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

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25': Khalid Al-Ghannam
52': Georginio Wijnaldum
69': Moussa Dembélé
75': Moussa Dembélé (P)
81': Francisco Calvo

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

Match Commentary

25': Khalid Al-Ghannam (Al Ettifaq) Goal at 25'
32': Ondrej Duda (Al Ettifaq) Yellow Card at 32'
45': Hussain Ahmed Al Issa (Al Khaleej) Substitution at 45'
51': Ahmad Asiri (Al Khaleej) Yellow Card at 51'
52': Georginio Wijnaldum (Al Ettifaq) Goal at 52'
59': Álvaro Medrán (Al Ettifaq) Yellow Card at 59'
69': Moussa Dembélé (Al Ettifaq) Goal at 69'
72': Thamer Al Khaibri (Al Khaleej) Substitution at 72'
72': Bader Munshi (Al Khaleej) Substitution at 72'
72': Abdoulie Mboge (Al Khaleej) Substitution at 72'
72': Bart Schenkeveld (Al Khaleej) Substitution at 72'
75': Moussa Dembélé (Al Ettifaq) Penalty - Scored at 75'
78': Mukhtar Ali (Al Ettifaq) Substitution at 78'
81': Francisco Calvo (Al Ettifaq) Goal at 81'
83': Abdulhakim Maghfori (Al Ettifaq) Substitution at 83'
88': Faris Al Ghamdi (Al Ettifaq) Substitution at 88'
88': Jalal Al Salem (Al Ettifaq) Substitution at 88'

Statistics

ETT		KHA
13	Fouls	12
2	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
4	Corner Kicks	4
2	Saves	10
46.7	Possession	53.3
19	SHOTS	6
15	ON GOAL	2
0.8	On Target %	0.3
2	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	0
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: 5,711

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 (4-4-2)

No.	Name
96	Marwan Al Haidari (GK)
3	Mohammed Khubrani
17	Abdullah Al Hafith
5	Rebocho
13	Ahmad Asiri
21	Dimitrios Kourbelis
12	Majed Kanabah
11	Paolo Fernandes
25	Arif Al Haydar
10	Kostas Fortounis
7	Joshua King

Al Khaleej Substitutes:

Thamer Al Khaibri, Hussain Ahmed Al Issa, Mohammed Alghanem, Bader Munshi, Abdoulie Mboge, Bandar Al Mutairi, Saleh Al-Jamaan, Saeed Al Hamsal, Bart Schenkeveld.

Al Ettifaq (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Marek Rodák (GK)
5	Francisco Calvo
4	Jack Hendry
33	Madallah Al-Olayan
70	Abdullah Khateeb
8	Georginio Wijnaldum
10	Álvaro Medrán
11	Ondrej Duda
9	Moussa Dembélé
17	Khalid Al-Ghannam
18	João Costa

Al Ettifaq Substitutes:

Abdulbasit Hindi, Radhi Al-Otaibi, Meshal Sibyani, Abdulhakim Maghfori, Hawswi, Abdullah Al Ghamdi, Jalal Al Salem, Mukhtar Ali, Faris Al Ghamdi.

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