Saudi Arabia - Professional LeagueAlinma StadiumData current as of 01 September 2026

Al Ahli vs Al Riyadh: match statistics

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

Key match information

Al Ahli play Al Riyadh in Professional League (Saudi Arabia). The match date is 4 September 2026. Venue: Alinma Stadium.

Current form

Al Ahli: 2-0-1, 2.00 points/match. Al Riyadh: 1-1-2, 1.00 points/match.

Goal statistics

Al Ahli scores 2.00 and concedes 1.00 goals per match. Al Riyadh scores 1.50 and concedes 2.75. League average: 2.89 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Al Ahli 33%, Al Riyadh 50%. Over 2.5: Al Ahli 67%, Al Riyadh 75%. League level: BTTS 54%, Over 2.5 54%.

xG, shots and style

Al Ahli has higher xG: 1.78 vs 1.03. Al Ahli: 15.7 shots per match, Al Riyadh: 10.0.

Match halves

Al Ahli: half-time lead 67%, second-half goals 1.00. Al Riyadh: half-time lead 0%, second-half goals 0.75.

Goals by minute

Al Ahli: 0-15 (2 goals). Al Riyadh: 31-45+ (3 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Professional League: 2.89 goals per match, BTTS 54%, Over 2.5 54%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 2 previous H2H matches were available: 1-1-0. Average goals 1.50, BTTS 50%.

Before the match

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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.

2Goals scored / match1.5
Al AhliAl Riyadh
1Goals conceded / match2.75
Al AhliAl Riyadh
54%Average possession36%
Al AhliAl Riyadh
5.67Shots on target / match3
Al AhliAl Riyadh

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

15.67Shots per match10
Al AhliAl Riyadh
5.67Shots on target3
Al AhliAl Riyadh
12.8%Shot conversion15%
Al AhliAl Riyadh
54%Possession36%
Al AhliAl Riyadh
1.78xG for1.03
Al AhliAl Riyadh
1.21xG against2.16
Al AhliAl Riyadh

Shooting quality

Al Ahli: AttackingAl Riyadh: Counter-attacking
Al AhliAl Riyadh
Accuracy (shots on target)36%30%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.10
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.350.50

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 100% better for: last-5 form.

2 pts / match - Al Ahli · 1 pts / match - Al Riyadh

Al Ahli
WWL
Season result split
67% W0% R33% P
Season (W-D-L)
2-0-1
2.00 pts / match · goal difference +3
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-0-1
2.00 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
1-0-0
Last 5 at home
1-0-0
W
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.0Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.78Opponent xG: 1.21BTTS: 33%Over 2.5: 67%
Al Riyadh
LLDW
Season result split
25% W25% R50% P
Season (W-D-L)
1-1-2
1.00 pts / match · goal difference -5
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-1-2
1.00 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
0-1-1
Last 5 away
0-1-1
LD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.5Goals conceded: 2.8xG: 1.03Opponent xG: 2.16BTTS: 50%Over 2.5: 75%

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 33% better for: goals scored per match.

2 goals / match - Al Ahli · 1.5 goals / match - Al Riyadh

Al Ahli is 175% better for: goals conceded per match.

1 goals / match - Al Ahli · 2.75 goals / match - Al Riyadh

Al Ahli scoring profile: very strong

Al Ahli scores in 100% of matches (3 of 3 matches), while Al Riyadh keeps a clean sheet in 25% (1 of 4 matches).

Al Riyadh scoring profile: mixed

Al Riyadh scores in 75% of matches (3 of 4 matches), while Al Ahli keeps a clean sheet in 67% (2 of 3 matches).

6Goals scored (season)6
Al AhliAl Riyadh
3Goals conceded (season)11
Al AhliAl Riyadh
3Average goals in match4.25
Al AhliAl Riyadh
6Goals scored (last 5)6
Al AhliAl Riyadh
3Goals conceded (last 5)11
Al AhliAl Riyadh

How often they score at least...

100%1 goal75%
Al AhliAl Riyadh
33%2 goals50%
Al AhliAl Riyadh
33%3 goals25%
Al AhliAl Riyadh
33%4 goals0%
Al AhliAl Riyadh

How often they concede at least...

33%1 goal75%
Al AhliAl Riyadh
33%2 goals75%
Al AhliAl Riyadh
33%3 goals75%
Al AhliAl Riyadh
0%4 goals50%
Al AhliAl Riyadh

* 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

0%BTTS at half-time50%
Al AhliAl Riyadh
0%BTTS in both halves50%
Al AhliAl Riyadh
33%Scored in both halves50%
Al AhliAl Riyadh

BTTS and goal count

33%Min. 3 goals and BTTS50%
Al AhliAl Riyadh
33%Min. 3 goals without BTTS25%
Al AhliAl Riyadh
33%BTTS - last 550%
Al AhliAl Riyadh

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

100%Min. 1 goal before half-time75%
Al AhliAl Riyadh
33%Min. 2 goals before half-time75%
Al AhliAl Riyadh
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time25%
Al AhliAl Riyadh

2nd half

67%Min. 1 goal after half-time100%
Al AhliAl Riyadh
67%Min. 2 goals after half-time75%
Al AhliAl Riyadh
33%Min. 3 goals after half-time25%
Al AhliAl Riyadh

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 167% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

2 pts / match - Al Ahli · 0.75 pts / match - Al Riyadh

Al Ahli - half-time state
67% leading0% draw33% trailing
Al Riyadh - half-time state
0% leading75% draw25% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

2Points per match (1st half)0.75
Al AhliAl Riyadh
1Goals scored (1st half)0.75
Al AhliAl Riyadh
0.33Goals conceded (1st half)1.25
Al AhliAl Riyadh
1.33Average goals (1st half)2
Al AhliAl Riyadh
67%Clean sheet before half-time25%
Al AhliAl Riyadh
33%No goal before half-time50%
Al AhliAl Riyadh

After half-time (2nd half)

1.33Points per match (2nd half)1
Al AhliAl Riyadh
1Goals scored (2nd half)0.75
Al AhliAl Riyadh
0.67Goals conceded (2nd half)1.5
Al AhliAl Riyadh
1.67Average goals (2nd half)2.25
Al AhliAl Riyadh
67%Clean sheet after half-time25%
Al AhliAl Riyadh
33%No goal after half-time25%
Al AhliAl Riyadh

Al Ahli - second-half results

33% W33% R33% P
6
Half-time points
3
Half-time goals
+2
Goal difference (1st half)
4
Second-half points
+1
Goal difference (2nd half)
2.00
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at half-time in 67% of matches and wins 67%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.3

Concedes 0.3 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Al Riyadh - second-half results

25% W25% R50% P
3
Half-time points
3
Half-time goals
-2
Goal difference (1st half)
4
Second-half points
-3
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.75
PPG before half-time
Defence after half-time+0.3

Concedes 0.3 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 match2.001.33
Goals scored / match1.01.0
Goals conceded / match0.30.7
Average goals in match1.31.7
1 goal100%67%
2 goals33%67%
3 goals0%33%
Clean sheet67%67%
No goal33%33%
Goal difference+2+1
Half-time: 67% leading - 0% draw - 33% trailing
2nd half: 33% won - 33% draw - 33% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 3
Al Riyadh - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.751.00
Goals scored / match0.80.8
Goals conceded / match1.31.5
Average goals in match2.02.3
1 goal75%100%
2 goals75%75%
3 goals25%25%
Clean sheet25%25%
No goal50%25%
Goal difference-2-3
Half-time: 0% leading - 75% draw - 25% trailing
2nd half: 25% won - 25% draw - 50% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 50% - Half-time goals total: 3

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

Most dangerous in minutes 0-15 (2 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (2). Late-goal balance (76-90): -2 - late phases are a weakness.

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

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (3 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (4). Late-goal balance (76-90): -4 - 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

3.63
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
2.4 : 1.3
Estimated goal split
home : away
125%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
42%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-59%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
75%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
0%
0:0 risk
practically zero
4+
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.
+0.57
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.
-1.2 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.22
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.21
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
146%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
66%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
0.0
Late goals
0% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 33% come in the first quarter-hour.
0%

Al Riyadh

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-1.13
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.12
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+1.2 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.47
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.59
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
99%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
201%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
0.0
Late goals
0% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
0%

* 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 Riyadh
Average goals in match 3.002.89 4.25
Both teams scored 33%54% 50%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 67%54% 75%
Clean sheets 67%29% 25%
Goal before half-time 100%74% 75%
Goal after half-time 67%71% 100%

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

2.89
Average goals per match
54%
Both teams scored
54%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
29%
Clean sheets
1.37
Home goals / match
1.51
Away goals / match
+-9%
Home attack advantage
+-10%
Home defence advantage
+-3%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
74%
1 goal
49%
2 goals
17%
3 goals
6%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
71%
1 goal
46%
2 goals
14%
3 goals
6%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Recent meetings (2): Al Ahli 1 - 1 - 0 Al Riyadh. Average goals 1.50, both teams scored in 50% matches.

Al Riyadh
0 : 1
Al Ahli
Al Ahli
1 : 1
Al Riyadh

FAQ

When do Al Ahli and Al Riyadh play?

Al Ahli face Al Riyadh on 4 September 2026 in Professional League at Alinma Stadium. 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 Ahli and Al Riyadh?

In the last 2 head-to-head matches Al Ahli won 1, Al Riyadh won 0 and 1 ended level. These games averaged 1.50 goals, with both teams scoring in 50% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Al Ahli vs Al Riyadh?

Al Ahli score 2.00 goals per game on average and Al Riyadh 1.50. The Professional League average is 2.89 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 54% of games. Both teams score in 33% of Al Ahli's matches and 50% of Al Riyadh's.

What form are Al Ahli and Al Riyadh in?

Over the last 5 games Al Ahli have a 2-0-1 record (2.00 points per game) and Al Riyadh 1-1-2 (1.00 points per game).

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

This page shows the full statistical context — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under. The tip, value assessment and full reasoning are in the NoFluffPicks app.