Al DiriyahW21 Aug · Away Al-Hazem · 1:0D26 Aug · Home Al Kholood · 1:1W29 Aug · Away Al-Ettifaq · 3:0L3 Sep · Home Al-Qadisiyah · 0:2W9 Sep · Away Al-Fateh SC · 2:1D13 Sep · Home Abha · 0:0
1:1
Finished
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Al KholoodW22 Aug · Home Al Taawoun FC · 3:2D26 Aug · Away Al Diriyah · 1:1W29 Aug · Home Al-Ahli Saudi · 3:1D3 Sep · Away Al-Fayha FC · 2:2W9 Sep · Home Al Shabab · 2:1L13 Sep · Away Al Riyadh · 0:2
In the Pro League game on 26 August 2026, Al Diriyah beat Al Kholood 1:1. Match numbers: shots on target 1:4, corners 8:1.
Match report
Al-Diriyyah and Al-Khlood played out a 1:1 draw at the Prince Turki bin Abdul Aziz Stadium on Wednesday evening. The result keeps both sides within touching distance in the Pro League standings, with the visitors holding a single point advantage. The match was decided by two late goals and a penalty that never materialised.
Al-Diriyyah took the lead in the seventy-first minute when A. Al Aliwa found the net. The visitors had been denied a spot-kick two minutes earlier, with VAR cancelling a penalty appeal against Iker Kortajarena. By then the hosts had already built momentum, controlling 58 per cent of possession and pushing forward with eight corners against one for the away side.
Al-Khlood responded in the eighty-third minute through M. Al Nemer. To be fair, the visitors had created more clear-cut opportunities despite their lesser share of the ball. They registered four big chances compared to one for the hosts, and their expected goals figure of 1.6 told a different story than the 0.69 recorded by Al-Diriyyah.
The statistics reveal a mismatch between control and conversion. The home side completed 524 passes and dominated the midfield, yet managed only one shot on target from six attempts inside the penalty area. Al-Khlood, with fewer passes and less possession, hit the target four times from nine shots in the box.
After four matches Al-Khlood sit fourth with eight points, while Al-Diriyyah remain sixth on seven. The draw extends a mixed run for the hosts, who have won one and lost two of their last three league games. The visitors look steadier, having drawn one and won two in the same period.
HT⇄64' H. Bahebri — Substitution⇄65' J. Domingues — Substitution68' Iker Kortajarena — var_penalty_cancelled⚽71' A. Al Aliwa — Goal🟨77' Ramzi Sawlan — Yellow card⇄80' R. Solan — Substitution⇄81' M. Hameran — Substitution⇄81' A. Al Malki — Substitution⚽83' M. Al Nemer — Goal🟨87' Seydouba Cisse — Yellow card⇄87' A. Al Aliwa — Substitution🟨90+1' Hamed Al-Shanqity — Yellow card
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Match events
64'0:0Al Diriyah⇄SubstitutionH. Bahebri off: C. Diandy
65'0:0Al Kholood⇄SubstitutionJ. Domingues off: A. Al Dawsari
W22 Aug · Home Al Taawoun FC · 3:2D26 Aug · Away Al Diriyah · 1:1W29 Aug · Home Al-Ahli Saudi · 3:1D3 Sep · Away Al-Fayha FC · 2:2W9 Sep · Home Al Shabab · 2:1L13 Sep · Away Al Riyadh · 0:2
