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Saudi Pro League · Matchweek 1

Al Diriyah

ALD

0–1Full time

Al Ahli

ALA

How they playPossession, press, how they create

Nothing in the numbers separates these two by much — which is itself worth knowing, and more common than most previews admit.

49%Possession52%
44%Territory45%
18%From set plays20%
0.11Chance quality0.21
7.0%Directness5.5%

Averages over the matches this snapshot has detail for — 4 for Al Diriyah, 3 for Al Ahli. Too few to lean on heavily.

Players to watchMost goal involvement per 90

Goal involvements per 90, among players with at least 45% of the most-used player’s minutes. Drawn from the last 27 of 104 matches, not the full season.