NEOM vs Al Kholood
Ref: K. AlahmariKing Khalid Sport City Stadium, Tabouk · 20,000 cap
Match recap
Al Kholood beat NEOM 2–1 in their Pro League fixture. Messi scored for NEOM; Hattan Bahbri and Hattan Bahbri replied for Al Kholood. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.11 for NEOM versus 1.05 for Al Kholood. NEOM sit 8th in the Pro League table while Al Kholood are 14th.
First Half
4'
⚽
Hattan Bahbri
Assist: Buckley
⚽
Messi
Assist: Abdi
Khalifah Al Dawsari
Yellow Card
28'
Buckley
Yellow Card
⇄
Ahmed Hegazy
39'
⚽
Hattan Bahbri
Assist: Pinas
Abdi
Yellow Card
Second Half
62'
⇄
Unknown
⇄
Abdi
⇄
Salman Al Faraj
⇄
Unknown
75'
⇄
Buckley
⇄
Rodríguez
VAR
Penalty cancelled
84'
⇄
Hattan Bahbri
Khalifah Al Dawsari
Yellow Card
Khalifah Al Dawsari
Red Card
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Al-Nassr | 34 | 28 | 2 | 4 | +63 | 86 |
| 7 |  Al-Ettifaq | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | -4 | 50 |
| 8 |  NEOM | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | -5 | 45 |
| 9 |  Al-Hazm | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | -19 | 42 |
| 13 |  Al Shabab | 34 | 8 | 11 | 15 | -13 | 35 |
| 14 |  Al Kholood | 34 | 9 | 6 | 19 | -22 | 33 |
| 15 |  Al Riyadh | 34 | 7 | 9 | 18 | -28 | 30 |
As of 5 Jun 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
NEOMAl Kholood
9Won
Statistical edge
9–4
battles won across 17 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.11VS1.05
Attack4 · 2 won
11
Shots
10
4
Shots on target
5
7
Shots in the box
9
4
Shots outside box
1
6
Shots off goal
4
6
Corners
3
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
60%
Possession
40%
535
Total passes
357
468
Accurate passes
290
87%
Pass accuracy
81%
Discipline0 · 2 won
9
Fouls
9
3
Yellow cards
1
1
Red cards
0
1
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 0 won
4
Goalkeeper saves
3
1
Blocked shots
1
0.05
Goals prevented
0.05
NEOM
4-3-3
Al Kholood
4-4-2NEOM
4-3-3Starting XI
- 4Khalifah Al DawsariD
- 7Salman Al FarajM
- 18Ala Al Haji
- 19L. RodríguezF
- 25F. AbdiD
- 26Ahmed HegazyD
- 44N. ZézéD
- 72A. KonéM
- 80R. MessiF
- 81Luís MaximianoG
- 91A. LacazetteF
Substitutes
- 1Mustafa MalayekahG
- 2Mohammed Al BuraykD
- 10S. BenrahmaF
- 27Islam HawsawiD
- 93Awn Al SaluliD
- 95Ayman Fallatah\tM
Al Kholood
4-4-2Starting XI
- 3E. UtkusD
- 6J. BuckleyM
- 10Iker KortajarenaM
- 11Hattan BahbriF
- 18R. EnriqueF
- 23N. GyömbérD
- 31J. CozzaniG
- 38S. PinasD
- 39Abdulrahman Al DosariM
- 46A. S. Al Aliwa
Substitutes
- 12Hassan Al AsmariD
- 30Mohammed Mazyad AlshammariG
- 52R. JamanM
- 70Muhammad SawanM
- 96K. N'DoramM
NEOM
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rayane Messi Tanfouri | F | 90 | 8.3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/1 |
| Amadou Koné | M | 90 | 7.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Alexandre Lacazette | F | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Salman Al-Faraj(C) | M | 62 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Ahmed Hegazy | D | 37 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ala'a Al-Hejji | M | 75 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Nathan Zeze | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Luciano Rodríguez | F | 75 | 6.3 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 2/3 |
| Luís Maximiano | G | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Khalifah Al-Dawsari | D | 89 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Faris Abdi | D | 62 | 6.2 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Mustafa Malaika | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Younes Al-Shanqeeti | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hassan Hashim Al-Ali | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mohammed Al-Burayk | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saïd Benrahma | F | 28 | 7.2 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | — |
| Islam Ahmed Hawsawi | D | 28 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ayman Fallatah | M | 15 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ahmed Abdu | F | 15 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Awn Al Saluli | D | 53 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Al Kholood
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hattan Bahebri(C) | F | 84 | 9.2 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | — |
| Juan Cozzani | G | 90 | 7.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Shaquille Pinas | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — |
| Abdulrahman Al Dosari | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Edgaras Utkus | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| John Buckley | M | 75 | 6.9 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0/1 |
| Norbert Gyömbér | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Ramiro Enrique | F | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Iker Kortajarena | M | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Sultan Al Shehri | D | 62 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/4 |
| Abdulaziz Al-Aliwa | M | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1/4 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Muhannad Al-Yahya | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rakan Abdulrahman bin Jaman | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Adi | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Majed Khalifah | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mohammed Mazyad Alshammari | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jamaan Al Dawsari | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kévin N'Doram | M | 15 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hassan Al-Asmari | D | 12 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Muhammad Sawan | M | 28 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |