Al Najma vs Al Ettifaq, 2025-26 Saudi Pro League

· Saudi Pro League

Al Najma

72': Rakan Altulayhi
73': Ali Jasim
87': Lázaro (P)

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Al Ettifaq

27': Nasser Al Haleel (OG)
39': Moussa Dembélé
42': Francisco Calvo
59': Francisco Calvo

About

Al Najma are hosting Al Ettifaq at King Abdullah Sport City Stadium, Buraidah, Saudi Arabia, starting on . The match is a part of the Saudi Pro League.

Match Commentary

27': Nasser Al Haleel (Al Najma) Own Goal at 27'
39': Moussa Dembélé (Al Ettifaq) Goal at 39'
42': Francisco Calvo (Al Ettifaq) Goal at 42'
45'+4': Moussa Dembélé (Al Ettifaq) Yellow Card at 49'
45': Ali Jasim (Al Najma) Substitution at 45'
45': Abdulaziz Al Harabi (Al Najma) Substitution at 45'
59': Francisco Calvo (Al Ettifaq) Goal at 59'
62': Radhi Al-Otaibi (Al Ettifaq) Substitution at 62'
62': Khalid Al-Ghannam (Al Ettifaq) Substitution at 62'
71': Rakan Altulayhi (Al Najma) Substitution at 71'
72': Rakan Altulayhi (Al Najma) Goal at 72'
73': Ali Jasim (Al Najma) Goal at 73'
78': Khalid Al-Ghannam (Al Ettifaq) Yellow Card at 78'
87': Lázaro (Al Najma) Penalty - Scored at 87'
88': Nawaf Al Hawsawi (Al Najma) Substitution at 88'
88': Faisal Al Mutairi (Al Najma) Substitution at 88'
90'+1': João Costa (Al Ettifaq) Substitution at 91'
90'+7': Meshal Sibyani (Al Ettifaq) Substitution at 97'

Statistics

ETT		NAJ
14	Fouls	5
2	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
4	Corner Kicks	2
2	Saves	5
48.1	Possession	51.9
16	SHOTS	16
8	ON GOAL	5
0.5	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	2
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
0	Accurate Passes	0
0	Passes	0
0.0	Pass Completion %	0.0
0	Accurate Crosses	0
0	Crosses	0
0.0	Cross %	0.0
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
3	Blocked Shots	6
0	Effective Tackles	0
0	Tackles	0
0.0	Tackle %	0.0
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
0	Clearances	0

Game Information

Competition: Saudi Pro League

Venue: King Abdullah Sport City Stadium
Location: Buraidah, Saudi Arabia
Attendance: 231

Saudi Pro League Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Al Hilal	11	+23	30
2	Al Qadsiah	12	+20	28
3	Al Nassr	11	+17	28
4	Al Ittihad	11	+10	24

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Al Najma (5-3-2)

No.	Name
1	Victor Braga (GK)
4	Nasser Al Haleel
3	Samir
24	Abdullah Al Hawsawi
2	Vitor Vargas
19	Fahad Al Abdulrazzaq
20	Deybi Flores
43	David Tijanic
8	Abdulelah Al Shammry
7	Lázaro
98	Bilal Boutobba

Al Najma Substitutes:

Ali Jasim, Hisham Al Dubais, Abdulaziz Al Harabi, Mohammed Mansour Mile, Faisal Al Mutairi, Nawaf Al Hawsawi, Abdulwahid Al Nakhli, Rakan Altulayhi, Waled Al Enazi.

Al Ettifaq (3-1-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Marek Rodák (GK)
4	Jack Hendry
37	Abdulbasit Hindi
70	Abdullah Khateeb
7	Mukhtar Ali
10	Álvaro Medrán
11	Ondrej Duda
5	Francisco Calvo
33	Madallah Al-Olayan
9	Moussa Dembélé
8	Georginio Wijnaldum

Al Ettifaq Substitutes:

Khalid Al-Ghannam, Radhi Al-Otaibi, Meshal Sibyani, João Costa, Majed Dawran, Abdullah Madu, Abdullah Al Ghamdi, Yasir Shammari, Hawswi.

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