Al-Ettifaq vs Al Diriyah
Ref: Abdullah Al-Owaidan, Saudi ArabiaPrince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam · 35,000 cap
Match recap
Al Diriyah beat Al-Ettifaq 3–0 in their Pro League fixture. Núñez, Boulbina, and Núñez scored for Al Diriyah. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.35 for Al-Ettifaq versus 2.33 for Al Diriyah. Al-Ettifaq sit 9th in the Pro League table while Al Diriyah are 8th.
First Half
8'
⚽
Núñez
Assist: Rodríguez
26'
Khalid Al Asiri
Yellow Card
⇄
Al Otaibi
Second Half
Meshal Sibyani
Yellow Card
53'
⚽
Boulbina
Assist: Rodríguez
⇄
Larsson
⇄
Yasir Shammari
58'
⇄
Unknown
59'
⇄
Boulbina
59'
⇄
Khalid Al Asiri
⇄
Meshal Al Alaeli
⇄
Celina
81'
⚽
Núñez
Assist: Diandy
82'
⇄
Rodríguez
89'
⇄
Núñez
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Al-Hilal Saudi FC | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | +18 | 18 |
| 7 |  Al Kholood | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 12 |
| 8 |  Al Diriyah | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 11 |
| 9 |  Al-Ettifaq | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11 |
| 10 |  Al-Hazm | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 8 |
As of 12 Sept 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
Al-EttifaqAl Diriyah
8Won
Statistical edge
8–2
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.35VS2.33
Attack3 · 1 won
17
Shots
16
7
Shots on target
7
15
Shots in the box
11
2
Shots outside box
5
7
Shots off goal
6
6
Corners
6
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
54%
Possession
46%
428
Total passes
365
384
Accurate passes
315
90%
Pass accuracy
86%
Discipline1 · 0 won
7
Fouls
7
1
Yellow cards
1
1
Offsides
6
Goalkeeping & Defence0 · 1 won
4
Goalkeeper saves
7
3
Blocked shots
3
2.61
Goals prevented
2.61
Al-Ettifaq
4-1-4-1
Al Diriyah
Al-Ettifaq
4-1-4-1Starting XI
- 4J. HendryD
- 9M. DembéléF
- 10Álvaro MedránM
- 11O. DudaM
- 13Meshal Al AlaeliD
- 17J. LarssonM
- 43B. CelinaM
- 58Yasir ShammariM
- 61Radhi Al OtaibiD
- 70Abdullah KhateebD
- 92Turki Ba Al Jawsh
Substitutes
- 3Abdullah MaduD
- 6Faris Al GhamdiM
- 7Khalid Al GhannamF
- 15Abdullah Al BishiF
- 22Abdulbasit Hawsawi
- 71M. GluščevićF
- 80R. MessiM
- 87Meshal Sibyani
- 88Ali Al EssaF
Al Diriyah
Starting XI
- 5I. GueyeM
- 10A. BoulbinaM
- 12T. Wadi
- 14Óscar RodríguezF
- 17C. DiandyM
- 20E. MillotM
- 22N. VasiljG
- 29D. NúñezF
- 78Khalid Al AsiriD
- 87Qassem LajamiD
- 99C. MbembaD
Substitutes
- 2Abdulaziz Al FarajD
- 6Sultan Al FarhanM
- 11Hattan BahbriF
- 21M. HameranD
- 32Abdullah Al ZaidF
- 33Waleed AbdullahG
- 52Hussain Al QahtaniM
- 75Meshari Al NemerF
- 88Abdulelah Al MalkiM
Al-Ettifaq
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turki Ba Al-Jawsh | G | 90 | 7.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Álvaro Medrán | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 1/1 |
| Jack Hendry | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Jordan Larsson | M | 54 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1/1 |
| Bersant Celina | M | 72 | 6.9 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2/4 |
| Ondrej Duda | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Moussa Dembélé | F | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1/1 |
| Yasir Shammari | M | 54 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — |
| Abdullah Khateeb(C) | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Meshal Alaeli | D | 72 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Radhi Al-Oteibi | D | 27 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Abdullah Madu | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Abdulbasit Hawsawi | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Matija Glušćević | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ali Al-Essa | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rayane Messi | M | 36 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0/1 |
| Abdullah Al Bishi | F | 18 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Khalid Al-Ghannam | F | 36 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2/5 |
| Faris Al Ghamdi | M | 18 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Meshal Ali Khayrallah | D | 63 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Al Diriyah
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikola Vasilj | G | 90 | 9.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Darwin Núñez | F | 89 | 8.9 | 2 | — | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1/2 |
| Óscar Rodríguez | F | 82 | 8.0 | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1/1 |
| Clayton Diandy | M | 90 | 7.5 | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | 2/3 |
| Idrissa Gana Gueye(C) | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Adil Boulbina | M | 59 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| Enzo Millot | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Qasim Lajami | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Chancel Mbemba | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Taher Wadi | D | 58 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Khalid Al-Asiri | D | 59 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Abdulelah Al-Malki | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Sultan Farhan | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Abdullah Zaid | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Waleed Abdullah | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Husain Al-Qahtani | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hattan Bahebri | F | 31 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Abdulaziz Al-Faraj | D | 32 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/3 |
| Mohamed Hameran | D | 31 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Meshari Fahad Al-Nemer | F | 8 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |