Al Khaleej 0:0 Baniyas SC: Pro League Match Result

Match report

Al-Khalidj and Baniyas played out a goalless draw in the Pro-League regular season on Thursday. The fifth match of the campaign ended 0-0 at the hosts' ground on 11 September 2026.

The first half produced two bookings and one VAR intervention. Fawaz Awana picked up a yellow card for Baniyas in the eighth minute. Akram Nakach followed with a caution for Al-Khalidj in the twenty-second minute, and the same moment brought a penalty appeal against him that VAR cancelled.

Neither side managed to change the scoreline after the break. Al-Khalidj introduced three players at the hour mark, while Baniyas made two changes. Both teams added fresh legs in the final minutes.

The statistics reinforced what the scoreline showed. Al-Khalidj dominated possession at 59 per cent but created only one big chance, registering zero. Their eight shots yielded just two on target. Baniyas managed seven attempts with one on target and posted a marginally higher expected goals total of 0.47 compared to 0.46 for the hosts.

The result kept both sides in the lower half of the table. Al-Khalidj stay tenth with four points after one win and one draw. Baniyas remain bottom-adjacent on a single point from five games, still searching for their first victory.

Prepared from match data

Key numbers

Possession, % 59 – 41

Shots on target 2 – 1

Shots off target 6 – 6

Expected goals 0.46 – 0.47

🟨 8' Fawaz Awana — Yellow card 22' Akram Nakach — var_penalty_cancelled 🟨 22' Akram Nakach — Yellow card ⇄ 65' Saviour Godwin — Substitution ⇄ 65' Akram Nakach — Substitution ⇄ 65' Junior Flemmings — Substitution ⇄ 83' Jean Frederic Kouadio N'Guessan — Substitution ⇄ 83' Oumar Traore — Substitution ⇄ 83' Rocky Marciano — Substitution ⇄ 83' Khamis Saleh Al Hammadi — Substitution ⇄ 90+2' Ahmed Abdalla Mohamad — Substitution ⇄ 90+2' Alhassan Koroma — Substitution

Match events

8' 0:0 Baniyas SC Yellow card Fawaz Awana
22' 0:0 Al Khaleej var_penalty_cancelled Akram Nakach
22' 0:0 Al Khaleej Yellow card Akram Nakach
65' 0:0 Baniyas SC Substitution Saviour Godwin off: Azizjon Ganiev
65' 0:0 Al Khaleej Substitution Akram Nakach off: Pedro Pavlov
65' 0:0 Al Khaleej Substitution Junior Flemmings off: Adama Diallo
83' 0:0 Al Khaleej Substitution Jean Frederic Kouadio N'Guessan off: Ahmadou Camara
83' 0:0 Al Khaleej Substitution Oumar Traore off: Abdalla Ali Hassan Mohamed Rashid Al Naqbi
83' 0:0 Baniyas SC Substitution Rocky Marciano off: Mohamed Awad
83' 0:0 Baniyas SC Substitution Khamis Saleh Al Hammadi off: Jacob Gildas Awoute
90+2' 0:0 Al Khaleej Substitution Ahmed Abdalla Mohamad off: Yousef Al Ameri
90+2' 0:0 Baniyas SC Substitution Alhassan Koroma off: Solomon Sosu

Statistics

59 Possession, % 41

2 Shots on target 1

6 Shots off target 6

0.46 Expected goals 0.47

0 Big chances 0

0 Attacks 0

6 Corners 4

7 Fouls 4

4 Free kicks 6

1 Offsides 2

1 Yellow cards 1

0 Red cards 0

8 Goal kicks 10

13 Throw-ins 16

All statistics

8/1650% Aerial duels 8/1650%

63 Backward passes 51

5 Blocked shots 4

15 Clearances 28

6/1932% Crosses 4/1331%

4/667% Dribbles 4/850%

1.32 Expected assists 0.38

58 Failed passes 59

1 Goalkeeper saves 2

6 Interceptions 7

11 Key passes 9

26/4558% Long passes 11/3531%

106 Passes into the final third 40

300 Passes in the opposition half 158

176 Passes in own half 171

0.15 Shot accuracy 0.09

4 Shots from outside the box 5

9 Shots inside the box 6

7/978% Tackles 4/580%

457 Total passes 316

Line-ups

Al Khaleej

Starting XI
#	Player	number
1	Ahmed Al Hosani	1
3	Kayque Campos	3
12	I. Lagrimi	12
19	Luis Fernando Haquín Lopez	19
6	A. Nakach	6
7	J. Flemmings	7
79	J. N'Guessan	79
91	Oumar Traoré Ndjefi	91
10	Aylton Filipe Boa Morte	10
11	Ahmed Abdulla Mohamad Jashak	11
21	S. Amallah	21

Substitutes
#	Player	number
50	Rashid Ali	50
95	Rashid Abdalla	95
2	Yousef Al Ameri	2
16	P. Pavlov	16
17	Sultan Saeed Rashid Saif Alzaabi	17
5	A. Camara	5
8	Abdalla Ali Hassan Mohamed Rashid Al Naqbi	8
25	K. Al Hanae	25
77	R. Sarki	77
90	A. Diallo	90

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Baniyas SC

Starting XI
#	Player	number
55	Fahad Mohamed Ahmed Hassan Al Dhanhani	55
18	S. Al Noobi	18
23	Khamis Saleh Ismaeil Khalil Al Hammadi	23
25	Nemanja Đeković	25
26	Khamis Al Mansoori	26
7	Fawaz Awana	7
11	Alhassan Koroma	11
19	R. Marciano	19
21	Mackenzie Hunt	21
77	Saviour Amunde Godwin	77
12	Youssoufou Niakaté	12

Substitutes
#	Player	number
1	Mohammed Khalaf	1
17	Luiz Turatto	17
5	Hasan Mohamed Hasan Ali Al Muharrami	5
4	S. Sosu	4
6	J. Awoute	6
10	L. Verde	10
20	Saif Al Menhali	20
28	A. Diallo	28
70	Azizjon Gʻaniyev	70
8	Mater Salem Alhosani	8
27	Burak Ince	27
72	M. Awad	72

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Match prediction: Al Khaleej — Baniyas SC

Slight edge: Al Khaleej

Confidence 46%

Reasoning

Аль-Халидж — 10. place, 3 points after 4 games (1 wins, 3 losses)
Банияс — 13. place, 0 points after 4 games (0 wins, 4 losses)
Аль-Халидж, last 5 games: 1 wins, 4 losses
Банияс, last 5 games: 0 wins, 5 losses
Head-to-head: 9 games, Аль-Халидж — 5, 2 draws, Банияс — 2

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Recent form

Al Khaleej

LWLDLL

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Baniyas SC

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#	Team	P	W	D	L	Points
1	Al-Jazira	5	4	1	0	13
2	Al Ain	5	4	1	0	13
3	Shabab Al Ahli Dubai	5	3	1	1	10
4	Al Wasl SC	5	3	1	1	10
5	Sharjah FC	5	3	0	2	9
6	Ajman	5	3	0	2	9
7	Al Wahda FC	5	3	0	2	9
8	Dubai United	5	2	1	2	7
9	Al Nasr	5	1	2	2	5
10	Al Khaleej	5	1	1	3	4

Al Khaleej — Baniyas SC, Pro League

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Match prediction: Al Khaleej — Baniyas SC

Reasoning

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