Al-Faisaly and Al-Hazem played out a scoreless draw in the Saudi Pro League's fifth round at Al-Majdama Sport City on September 5. The result leaves Al-Faisaly bottom of the table on two points, while Al-Hazem move up to tenth place with five.
Al-Hazem started brighter and took the early initiative. They pressed forward with more structure, but Al-Faisaly held their shape and refused to break. The visitors had the better of possession but struggled to create clear openings.
A penalty shout was turned down by the VAR official in the 77th minute when Mohammed Al Hamdani went down in the box. The decision stood, and the match continued without further incident. Both sides had chances but failed to convert.
Al-Faisaly's statistics tell the story: 0.87 expected goals but only two shots on target. Al-Hazem edged the metrics with 1.1 expected goals and three shots on target, yet neither side could find the net. The visitors created more but were less clinical.
The result ends a difficult run for Al-Faisaly, who have now lost three of their last five matches. Al-Hazem showed resilience and took something from the visit to Saudi Arabia, extending their unbeaten streak to four games across all competitions.
