the last 5 matches
Season result split
71% W24% D5% L
Season (W-D-L)
15-5-1
2.38 pts / match · goal difference +26
Last 5 (W-D-L)
4-1-0
2.60 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
8-3-0
Last 5 at home
5-0-0
WWWWW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.8Goals conceded: 0.4xG: 1.54Opponent xG: 0.78BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 60%
Al Najma
LDLLW
Season result split
5% W24% D71% L
Season (W-D-L)
1-5-15
0.38 pts / match · goal difference -22
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-1-3
0.80 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
0-2-9
Last 5 away
0-1-4
LLDLL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 1.8xG: 1.12Opponent xG: 1.57BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%

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 Ahli is 100% better for: goals scored per match.

1.9 goals / match - Al Ahli · 0.95 goals / match - Al Najma

Al Ahli is 199% better for: goals conceded per match.

0.67 goals / match - Al Ahli · 2 goals / match - Al Najma

Al Ahli scoring profile: very strong

Al Ahli scores in 90% of matches (19 of 21 matches), while Al Najma keeps a clean sheet in 10% (2 of 21 matches).

Al Najma scoring profile: mixed

Al Najma scores in 67% of matches (14 of 21 matches), while Al Ahli keeps a clean sheet in 57% (12 of 21 matches).

40Goals scored (season)20
Al AhliAl Najma
14Goals conceded (season)42
Al AhliAl Najma
2.57Average goals in match2.95
Al AhliAl Najma
14Goals scored (last 5)4
Al AhliAl Najma
2Goals conceded (last 5)9
Al AhliAl Najma

How often they score at least...

90%1 goal67%
Al AhliAl Najma
52%2 goals24%
Al AhliAl Najma
29%3 goals5%
Al AhliAl Najma
14%4 goals0%
Al AhliAl Najma

How often they concede at least...

43%1 goal90%
Al AhliAl Najma
19%2 goals57%
Al AhliAl Najma
5%3 goals33%
Al AhliAl Najma
0%4 goals14%
Al AhliAl 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.

Goal patterns

14%BTTS at half-time10%
Al AhliAl Najma
0%BTTS in both halves5%
Al AhliAl Najma
24%Scored in both halves10%
Al AhliAl Najma

BTTS and goal count

33%Min. 3 goals and BTTS57%
Al AhliAl Najma
10%Min. 3 goals without BTTS5%
Al AhliAl Najma
20%BTTS - last 560%
Al AhliAl 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

57%Min. 1 goal before half-time67%
Al AhliAl Najma
24%Min. 2 goals before half-time33%
Al AhliAl Najma
14%Min. 3 goals before half-time10%
Al AhliAl Najma

2nd half

81%Min. 1 goal after half-time81%
Al AhliAl Najma
43%Min. 2 goals after half-time52%
Al AhliAl Najma
14%Min. 3 goals after half-time33%
Al AhliAl 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 Ahli is 127% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.52 pts / match - Al Ahli · 0.67 pts / match - Al Najma

Al Ahli - half-time state
33% leading52% draw14% trailing
Al Najma - half-time state
10% leading38% draw52% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.52Points per match (1st half)0.67
Al AhliAl Najma
0.67Goals scored (1st half)0.24
Al AhliAl Najma
0.48Goals conceded (1st half)0.9
Al AhliAl Najma
1.14Average goals (1st half)1.14
Al AhliAl Najma
71%Clean sheet before half-time43%
Al AhliAl Najma
57%No goal before half-time81%
Al AhliAl Najma

After half-time (2nd half)

2.14Points per match (2nd half)0.95
Al AhliAl Najma
1.24Goals scored (2nd half)0.71
Al AhliAl Najma
0.19Goals conceded (2nd half)1.1
Al AhliAl Najma
1.43Average goals (2nd half)1.81
Al AhliAl Najma
81%Clean sheet after half-time33%
Al AhliAl Najma
29%No goal after half-time43%
Al AhliAl Najma

Al Ahli - second-half results

62% W29% D10% L
32
Half-time points
14
Half-time goals
+4
Goal difference (1st half)
45
Second-half points
+22
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.52
PPG before half-time
Lead holding215%

Leads at half-time in 33% of matches and wins 71%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.3

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Al Najma - second-half results

19% W38% D43% L
14
Half-time points
5
Half-time goals
-14
Goal difference (1st half)
20
Second-half points
-8
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.67
PPG before half-time
Lead holding50%

Leads at half-time in 10% of matches and wins 5%. Sometimes loses the lead after half-time.

Defence after half-time+0.2

Concedes 0.2 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Al Ahli - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.802.60
Goals scored / match1.21.6
Goals conceded / match0.40.0
Average goals in match1.61.6
1 goal40%80%
2 goals40%60%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet80%100%
No goal60%20%
Goal difference+4+8
Half-time: 40% leading - 60% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 80% won - 20% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 6
Al Najma - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.601.00
Goals scored / match0.20.6
Goals conceded / match1.00.8
Average goals in match1.21.4
1 goal100%80%
2 goals20%40%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet20%40%
No goal80%40%
Goal difference-4-1
Half-time: 20% leading - 0% draw - 80% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 40% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 1

* 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 Ahli
ScoredConceded
5
1
0-15
7
2
16-30
2
7
31-45
6
1
46-60
9
1
61-75
11
2
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (11 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (7). Late-goal balance (76-90): +9 - wins late phases.

Al Najma
ScoredConceded
3
7
0-15
1
6
16-30
1
6
31-45
8
4
46-60
3
6
61-75
4
13
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (8 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (13). Late-goal balance (76-90): -9 - 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

2.76
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.9 : 0.8
Estimated goal split
home : away
94%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
55%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-64%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
60%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
3%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 33 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Al Ahli

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.70
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.
-6.1 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.28
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.25
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.
49%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.22
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.6
Late goals
28% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 13% come in the first quarter-hour.
28%

Al Najma

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.62
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.43
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-3.6 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.15
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.28
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
69%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
129%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.42
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.5
Late goals
20% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 15% come in the first quarter-hour.
20%

* 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 AhliLigaAl Najma
Average goals in match 2.572.93 2.95
Both teams scored 43%58% 67%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 43%55% 62%
Clean sheets 57%24% 10%
Goal before half-time 57%72% 67%
Goal after half-time 81%80% 81%

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

2.93
Average goals per match
58%
Both teams scored
55%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
24%
Clean sheets
1.55
Home goals / match
1.38
Away goals / match
+12%
Home attack advantage
+11%
Home defence advantage
+10%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
72%
1 goal
38%
2 goals
14%
3 goals
3%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
80%
1 goal
49%
2 goals
24%
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 NajmaYellow cardBilal Boutobba
  2. Al AhliSubstitutionOn: Firas AlbirakanOff: Waheb Saleh
  3. Al AhliGoalIvan ToneyAssist: Riyad Karim Mahrez
  4. Al AhliSubstitutionOn: Mohammed Abdulrahamn YousefOff: Ali Majrashi
  5. Al NajmaYellow cardVictor Hugo Silva Braga
  6. Al AhliGoalIvan Toney

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.

Ahmad Al RumaikhaniMatches officiated: 12
3.67Cards per match
0Penalties per match
1 / X / 250%Home wins33%Draws17%Away wins

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: Al Ahli 1 - 0 - 0 Al Najma. Average goals 1.00, both teams scored in 0% matches.

Al Najma
0 : 1
Al Ahli

FAQ

What was the result of Al Ahli vs Al Najma?

The Professional League match finished Al Ahli 4:1 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 Ahli vs Al Najma?

Al Ahli score 1.90 goals per game on average and Al Najma 0.95. The Professional League average is 2.93 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 55% of games. Both teams score in 43% of Al Ahli's matches and 67% of Al Najma's.

What form are Al Ahli and Al Najma in?

Over the last 5 games Al Ahli have a 4-1-0 record (2.60 points per game) and Al Najma 1-1-3 (0.80 points per game).

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

The statistical background for Al Ahli 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.