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

· Saudi Pro League

Al Khaleej

7': Joshua King
52': Joshua King
59': Paolo Fernandes

FT
3 - 1

Al Najma

16': Anthony Moris (OG)

About

Al Khaleej are hosting Al Najma at Prince Mohammed Bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam, Saudi Arabia, starting on . The match is a part of the Saudi Pro League.

Match Commentary

7': Joshua King (Al Khaleej) Goal at 7'
16': Lázaro (Al Najma) Penalty - Missed at 16'
16': Anthony Moris (Al Khaleej) Own Goal at 16'
45': Mansour Hamzi (Al Khaleej) Substitution at 45'
52': Joshua King (Al Khaleej) Goal at 52'
53': Abdullah Al Hawsawi (Al Najma) Yellow Card at 53'
58': Khalid Al Subaie (Al Najma) Substitution at 58'
58': Hisham Al Dubais (Al Najma) Substitution at 58'
59': Paolo Fernandes (Al Khaleej) Goal at 59'
69': Saleh Al-Jamaan (Al Khaleej) Substitution at 69'
71': Sultan Alessa (Al Najma) Substitution at 71'
71': Nasser Al Haleel (Al Najma) Substitution at 71'
73': Bader Munshi (Al Khaleej) Substitution at 73'
86': Thamer Al Khaibri (Al Khaleej) Substitution at 86'
87': Arif Al Haydar (Al Khaleej) Substitution at 87'
90': Felippe Cardoso (Al Najma) Yellow Card at 90'
90'+4': Arif Al Haydar (Al Khaleej) Yellow Card at 94'

Statistics

NAJ		KHA
12	Fouls	12
2	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
0	Corner Kicks	6
0	Saves	1
42	Possession	58
6	SHOTS	16
1	ON GOAL	4
0.2	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
1	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
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
2	Blocked Shots	4
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: Prince Mohammed Bin Fahd Stadium
Location: Dammam, Saudi Arabia
Attendance: 269

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 Khaleej (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
49	Anthony Moris (GK)
3	Mohammed Khubrani
17	Abdullah Al Hafith
5	Rebocho
28	Hamad Al Jayzani
10	Kostas Fortounis
21	Dimitrios Kourbelis
12	Majed Kanabah
7	Joshua King
11	Paolo Fernandes
9	Georgios Masouras

Al Khaleej Substitutes:

Thamer Al Khaibri, Mansour Hamzi, Bandar Al Mutairi, Saleh Al-Jamaan, Saeed Al Hamsal, Ali Al Salem, Bader Munshi, Marwan Al Haidari, Arif Al Haydar.

Al Najma (3-5-2)

No.	Name
1	Victor Braga (GK)
33	Mohammed Al-Fatil
3	Samir
24	Abdullah Al Hawsawi
16	Guga
23	Rakan Altulayhi
80	Nabil Donga
2	Vitor Vargas
11	Majed Dawran
7	Lázaro
70	Felippe Cardoso

Al Najma Substitutes:

Khalid Al Subaie, Sultan Alessa, Nasser Al Haleel, Khaled Al Muqaitib, Bilal Boutobba, Khaled Al Shammari, Majed Mohammed Sharrahi, Hisham Al Dubais, Mohammed Mansour Mile.

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