Al-Ittihad vs Al-Hazem

24 August 2026 · Saudi Pro League · 2026/27 · Referee Abdullah Al-Harbi

Full time 3 – 2

Half-time: 2–1

  • Steven Bergwijn 34’, 41’ (pen), 81’ (pen)
  • Abdulaziz Al-Dwehe 18’
  • Sofiane Bendebka 59’

Match summary

Al-Ittihad came from behind to win 3-2 at home to Al-Hazem. Al-Ittihad led 2-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Abdulaziz Al-Dwehe put Al-Hazem ahead in the 18th minute, Steven Bergwijn equalised in the 34th minute, and Bergwijn put Al-Ittihad in front from the penalty spot in the 41st minute. In the second half, Sofiane Bendebka equalised with a header in the 59th minute and Bergwijn won it from the penalty spot in the 81st minute.

The chances backed that up: Al-Ittihad created 4.76 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots to Al-Hazem's 0.79 from 8.

Match stats

54% Possession 46%
15 Shots 8
6 Shots on target 2
4 Corners 3
68 Attacks 59
50 Dangerous attacks 32
441 Passes 388
87.3% Pass accuracy 81.7%
16 Tackles 18
21 Fouls 11
3 Yellow cards 3
3 Offsides 1

Key events

Al-Ittihad Al-Hazem
Kick-off
18’
Abdulaziz Al-DweheRight foot shot0-1 (Al-Hazem)
29’
Aboubacar BahFoul
Steven BergwijnRight foot shot1-1 (Al-Ittihad)
34’
Marwan Al-SahafiVAR: No penalty
37’
40’
Amine Ben HmidaFoul
Steven BergwijnPenalty2-1 (Al-Ittihad)
41’
Houssem AouarShot on target
43’
Youssef En-NesyriShot on target
43’
Marwan Al-SahafiFoul
45+2’
Half-time2-1
Ahmed Al-JulaydanMarwan Al-Sahafi
46’
Hassan KadeshStephane Keller
46’
Hassan KadeshFoul
50’
Second half underway
Faris AbdiFoul
53’
59’
Sofiane BendebkaHeader2-2 (Al-Hazem)
George IlenikhenaYoussef En-Nesyri
60’
65’
Ahmed Al-ShamraniAbdulaziz Al-Dwehe
65’
Mohammed Al HamdaniAhmed Al-Nakhli
Saleh Al-ShehriJan-Carlo Simić
73’
74’
Ahmed Al-ShamraniFoul
77’
Mohammed Al-YamiAboubacar Bah
77’
Farhan Al-AzmiSaud Al Rashed
Danilo PereiraVAR: No penalty
78’
Steven BergwijnPenalty3-2 (Al-Ittihad)
81’
Rakan KaabiSteven Bergwijn
85’
88’
Aboubacar DiakiteAmine Ben Hmida
George IlenikhenaShot on target
90+6’
Full-time3-2

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 4.76 0.79 18’ Abdulaziz Al-Dwehe (Al-Hazem), 0-1 18’ 34’ Steven Bergwijn (Al-Ittihad), 1-1 34’ 41’ Steven Bergwijn (Al-Ittihad), 2-1 41’ 59’ Sofiane Bendebka (Al-Hazem), 2-2 59’ 81’ Steven Bergwijn (Al-Ittihad), 3-2 81’ 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 4.76 0.79 18’ Abdulaziz Al-Dwehe (Al-Hazem), 0-1 Al-Dwehe 18’ 34’ Steven Bergwijn (Al-Ittihad), 1-1 Bergwijn 34’ 41’ Steven Bergwijn (Al-Ittihad), 2-1 Bergwijn 41’ 59’ Sofiane Bendebka (Al-Hazem), 2-2 Bendebka 59’ 81’ Steven Bergwijn (Al-Ittihad), 3-2 Bergwijn 81’
Al-Ittihad 4.76 xGAl-Hazem 0.79 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Al-Hazem attacking Al-Ittihad attacking 
41’ Steven Bergwijn (Al-Ittihad), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 81’ Steven Bergwijn (Al-Ittihad), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 43’ Houssem Aouar (Al-Ittihad), open play, 0.65 xG, saved 43’ Youssef En-Nesyri (Al-Ittihad), open play, 0.65 xG, saved 90+6’ George Ilenikhena (Al-Ittihad), open play, 0.53 xG, hit the woodwork 90+6’ George Ilenikhena (Al-Ittihad), open play, 0.50 xG, saved 18’ Abdulaziz Al-Dwehe (Al-Hazem), open play, 0.35 xG, goal 36’ Youssef En-Nesyri (Al-Ittihad), open play, 0.21 xG, blocked 43’ Houssem Aouar (Al-Ittihad), open play, 0.17 xG, off target 62’ Afimico Pululu (Al-Hazem), open play, 0.16 xG, off target 34’ Steven Bergwijn (Al-Ittihad), open play, 0.14 xG, goal 32’ Afimico Pululu (Al-Hazem), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 36’ Jan-Carlo Simić (Al-Ittihad), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 78’ Danilo Pereira (Al-Ittihad), from a corner, 0.08 xG, blocked 90+9’ George Ilenikhena (Al-Ittihad), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 59’ Sofiane Bendebka (Al-Hazem), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 2’ Jan-Carlo Simić (Al-Ittihad), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 54’ Sultan Tanker (Al-Hazem), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 36’ Faris Abdi (Al-Ittihad), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 84’ Mohammed Al Hamdani (Al-Hazem), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 90+6’ Mohammed Al-Yami (Al-Hazem), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 13’ Mukhtar Ali (Al-Ittihad), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 35’ Afimico Pululu (Al-Hazem), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 41’ Steven Bergwijn (Al-Ittihad), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 81’ Steven Bergwijn (Al-Ittihad), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 43’ Houssem Aouar (Al-Ittihad), open play, 0.65 xG, saved 43’ Youssef En-Nesyri (Al-Ittihad), open play, 0.65 xG, saved 90+6’ George Ilenikhena (Al-Ittihad), open play, 0.53 xG, hit the woodwork 90+6’ George Ilenikhena (Al-Ittihad), open play, 0.50 xG, saved 18’ Abdulaziz Al-Dwehe (Al-Hazem), open play, 0.35 xG, goal 36’ Youssef En-Nesyri (Al-Ittihad), open play, 0.21 xG, blocked 43’ Houssem Aouar (Al-Ittihad), open play, 0.17 xG, off target 62’ Afimico Pululu (Al-Hazem), open play, 0.16 xG, off target 34’ Steven Bergwijn (Al-Ittihad), open play, 0.14 xG, goal 32’ Afimico Pululu (Al-Hazem), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 78’ Danilo Pereira (Al-Ittihad), from a corner, 0.08 xG, blocked 36’ Jan-Carlo Simić (Al-Ittihad), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 90+9’ George Ilenikhena (Al-Ittihad), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 59’ Sofiane Bendebka (Al-Hazem), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 2’ Jan-Carlo Simić (Al-Ittihad), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 54’ Sultan Tanker (Al-Hazem), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 36’ Faris Abdi (Al-Ittihad), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 84’ Mohammed Al Hamdani (Al-Hazem), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 90+6’ Mohammed Al-Yami (Al-Hazem), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 13’ Mukhtar Ali (Al-Ittihad), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 35’ Afimico Pululu (Al-Hazem), open play, 0.02 xG, off target
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Lineups

Al-Ittihad 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Rajković
Abdi
Simić 73’
Keller 46’
Pereira
Ali
Al-Ghamdi
Bergwijn 3 85’
Aouar
Al-Sahafi 46’
En-Nesyri 60’
Al-Hazem 4-1-4-1 Starting XI
Zaied
Hmida 88’
Tanker
Al-Dakheel
Rashed 77’
Al-Nakhli 65’
Mugisha
Bah 77’
Bendebka
Al-Dwehe 65’
Pululu

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Predrag Rajković
90′ 0 2 17 1 – – – –
Defenders6 players
Jan-Carlo Simić Taken off
73′ 1 3 – 4 2 25 1 – – –
Stephane Keller Taken off
45′ – 1 – – – 31 1 – – –
Danilo Pereira
90′ – – – 4 3 54 – – – –
Faris Abdi
90′ 3 2 – 5 1 45 3 – –
Ahmed Al-Julaydan Came on as a substitute
45′ 3 1 – 4 – 20 1 – – –
Hassan Kadesh Came on as a substitute
45′ 1 1 – 2 1 25 1 – –
Midfielders5 players
Ahmed Al-Ghamdi
90′ – – 55 1 – 1 1 2 2 1 –
Mukhtar Ali
90′ – – 70 1 – 4 2 5 2 1 –
Houssem Aouar
90′ – 1 42 1 – – – 3 3 2 –
Steven Bergwijn Taken off
85′ 3 – 27 1 – 2 – 7 – 1 –
Rakan Kaabi Came on as a substitute
14′ – – 5 – – 1 – 1 – – –
Forwards4 players
Marwan Al-Sahafi Taken off
45′ – – – – – – – 1 1 14
Youssef En-Nesyri Taken off
60′ – – 2 1 0.86 – – 2 – 7 –
George Ilenikhena Came on as a substitute
30′ – – 2 1 1.10 – – 2 – 4 –
Saleh Al-Shehri Came on as a substitute
17′ – – – – – – – 3 – 2 –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Form going into the game

Al-Ittihad WLLDW
Al-Hazem DLWWL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Al-Ittihad 1-0 Al-Hazem, 03 Apr 26 Next meeting: Al-Hazem vs Al-Ittihad, 18 Feb 27 (upcoming)  All Al-Ittihad vs Al-Hazem meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.