Matchday

Saudi Pro League 25/26 · 24 Jan 2026

Neom SC 0–3 Al-Ahli

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Dec 2025; the outlined result is what happened.

Expected xG
1.1 – 1.0
Actual xG
0.8 – 2.2
Goals
0 – 3

Footybot saw it as open: Neom SC 40%, the draw 30%, Al-Ahli 31%.

Al-Ahli won and made the better chances: 2.2 xG to 0.8.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Ivan Toney, 60.3 in 72′.

Well above their usual level: Amadou Koné +14.4.

Well below it: Khalifah Al-Dawsari −16.0, Mohammed Alburayk −13.3, Luís Maximiano −10.4.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

Neom SC

21 Jan 2026D 0–0at Al-Ettifaq Saudi Pro League
18 Jan 2026L 1–2v Al-Hilal Saudi Pro League
14 Jan 2026L 2–3at Al-Shabab Saudi Pro League
10 Jan 2026L 0–1v Al-Fateh Saudi Pro League
4 Jan 2026W 2–1at Al-Hazem Saudi Pro League

Al-Ahli

20 Jan 2026W 4–1v Al-Khaleej Saudi Pro League
17 Jan 2026W 1–0at Al-Kholood Saudi Pro League
14 Jan 2026W 2–1v Al-Taawoun Saudi Pro League
10 Jan 2026W 1–0at Al-Okhdood Saudi Pro League
2 Jan 2026W 3–2v Al-Nassr Saudi Pro League

Head to head

28 Aug 2025Al-Ahli 1–0 Neom SC Saudi Pro League

Neom SC

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Abdulaziz Noor Midfielder9000.0366.6–
Saïd Benrahma Midfielder18000.0465.6–
Salman Alfaraj Midfielder72000.1259.9–
Amadou Koné Midfielder90000.3658.1+14.4
Ala'a Al-Hejji Midfielder1800–54.5–
Awn Al-Saluli Defender900–49.4–
Saimon Bouabre Midfielder81000.0247.8+6.1
Alexandre Lacazette Forward72000.0743.2−0.6
Faris Abdi Defender9000–41.9−0.6
Ahmed Hegazy Defender81000.1141.8+0.8
Luciano Rodríguez Forward9000–40.2−3.4
Nathan Zeze Defender9000–38.0−4.9
Luís Maximiano Goalkeeper9000–35.0−10.4
Mohammed Alburayk Defender8000–33.6−13.3
Islam Ahmed Hawsawi Defender1000–24.5–
Khalifah Al-Dawsari Defender6100–23.5−16.0

Al-Ahli

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Ivan Toney Forward72110.7960.3+6.8
Riyad Mahrez Midfielder90100.0757.2+1.5
Edouard Mendy Goalkeeper9000–56.2+6.5
Enzo Millot Midfielder72100.9149.0+6.7
Matheus Gonçalves Midfielder1800–47.9–
Eid Al Muwallad Midfielder800–44.6–
Ali Majrashi Defender90000.0243.6−0.1
Wenderson Galeno Midfielder84000.0643.3−1.5
Saleh Abu Al-Shamat Forward1400–43.2–
Firas Al-Buraikan Forward1800–43.2–
Rayan Hamed Defender90000.3142.8−0.7
Franck Kessié Midfielder8901–41.2−0.3
Ziyad Aljohani Midfielder9000–39.4−4.7
Roger Ibañez Defender9000–38.3−6.8
Zakaria Hawsawi Defender8300–33.3−8.1
Mohammed Sulaiman Bakor Defender1500–32.7–