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Saudi Pro League · Matchweek 1

Al Ittihad

ALI

1–1Full time

Al Kholood

ALO

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.

56%Possession50%
47%Territory40%
9%From set plays13%
0.14Chance quality0.18
5.3%Directness5.7%

Averages over the matches this snapshot has detail for — 3 for Al Ittihad, 3 for Al Kholood. 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.