Diriyah vs Al-Ahli

13 August 2026 · Saudi Pro League · 2026/27 · Referee Mohammed Khled Hoish

Full time 0 – 1

Half-time: 0–1

  • Eduard Spertsyan 25’

Match summary

Al-Ahli beat Diriyah 1-0 on the road. Al-Ahli led 1-0 at half-time.

Eduard Spertsyan put Al-Ahli ahead in the 25th minute.

Diriyah can feel hard done by, creating 1.33 expected goals (xG) from 18 shots to Al-Ahli's 0.90 from 15.

Match stats

57% Possession 43%
18 Shots 15
3 Shots on target 7
8 Corners 4
88 Attacks 78
56 Dangerous attacks 32
401 Passes 317
84.8% Pass accuracy 83.0%
12 Tackles 13
8 Fouls 11
2 Yellow cards 4
2 Offsides 4

Key events

Diriyah Al-Ahli
Kick-off
Óscar RodríguezShot on target
3’
6’
Zakaria HawsawiFoul
Idrissa Gana GueyeFoul
17’
Clayton DiandyShot on target
23’
25’
Eduard SpertsyanRight foot shot0-1 (Al-Ahli)
36’
Roger IbañezShot on target
37’
Ivan ToneyShot on target
42’
Ivan ToneyShot on target
Half-time0-1
Second half underway
57’
Matheus GonçalvesWenderson Galeno
58’
Valentin Atangana EdoaFoul
Óscar RodríguezShot on target
59’
61’
Rayan HamedFoul
Abdulelah Al-MalkiHusain Al-Qahtani
68’
Abdulelah Al-MalkiFoul
69’
74’
Valentin Atangana EdoaShot on target
Mohamed HameranChancel Mbemba
77’
Meshari Fahad Al-NemerClayton Diandy
77’
Hattan BahebriIdrissa Gana Gueye
77’
81’
Francisco TrincãoShot on target
82’
Firas Al-BuraikanZiyad Aljohani
86’
Ivan ToneyShot on target
Taher WadiAbdulaziz Al-Faraj
89’
90’
Naif MasoudFrancisco Trincão
90’
Saleh Abu Al-ShamatEduard Spertsyan
90’
Mohammed Sulaiman BakorRayan Hamed
90+4’
Naif MasoudFoul
Full-time0-1

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.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.33 0.90 25’ Eduard Spertsyan (Al-Ahli), 0-1 25’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.33 0.90 25’ Eduard Spertsyan (Al-Ahli), 0-1 Spertsyan 25’
Diriyah 1.33 xGAl-Ahli 0.90 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Al-Ahli attacking Diriyah attacking 
3’ Óscar Rodríguez (Diriyah), open play, 0.33 xG, saved 47’ Omar Colley (Diriyah), open play, 0.17 xG, hit the woodwork 81’ Francisco Trincão (Al-Ahli), open play, 0.15 xG, saved 27’ Gaëtan Laborde (Diriyah), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 25’ Eduard Spertsyan (Al-Ahli), open play, 0.13 xG, goal 47’ Clayton Diandy (Diriyah), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 86’ Ivan Toney (Al-Ahli), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 84’ Meshari Fahad Al-Nemer (Diriyah), from a corner, 0.12 xG, off target 51’ Merih Demiral (Al-Ahli), set piece, 0.09 xG, off target 8’ Georges-Kévin N'Koudou (Diriyah), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 64’ Matheus Gonçalves (Al-Ahli), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 90+5’ Meshari Fahad Al-Nemer (Diriyah), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 2’ Merih Demiral (Al-Ahli), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 13’ Francisco Trincão (Al-Ahli), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 44’ Ivan Toney (Al-Ahli), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 74’ Valentin Atangana Edoa (Al-Ahli), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 42’ Ivan Toney (Al-Ahli), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 81’ Abdulelah Al-Malki (Diriyah), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 14’ Gaëtan Laborde (Diriyah), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 38’ Óscar Rodríguez (Diriyah), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 47’ Clayton Diandy (Diriyah), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 59’ Óscar Rodríguez (Diriyah), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, saved 88’ Meshari Fahad Al-Nemer (Diriyah), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 32’ Gaëtan Laborde (Diriyah), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 43’ Valentin Atangana Edoa (Al-Ahli), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 23’ Clayton Diandy (Diriyah), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 28’ Georges-Kévin N'Koudou (Diriyah), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 35’ Wenderson Galeno (Al-Ahli), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 57’ Roger Ibañez (Al-Ahli), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 72’ Abdulelah Al-Malki (Diriyah), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 36’ Roger Ibañez (Al-Ahli), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 37’ Ivan Toney (Al-Ahli), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 89’ Abdulaziz Al-Faraj (Diriyah), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 3’ Óscar Rodríguez (Diriyah), open play, 0.33 xG, saved 47’ Omar Colley (Diriyah), open play, 0.17 xG, hit the woodwork 81’ Francisco Trincão (Al-Ahli), open play, 0.15 xG, saved 27’ Gaëtan Laborde (Diriyah), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 25’ Eduard Spertsyan (Al-Ahli), open play, 0.13 xG, goal 47’ Clayton Diandy (Diriyah), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 86’ Ivan Toney (Al-Ahli), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 84’ Meshari Fahad Al-Nemer (Diriyah), from a corner, 0.12 xG, off target 51’ Merih Demiral (Al-Ahli), set piece, 0.09 xG, off target 8’ Georges-Kévin N'Koudou (Diriyah), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 64’ Matheus Gonçalves (Al-Ahli), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 90+5’ Meshari Fahad Al-Nemer (Diriyah), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 2’ Merih Demiral (Al-Ahli), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 13’ Francisco Trincão (Al-Ahli), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 74’ Valentin Atangana Edoa (Al-Ahli), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 42’ Ivan Toney (Al-Ahli), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 44’ Ivan Toney (Al-Ahli), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 81’ Abdulelah Al-Malki (Diriyah), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 14’ Gaëtan Laborde (Diriyah), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 47’ Clayton Diandy (Diriyah), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 38’ Óscar Rodríguez (Diriyah), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 59’ Óscar Rodríguez (Diriyah), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, saved 88’ Meshari Fahad Al-Nemer (Diriyah), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 32’ Gaëtan Laborde (Diriyah), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 43’ Valentin Atangana Edoa (Al-Ahli), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 35’ Wenderson Galeno (Al-Ahli), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 23’ Clayton Diandy (Diriyah), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 28’ Georges-Kévin N'Koudou (Diriyah), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 57’ Roger Ibañez (Al-Ahli), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 72’ Abdulelah Al-Malki (Diriyah), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 36’ Roger Ibañez (Al-Ahli), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 37’ Ivan Toney (Al-Ahli), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 89’ Abdulaziz Al-Faraj (Diriyah), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
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Lineups

Diriyah 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Vasilj
Mbemba 77’
Lajami
Colley
Al-Faraj 89’
Al-Qahtani 68’
Gueye 77’
N'Koudou
Rodríguez
Diandy 77’
Laborde
Al-Ahli 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Sanbi
Hawsawi
Hamed 90’
Demiral
Ibañez
Edoa
Aljohani 82’
Galeno 57’
Trincão 90’
Spertsyan 90’
Toney

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Nikola Vasilj
90′ 6 1 17 – – – – –
Defenders6 players
Abdulaziz Al-Faraj Taken off
89′ 2 1 – 2 – 38 – – – –
Chancel Mbemba Taken off
77′ 2 – 1 3 – 42 – – – –
Qasim Lajami
90′ – 1 1 – – 29 1 – – –
Omar Colley
90′ 1 1 – 3 2 32 – – – –
Mohamed Hameran Came on as a substitute
13′ – – – – – 6 – – – –
Taher Wadi Came on as a substitute
1′ – – – – – 7 – – – –
Midfielders6 players
Husain Al-Qahtani Taken off
68′ – – 38 3 – 1 – 2 1 1 –
Idrissa Gana Gueye Taken off
77′ – – 43 2 – 2 1 3 1 1
Clayton Diandy Taken off
77′ – – 16 – – – 1 3 1 1 –
Óscar Rodríguez
90′ – – 42 1 – 1 – 2 1 1 –
Georges-Kévin N'Koudou
90′ – – 40 – – 1 – 8 – 5 –
Abdulelah Al-Malki Came on as a substitute
22′ – – 15 – – 1 – 1 2 –
Forwards3 players
Gaëtan Laborde
90′ – – 3 – 0.20 – 1 1 1 25 –
Hattan Bahebri Came on as a substitute
13′ – – – – – – 1 1 – 9 –
Meshari Fahad Al-Nemer Came on as a substitute
13′ – – 3 – 0.22 – – 2 – 3 –
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

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Previous and next meeting

Next meeting: Al-Ahli vs Diriyah, 14 Dec 26 (upcoming)  All Diriyah vs Al-Ahli 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.