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#18 · 13 pts
2 – 1
Final score
#8 · 44 pts
Model wrong — prediction NEOM, result Al Najma vince
S. M. Al Aqel M. 43'
B. Boutobba (ast. Felippe Cardoso) 49'
56' (ast. S. Benrahma) A. Kone

The ForzaPitch pre-match prediction gave NEOM a 56% win probability (draw 20%, Al Najma 23%). The final result was Al Najma 2–1 NEOM. In 1 previous meetings, Al Najma have won 0 times, with 0 draws and 1 wins for NEOM.

Match statistics
4
Total shots
16
4
Shots on target
4
0.55
Actual xG
2.69
3
Saves
2
24%
Possession
76%
3
Corners
22
12
Tackles
17
1
🟨 Yellow cards
2
1
🟥 Red cards
0
Match Events
13'
A. Kone
A. Al Harabi
13'
S. M. Al Aqel M.
43'
S. M. Al Aqel M.
45'+2
46'
F. Abdi / I. Hawsawi
B. Boutobba · ast. Felippe Cardoso
49'
56'
ast. S. Benrahma · A. Kone
58'
M. Al Saad / A. Kone
B. Boutobba / M. Y. Dawran M.
65'
73'
A. Hegazy
76'
A. Abdu / A. Al Oyayari
76'
M. Al Burayk / R. Messi
Guga / A. Al Shammeri
86'
Pre-match prediction
23.36%
Al ←
20.64%
X
56.0%
NEOM
✗ Wrong prediction — we assigned to the actual result (Al Najma) 23.36% (low confidence)
Expected vs actual xG
Exp.
Actual
Δ
Al
0.93
0.55
-0.38
NEOM
2.04
2.69
+0.65
NEOM dominated by xG (2.69 vs 0.55). The final result does not reflect the playing dominance. The model's xG estimates diverged from reality.
League Table
#Team GPts
1 Al-Nassr Al-Nassr 33 83
2 Al-Hilal Saudi FC Al-Hilal Saudi FC 32 78
3 Al-Ahli Jeddah Al-Ahli Jeddah 32 75
4 Al-Qadisiyah FC Al-Qadisiyah FC 33 74
5 Al-Ittihad FC Al-Ittihad FC 32 55
6 Al Taawon Al Taawon 32 52
7 Al-Ettifaq Al-Ettifaq 33 49
8 NEOM NEOM 32 44
9 Al-Hazm Al-Hazm 33 39
10 Al-Fayha Al-Fayha 32 38
11 Al Khaleej Saihat Al Khaleej Saihat 32 37
12 Al-Fateh Al-Fateh 33 36
13 Al Kholood Al Kholood 32 32
14 Al Shabab Al Shabab 32 32
15 Damac Damac 32 26
16 Al Riyadh Al Riyadh 32 26
17 Al Okhdood Al Okhdood 32 17
18 Al Najma Al Najma 33 13
Lineups
Al Najma Al Najma 5-3-2
1
G 6.70
2
D 6.70
3
D 7.50
33
D 7.00
18 Abdulaziz Al Harabi Abdulaziz Al Harabi D 6.20
24
D 7.20
16 Gonçalo Rodrigues Gonçalo Rodrigues 86' M 6.30
80 Nabil Donga Nabil Donga M 7.00
98
B. Boutobba 1 ⚽ 65' M 8.20
90
47' F 5.90
70 Felippe Cardoso Felippe Cardoso 1 👟 F 7.20
Bench
11 Majed Dawran Majed Dawran 34' M 6.70
NEOM NEOM 4-2-3-1
81
G 6.50
27 Islam Ahmed Hawsawi Islam Ahmed Hawsawi 45' D 6.60
44 Nathan Zeze Nathan Zeze D 7.00
26 Ahmed Hegazy Ahmed Hegazy D 6.00
15 Abdulmalik Al Oyayari Abdulmalik Al Oyayari 75' D 6.20
8
M 6.90
72 Amadou Koné Amadou Koné 1 ⚽ 58' M 7.60
18
M 7.00
10 Saïd Benrahma Saïd Benrahma 1 👟 M 7.00
80 Rayane Messi Tanfouri Rayane Messi Tanfouri 75' M 6.60
19 Luciano Rodríguez Luciano Rodríguez F 6.70
Bench
25 Faris Abdi Faris Abdi 54' D 6.60
2 Mohammed Alburayk Mohammed Alburayk 24' D 7.20
14 Muhannad Al Saad Muhannad Al Saad 41' F 6.90
Best on the pitch
B. Boutobba
M · Al
8.20
1 ⚽
2 shots · 19 pass
Amadou Koné
Amadou Koné
M · NEOM
7.60
1 ⚽
1 shots · 55 pass
D · Al
7.50
· 7 pass
Mohammed Alburayk
Mohammed Alburayk
D · NEOM
7.20
· 15 pass
D · Al
7.20
· 18 pass
Felippe Cardoso
Felippe Cardoso
F · Al
7.20
1 👟
· 21 pass
Al Najma Al Najma — Player statistics
Team PosMinRating 👟 ShotsPassAcc% TckYCRC
G 99 6.70 22 10%
D 99 6.70 1 14 7% 1
D 99 7.50 7 5%
D 99 7.00 13 10% 1
Abdulaziz Al Harabi D 99 6.20 11 10% 1 1
D 99 7.20 18 10% 3
Gonçalo Rodrigues M 86 6.30 17 12% 1
Nabil Donga M 99 7.00 26 19% 4
B. Boutobba M 65 8.20 1 2 19 14% 1
F 47 5.90 1 6 2% 1
Felippe Cardoso F 99 7.20 1 21 15%
Majed Dawran M 34 6.70 5 4%
NEOM NEOM — Player statistics
Team PosMinRating 👟 ShotsPassAcc% TckYCRC
G 99 6.50 6 6%
Islam Ahmed Hawsawi D 45 6.60 22 19% 2
Nathan Zeze D 99 7.00 1 60 56% 1
Ahmed Hegazy D 99 6.00 2 44 38% 1
Abdulmalik Al Oyayari D 75 6.20 1 47 45% 1
M 99 6.90 1 79 75% 2
Amadou Koné M 58 7.60 1 1 55 50% 1 1
M 99 7.00 1 59 52% 2
Saïd Benrahma M 99 7.00 1 3 52 44% 2
Rayane Messi Tanfouri M 75 6.60 2 20 18% 2
Luciano Rodríguez F 99 6.70 2 10 4% 1
Faris Abdi D 54 6.60 34 33% 2
Mohammed Alburayk D 24 7.20 15 13%
Muhannad Al Saad F 41 6.90 2 23 18% 1
Frequently Asked Questions
What was the final score of Al Najma vs NEOM?
The final score was Al Najma 2–1 NEOM.
What did the model predict before Al Najma vs NEOM?
The model assigned 23% probability to a Al Najma win, 20% to a draw, and 56% to an NEOM win.