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Saudi Pro League · Matchweek 5

Al Ahli

ALA

5–0Full time

Al Riyadh

ALR

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.

52%Possession46%
45%Territory37%
20%From set plays14%
0.21Chance quality0.08
5.5%Directness5.9%

Averages over the matches this snapshot has detail for — 3 for Al Ahli, 3 for Al Riyadh. 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.