Al Najma vs Al-Ettifaq
Ref: Abdullah Al-Kharbosh, Saudi ArabiaAl-Najma Club Stadium, Unaizah · 3,000 cap
Match recap
Al-Ettifaq beat Al Najma 4–3 in their Pro League fixture. Rakan Al Tulayhi, Jasim, and Lázaro scored for Al Najma; Dembélé, Calvo, and Calvo replied for Al-Ettifaq. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.94 for Al Najma versus 2.22 for Al-Ettifaq. Al Najma sit 18th in the Pro League table while Al-Ettifaq are 7th.
First Half
27'
⚽
Unknown (OG)
39'
⚽
Dembélé
Assist: Wijnaldum
42'
⚽
Calvo
Assist: Abdullah Khateeb
45+4'
Dembélé
Yellow Card
Second Half
⇄
Unknown
⇄
Fahad Al Abdulrazzaq
59'
⚽
Calvo
Assist: Wijnaldum
61'
VAR
Goal confirmed
62'
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Mukhtar Ali
62'
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Madallah Al Olayan
⇄
Abdulelah Al Shammry
⚽
Rakan Al Tulayhi
⚽
Jasim
78'
Khalid Al Ghannam
Yellow Card
VAR
Penalty confirmed
⚽
Lázaro
Penalty
⇄
Vitor Vargas
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Tijanič
90+1'
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Wijnaldum
90+7'
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Calvo
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Al-Nassr | 34 | 28 | 2 | 4 | +63 | 86 |
| 6 |  Al Taawon | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | +13 | 53 |
| 7 |  Al-Ettifaq | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | -4 | 50 |
| 8 |  NEOM | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | -5 | 45 |
| 17 |  Al Okhdood | 34 | 5 | 5 | 24 | -43 | 20 |
| 18 |  Al Najma | 34 | 3 | 7 | 24 | -44 | 16 |
As of 5 Jun 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
Al NajmaAl-Ettifaq
9Won
Statistical edge
9–4
battles won across 15 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.94VS2.22
Attack1 · 3 won
16
Shots
16
5
Shots on target
8
10
Shots in the box
11
6
Shots outside box
5
5
Shots off goal
5
2
Corners
4
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
52%
Possession
48%
512
Total passes
468
460
Accurate passes
407
90%
Pass accuracy
87%
Discipline2 · 1 won
5
Fouls
14
0
Yellow cards
2
3
Offsides
2
Goalkeeping & Defence2 · 0 won
5
Goalkeeper saves
2
6
Blocked shots
3
Al Najma
5-3-2
Al-Ettifaq
3-1-4-2Al Najma
5-3-2Starting XI
- 1Victor BragaG
- 2Vitor VargasD
- 3SamirD
- 7LázaroF
- 8Abdulelah Al ShammryM
- 19Fahad Al AbdulrazzaqD
- 20Deybi Aldair Flores FloresM
- 43David TijaničM
- 98Bilal BoutobbaF
Substitutes
- 14A. JasimF
- 18Abdulaziz Al HarabiM
- 23Rakan Al TulayhiM
- 77Hisham Al DubaisF
- 87Waleed Al AnziG
Al-Ettifaq
3-1-4-2Starting XI
- 1Marek RodákG
- 4Jack William HendryD
- 5Francisco Javier Calvo QuesadaM
- 7Mukhtar AliM
- 8Georginio Gregion Emile WijnaldumF
- 9Moussa DembéléF
- 10Álvaro MedránM
- 11Ondrej DudaM
- 33Madallah Al OlayanM
- 37Abdulbasit Al-HindiD
- 70Abdullah KhateebD
Substitutes
- 3Abdullah MaduD
- 17Khalid Al GhannamF
- 18João Gabriel e Costa CescoF
- 58Yasir ShammariM
- 61Radhi Al OtaibiD
- 77Majed DawranM
- 87Meshal Sibyani
Al Najma
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deybi Flores | M | 90 | 7.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Lázaro | F | 90 | 7.2 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — |
| Victor Braga | G | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bilal Boutobba | F | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 3/5 |
| Samir Caetano(C) | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| David Tijanič | M | 88 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Abdulelah Alshamary | M | 71 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/2 |
| Fahad Al Abdulrazzaq | D | 45 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Vitor Vargas | D | 88 | 5.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Abdullah Al-Hawsawi | D | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Nasser Al Haleel | D | 45 | 5.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Abdulwahid Al-Nakhli | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mohammed Mansour Mile | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hisham Al-Dubais | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Waled Al Enazi | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rakan Al-Tulayhi | M | 19 | 8.2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | — |
| Ali Jasim | F | 45 | 7.7 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/2 |
| Abdulaziz Al Harabi | M | 45 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Nawaf Al-Hawsawi | D | 10 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Faisal Al Mutairi | F | 10 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Al-Ettifaq
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Francisco Calvo | M | 89 | 8.7 | 2 | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0/2 |
| Moussa Dembélé | F | 90 | 7.2 | 1 | — | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0/4 |
| Mukhtar Ali | M | 62 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Madallah Al-Olayan | M | 62 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/3 |
| Marek Rodák | G | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ondrej Duda | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2/2 |
| Georginio Wijnaldum(C) | F | 89 | 6.9 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 4 | 0/1 |
| Jack Hendry | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Álvaro Medrán | M | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1/2 |
| Abdullah Al Khateeb | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Abdulbaset Hindi | D | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Yasir Shammari | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Abdullah Madu | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Abdulbasit Hawsawi | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Abdullah Al Ghamdi | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Meshal Ali Khayrallah | D | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| João Costa | F | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Majed Dawran | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Khalid Al-Ghannam | F | 28 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Radhi Al-Oteibi | D | 28 | 5.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |