Diriyah vs Neom

30 October 2026 · Saudi Pro League · 2026/27 · Referee Ibrahim Ahmed Al-Jurays

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 1–1

  • Idrissa Gana Gueye 17’
  • Saïd Benrahma 45+5’ (pen)
  • Alexandre Lacazette 68’

Match summary

Neom came from behind to win 2-1 away at Diriyah. It was 1-1 at half-time.

Idrissa Gana Gueye put Diriyah ahead in the 17th minute, Saïd Benrahma equalised from the penalty spot in first-half stoppage time, and Alexandre Lacazette won it in the 68th minute.

The chances backed that up: Neom created 2.00 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots to Diriyah's 1.31 from 20.

Match stats

41% Possession 59%
20 Shots 15
5 Shots on target 5
2 Corners 5
82 Attacks 92
37 Dangerous attacks 33
346 Passes 533
76.9% Pass accuracy 82.4%
27 Tackles 21
9 Fouls 13
0 Yellow cards 1
2 Offsides 1

Key events

Diriyah Neom
Kick-off
Darwin NúñezShot on target
2’
Corner
2’
14’
Corner
Clayton DiandyShot on target
15’
Idrissa Gana GueyeRight foot shot1-0 (Diriyah)
17’
30’
Corner
Adil BoulbinaShot on target
32’
Óscar RodríguezShot on target
43’
44’
Corner
45’
Mohannad Abu TahaVAR: Penalty stands
45+5’
Saïd BenrahmaPenalty1-1 (Neom)
Half-time1-1
46’
Faisal Al-GhamdiAbbas Sadiq Alhassan
Second half underway
51’
Corner
64’
Muhannad Al SaadIslam Ahmed Hawsawi
64’
Alexandre LacazetteGiorgos Masouras
68’
Alexandre LacazetteRight foot shot1-2 (Neom)
68’
Khalil Al-AbsiShot on target
Abdulaziz Al-FarajTaher Wadi
70’
Meshari Fahad Al-NemerAdil Boulbina
70’
77’
Abdulmalik Al OyayariShot on target
82’
Mohammed AlburaykKhalifah Al-Dawsari
82’
Abdulaziz Al-OthmanSaïd Benrahma
Corner
82’
Husain Al-QahtaniÓscar Rodríguez
85’
Mohammed DhebanHussain Al-Sebyani
85’
90+5’
Abdulaziz Al-OthmanShot on target
90+5’
Corner
90+8’
Muhannad Al SaadFoul
Full-time1-2

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.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.31 2.00 17’ Idrissa Gana Gueye (Diriyah), 1-0 17’ 45+5’ Saïd Benrahma (Neom), 1-1 45+5’ 68’ Alexandre Lacazette (Neom), 1-2 68’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.31 2.00 17’ Idrissa Gana Gueye (Diriyah), 1-0 Gueye 17’ 45+5’ Saïd Benrahma (Neom), 1-1 Benrahma 45+5’ 68’ Alexandre Lacazette (Neom), 1-2 Lacazette 68’
Diriyah 1.31 xGNeom 2.00 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Neom attacking Diriyah attacking 
50’ Saïd Benrahma (Neom), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 14’ Mohannad Abu Taha (Neom), open play, 0.27 xG, blocked 68’ Alexandre Lacazette (Neom), open play, 0.22 xG, goal 82’ Berat Djimsiti (Diriyah), from a corner, 0.20 xG, blocked 50’ Khalil Al-Absi (Neom), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 81’ Darwin Núñez (Diriyah), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 90+8’ Chancel Mbemba (Diriyah), set piece, 0.13 xG, blocked 3’ Chancel Mbemba (Diriyah), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 81’ Óscar Rodríguez (Diriyah), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 15’ Clayton Diandy (Diriyah), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 44’ Saïd Benrahma (Neom), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 51’ Saïd Benrahma (Neom), open play, 0.08 xG, hit the woodwork 90+5’ Abdulaziz Al-Othman (Neom), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 58’ Nathan Zeze (Neom), set piece, 0.07 xG, blocked 90+8’ Amin Al-Bukhari (Diriyah), set piece, 0.07 xG, off target 33’ Clayton Diandy (Diriyah), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 41’ Saïd Benrahma (Neom), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 49’ Giorgos Masouras (Neom), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 90’ Chancel Mbemba (Diriyah), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 29’ Óscar Rodríguez (Diriyah), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 68’ Khalil Al-Absi (Neom), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 2’ Darwin Núñez (Diriyah), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 12’ Idrissa Gana Gueye (Diriyah), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 45’ Khalifah Al-Dawsari (Neom), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 32’ Adil Boulbina (Diriyah), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 17’ Idrissa Gana Gueye (Diriyah), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 43’ Enzo Millot (Diriyah), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 58’ Giorgos Masouras (Neom), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 86’ Clayton Diandy (Diriyah), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 43’ Óscar Rodríguez (Diriyah), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 12’ Adil Boulbina (Diriyah), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 30’ Saïd Benrahma (Neom), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 77’ Abdulmalik Al Oyayari (Neom), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 90’ Enzo Millot (Diriyah), open play, 0.02 xG, hit the woodwork 90+8’ Darwin Núñez (Diriyah), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 50’ Saïd Benrahma (Neom), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 14’ Mohannad Abu Taha (Neom), open play, 0.27 xG, blocked 68’ Alexandre Lacazette (Neom), open play, 0.22 xG, goal 82’ Berat Djimsiti (Diriyah), from a corner, 0.20 xG, blocked 50’ Khalil Al-Absi (Neom), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 81’ Darwin Núñez (Diriyah), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 90+8’ Chancel Mbemba (Diriyah), set piece, 0.13 xG, blocked 3’ Chancel Mbemba (Diriyah), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 81’ Óscar Rodríguez (Diriyah), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 15’ Clayton Diandy (Diriyah), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 44’ Saïd Benrahma (Neom), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 51’ Saïd Benrahma (Neom), open play, 0.08 xG, hit the woodwork 90+5’ Abdulaziz Al-Othman (Neom), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 90+8’ Amin Al-Bukhari (Diriyah), set piece, 0.07 xG, off target 58’ Nathan Zeze (Neom), set piece, 0.07 xG, blocked 33’ Clayton Diandy (Diriyah), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 41’ Saïd Benrahma (Neom), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 49’ Giorgos Masouras (Neom), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 90’ Chancel Mbemba (Diriyah), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 29’ Óscar Rodríguez (Diriyah), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 68’ Khalil Al-Absi (Neom), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 45’ Khalifah Al-Dawsari (Neom), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 2’ Darwin Núñez (Diriyah), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 12’ Idrissa Gana Gueye (Diriyah), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 17’ Idrissa Gana Gueye (Diriyah), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 32’ Adil Boulbina (Diriyah), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 43’ Enzo Millot (Diriyah), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 58’ Giorgos Masouras (Neom), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 86’ Clayton Diandy (Diriyah), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 43’ Óscar Rodríguez (Diriyah), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 12’ Adil Boulbina (Diriyah), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 30’ Saïd Benrahma (Neom), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 77’ Abdulmalik Al Oyayari (Neom), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 90’ Enzo Millot (Diriyah), open play, 0.02 xG, hit the woodwork 90+8’ Darwin Núñez (Diriyah), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked
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Lineups

Diriyah 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Al-Bukhari
Al-Sebyani 85’
Djimsiti
Mbemba
Wadi 70’
Gueye
Millot
Boulbina 70’
Rodríguez 85’
Diandy
Núñez
Neom 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Maximiano
Hawsawi 64’
Al-Dawsari 82’
Sarr
Zeze
Alhassan 46’
Oyayari
Taha
Al-Absi
Benrahma 82’
Masouras 64’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Amin Al-Bukhari
90′ 3 2 15 – – – – –
Defenders6 players
Taher Wadi Taken off
70′ 2 1 1 4 1 15 2 – – –
Berat Djimsiti
90′ 2 2 2 4 2 40 1 – – –
Chancel Mbemba
90′ – 1 1 5 2 39 – – – –
Hussain Al-Sebyani Taken off
85′ 4 1 – 9 1 26 – – – –
Abdulaziz Al-Faraj Came on as a substitute
20′ 1 – – 2 – 22 – – – –
Mohammed Dheban Came on as a substitute
14′ – 1 – – – 4 – – – –
Midfielders6 players
Idrissa Gana Gueye
90′ 1 – 52 1 – 7 1 13 – 2 –
Enzo Millot
90′ – – 40 4 – 4 4 8 3 3 –
Clayton Diandy
90′ – – 11 1 – 3 2 6 – – –
Óscar Rodríguez Taken off
85′ – – 22 3 – 2 1 5 1 2 –
Adil Boulbina Taken off
70′ – – 23 2 – 1 2 2 – 1 –
Husain Al-Qahtani Came on as a substitute
14′ – – 11 – – 1 – 1 – – –
Forwards2 players
Darwin Núñez
90′ – 1 3 1 0.19 – 2 2 – 17 –
Meshari Fahad Al-Nemer Came on as a substitute
20′ – – – – – – 1 1 – 10 –
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

Diriyah DLDWL
Neom WDLLW

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