Pro League
·Matchday 1
Featured match
- M. Dembele 22'
- M. Dembele 54' (pen)
- R. Messi 79'
- M. Dembele 90' (pen)
- T. Okou 45'
- B. Mensah 56'
- Pre-match
- First half
- Half-time
- Second half
- Full-time
The match in brief
Al-Ettifaq beat Al Riyadh 4-2. Scorers for Al-Ettifaq: M. Dembele 22', M. Dembele 54' (pen), R. Messi 79', M. Dembele 90' (pen). Scorers for Al Riyadh: T. Okou 45', B. Mensah 56'. R. Abascal of Al Riyadh was sent off in minute 6'. Al-Ettifaq had 66% of possession.
Al-Ettifaq
Al Riyadh
- Full-time 4 - 2
Added time: 5 minutes
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90+5'
Álvaro Medrán VAR · Penalty confirmed · Al-Ettifaq VAR review: Penalty confirmed
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90'
M. Dembele 4-2 Penalty goal · Al-Ettifaq M. Dembele converts from the spot for Al-Ettifaq (4-2)
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88'
Abdullah Madu Out: Madallah Al Olayan · Al-Ettifaq Substitution for Al-Ettifaq: Abdullah Madu comes on for Madallah Al Olayan
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81'
H. Al Ali Out: T. Okou · Al Riyadh Substitution for Al Riyadh: H. Al Ali comes on for T. Okou
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79'
R. Messi 3-2 Goal · Al-Ettifaq R. Messi finds the net for Al-Ettifaq (3-2)
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79'
B. Celina Out: Yasir Shammari · Al-Ettifaq Substitution for Al-Ettifaq: B. Celina comes on for Yasir Shammari
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69'
A. M. Al Harthi Out: V. Lekhal · Al Riyadh Substitution for Al Riyadh: A. M. Al Harthi comes on for V. Lekhal
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64'
R. Messi Out: Matija Gluščević · Al-Ettifaq Substitution for Al-Ettifaq: R. Messi comes on for Matija Gluščević
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64'
Meshal Al Alaeli Out: Radhi Al Otaibi · Al-Ettifaq Substitution for Al-Ettifaq: Meshal Al Alaeli comes on for Radhi Al Otaibi
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56'
B. Mensah 2-2 Goal · Al Riyadh Goal for Al Riyadh! B. Mensah makes it 2-2
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55'
Yasir Shammari Yellow card · Al-Ettifaq Yasir Shammari of Al-Ettifaq is booked
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54'
M. Dembele 2-1 Penalty goal · Al-Ettifaq Goal! M. Dembele scores a penalty for Al-Ettifaq. It is 2-1
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48'
Ondrej Duda Yellow card · Al-Ettifaq Ondrej Duda of Al-Ettifaq is booked
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46'
Khalid Al Ghannam Out: Z. Al Ghamdi · Al-Ettifaq Substitution for Al-Ettifaq: Khalid Al Ghannam comes on for Z. Al Ghamdi
- Half-time 1 - 1
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45'
T. Okou 1-1 Goal · Assist: B. Mensah · Al Riyadh Goal! T. Okou scores for Al Riyadh, set up by B. Mensah. It is 1-1
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42'
V. Lekhal Yellow card · Al Riyadh Yellow card for V. Lekhal (Al Riyadh)
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22'
M. Dembele 1-0 Goal · Assist: Álvaro Medrán · Al-Ettifaq Álvaro Medrán provides, M. Dembele finishes for Al-Ettifaq (1-0)
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11'
F. Al Sobhi Out: Leandro Antunes · Al Riyadh Substitution for Al Riyadh: F. Al Sobhi comes on for Leandro Antunes
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6'
R. Abascal Red card · Al Riyadh Straight red card for R. Abascal. Al Riyadh are down a man
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4'
R. Abascal VAR · Card upgraded · Al Riyadh VAR review: Card upgraded
- Kick-off
The teams before the match
Al-Ettifaq
Al Riyadh
LDWDL
Last 5 matches LWDWD
1.8Goals scored per match1.5
1.6Goals conceded per match1.7
2Clean sheets2
From each team's last 10 matches before this one, in all competitions.
Al-Ettifaq4-1-4-1
Al Riyadh4-3-3
12
Hazazi
Sulaiman Hazazi
Player profile
26
Abascal
6'
R. Abascal
- 6'Red card
71
Gluščević
64'
Matija Gluščević
- 64'Out
- 55'Yellow card
- 79'Out
- 46'Out
Al-Ettifaq4-1-4-1
Coach: Arthur Papas
Starting XI
- 92GK Turki Ba Al Jawsh
- 61DF Radhi Al Otaibi64'
- 4DF Jack Hendry
- 70DF Abdullah Khateeb
- 33DF Madallah Al Olayan88'
- 11MF Ondrej Duda48'
- 29— Z. Al Ghamdi46'
- 58MF Yasir Shammari55'79'
- 10MF Álvaro Medrán
- 71MF Matija Gluščević64'
- 9FW M. Dembele22'54'90'
Substitutes
- 23GK A. Al Rehaili
- 13DF Meshal Al Alaeli64'
- 3DF Abdullah Madu88'
- 87DF Meshal Khayrallah Al Sebyani
- 6MF Faris Al Ghamdi
- 43MF B. Celina79'
- 7FW Khalid Al Ghannam46'
- 80MF R. Messi64'79'
- 88FW A. Al Essa
Al Riyadh4-3-3
Coach: Mauricio Dulac
Starting XI
- 82GK M. Borjan
- 2DF Sultan Alessa
- 67DF Mohammed Alkhaibari
- 26DF R. Abascal6'
- 12DF Sulaiman Hazazi
- 22MF V. Lekhal42'69'
- 79MF F. Al Jayzani
- 43MF B. Mensah56'
- 10FW T. Okou45'81'
- 77FW Leandro Antunes11'
- 7FW Trézéguet
Substitutes
- 97GK Emad Fida
- 19MF A. M. Al Harthi69'
- 16MF F. Al Sobhi11'
- 14DF Essam Bahri
- 11— H. Al Ali81'
- 17FW Hussain Al-Raqwani
- 29MF S. Matar
- 96— M. Fall
- 24— A. Al Tale
Al-Ettifaq
Al Riyadh
66%
34%
20
Shots
7
11
On target
4
4
Off target
3
7
Corners
0
11
Fouls
8
1
Offsides
1
2
Yellow cards
1
0
Red cards
1
2
Saves
7
465
Passes
245
91%
Pass accuracy
75%
2.67
Expected goals
0.63
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Al-Hilal Saudi FC
|
8 | 26 | 7 | 26:7 | +19 | 21 |
| 2 |
Al-Qadisiyah FC
|
8 | 21 | 8 | 21:8 | +13 | 19 |
| 3 |
Al-Nassr
|
8 | 19 | 7 | 19:7 | +12 | 19 |
| 4 |
Al-Ittihad FC
|
8 | 14 | 9 | 14:9 | +5 | 17 |
| 5 |
NEOM
|
8 | 14 | 7 | 14:7 | +7 | 16 |
| 6 |
Al-Ahli Jeddah
|
8 | 20 | 10 | 20:10 | +10 | 15 |
| 7 |
Al-Ettifaq
|
8 | 12 | 12 | 12:12 | 0 | 12 |
| 8 |
Al Kholood
|
8 | 12 | 15 | 12:15 | -3 | 12 |
| 9 |
Al Diriyah
|
8 | 7 | 8 | 7:8 | -1 | 11 |
| 10 |
Al-Hazm
|
8 | 8 | 10 | 8:10 | -2 | 9 |
| 11 |
Al Riyadh
|
8 | 9 | 17 | 9:17 | -8 | 9 |
| 12 |
Al Shabab
|
8 | 9 | 11 | 9:11 | -2 | 7 |
| 13 |
Al-Fayha
|
8 | 8 | 12 | 8:12 | -4 | 7 |
| 14 |
Al Khaleej Saihat
|
8 | 4 | 11 | 4:11 | -7 | 6 |
| 15 |
Al-Fateh
|
8 | 4 | 15 | 4:15 | -11 | 3 |
| 16 |
Al-Faisaly FC
|
7 | 5 | 13 | 5:13 | -8 | 3 |
| 17 |
Al Taawon
|
8 | 3 | 15 | 3:15 | -12 | 3 |
| 18 |
Abha
|
7 | 5 | 13 | 5:13 | -8 | 2 |
Champions LeagueAFC Champions LeagueRelegation
Al-Ettifaq wins3Draws1
Al Riyadh wins2Last meetings
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9 April 2026 · Pro League
Al-Ettifaq
2-3
Al Riyadh
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25 December 2025 · Pro League
Al Riyadh
0-2
Al-Ettifaq
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17 April 2025 · Pro League
Al-Ettifaq
1-0
Al Riyadh
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24 November 2024 · Pro League
Al Riyadh
0-0
Al-Ettifaq
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6 April 2024 · Pro League
Al-Ettifaq
1-0
Al Riyadh
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22 October 2023 · Pro League
Al Riyadh
1-0
Al-Ettifaq