Skip to content
GolVolt
Choose a league
All leagues

Match Centre: Al Shabab vs Al Taawoun

Today

Pro League Matchday 8 Sun 11 Oct

Share image
Home Al Shabab

Matuq 18′Mathias 45+6′Carrasco 85′Al-Bulayhi 33′

Full-time 3:0
Away Al Taawoun

Player of the match Ricardo Mathias 8.2

GolVolt ratingHighlights will do 3.3/10 more watchable than 33% of Saudi Pro League matches How we rate

GolVolt rating 3.3GolVolt rating

Worth watching: Highlights will do
See the ratings

Spoiler-free mode: the score and how the match went are hidden.

The match in 30 seconds

Turning point: 18' Matuq, 1:0
  1. 3 of 6

    Al Shabab turned that many shots on target into goals with only 32% of the ball.

  2. 41% → 92%

    Al Shabab: chance of winning before kick-off and after minute 83.

  3. 14 → 12

    Al Shabab climb 2 places in the table. Al Taawoun: 16 → 17.

The turning point is the biggest jump in the match: after the goal for 1:0, from 39% to 61% (Al Shabab).

How the match went

One minute axis for every view. The discs along the bottom are the goals.

90+7' · 3:0Al Shabab 92%draw 6%Al Taawoun 2%

Key stats

32% Possession 68%
1.99 xG (expected goals) 0.90
13 Shots 15
6 On target 3
5 Big chances 1
1 Corners 4
All stats (23)

Why this rating

Four pillars, each measured against the same league over the last 12 months.

How we rate
  • Dramaweight 50% Red card at 33′.Some excitement, but no big twists. Drama: 3.6 out of 10
  • Heroesweight 20% Matuq scored the winner.Nobody stood out. Heroes: 3.0 out of 10
  • Stakesweight 15% A lot was at stake before kick-off. Stakes: 6.7 out of 10
  • Quality of playweight 15% An average number of chances. Quality of play: 5.8 out of 10

Match ECG

A spike = a twist. The shading = how open the result still was.

Worth watching: Highlights will do

GolVolt rating 3.3more watchable than 33% of Saudi Pro League matches

The GolVolt rating comes from four pillars — drama, heroes, stakes and quality of play — measured against this league's matches of the last 12 months (model nap-v2).

Similar matches

A similar story: twists, the finish, chances. Same league, last 12 months.

How the match went

3 goals8 cards1 VAR

Counts cover only events captured in the retained timeline.

Timeline

  1. 18' Goal: Abdullah Matuqright foot1:0
  2. 33' Ali Al-Bulayhired card · professional foul, last man
  3. 37' SubstitutionBarry for Martínez
  4. 43' Abdullah Matuqyellow card · foul
  5. 45+1' Faris Al-Ghamdiyellow card · foul
  6. 45+6' Goal: Ricardo Mathiasright foot2:0
  7. Half-time · 2:0
  8. 47' Penalty cancelled
  9. 49' Marin Petkovyellow card · foul
  10. 57' 2 substitutionsEl Bahraoui for GuiagonAl-Tulayhi for Bajrami
  11. 63' SubstitutionAl-Hawsawi for Matuq
  12. 64' SubstitutionAl-Anazi for Al-Anzi
  13. 67' Aschraf El Mahdiouiyellow card · foul
  14. 68' 2 substitutionsHindi for Al-GhamdiAl-Saedi for Mahnashi
  15. 70' Yacine Adliyellow card · dissent
  16. 70' Abderrazak Hamdallahyellow card · dissent
  17. 78' Zineddine Belaidyellow card · foul
  18. 80' SubstitutionAl-Aqel for Al-Kuwaykibi
  19. 85' Goal: Yannick Carrascoright foot · assist: Mathias3:0
  20. 88' 2 substitutionsAl-Asmari for AdliAl-Nashri for Mathias
  21. Full-time · 3:0

Match stats

Shooting

1.99 xG (expected goals) 0.90
13 Shots 15
6 On target 3
5 Big chances 1
5 Off target 6
2 Blocked 6
8 Inside the box 7
5 Outside the box 8
3 Big chances missed 1

Play

32% Possession 68%
1 Corners 4
227 Passes 472
71% Pass accuracy 88%
10 Key passes 11
55 Attacks 105
31 Dangerous attacks 85

Defence

14 Tackles 13
7 Interceptions 10
3 Saves 2

Discipline

9 Fouls 11
0 Offsides 4
2 Yellow cards 5
1 Red cards 0

Lineups and ratings

The highlighted rating is the player of the match.

Starting XIs · provider ratings

4-4-2 –4-2-3-1

Al Shabab

Al Taawoun

Goalkeepers

Defenders

Midfielders

Forwards

Came on

Bench

Al Shabab

Al Taawoun

Match sheet

Stadium
Al-Shabab Club Stadium (Riyadh), Riyadh

Player ratings

Ratings from the data provider, scale 1–10.

  1. Player of the match · Al Shabab Ricardo Mathias 8.20
  2. 2. place · Al Taawoun Aschraf El Mahdioui  7.64
  3. 3. place · Al Shabab Yannick Carrasco  7.62

Al Shabab

Al Taawoun

Show all (29)Show fewer

Al Shabab

Al Taawoun

Player intelligence

Player comparison

VS

Pro analysis

GolVolt Pro

Pro extends the free match profile with its own goals model, lineup stability and results from similar fixtures. Coverage depends on the available data.

  • GolVolt’s own goals model
  • XI stability
  • Matches with this profile

The grey bars are figures available in Pro.

Unlock from €3.25 a month See the full sample on the match of the day

Absences

Al Shabab · 1 out

  • Ali Makki Injured

    since 1 Sep · return date unknown · 3 matches missed · Unknown Injury

Al Taawoun · 1 out

  • Bassem Al-Oraini Injured

    since 12 Sep · until 12 Jun 2027 · 2 matches missed · Knee Injury

Injuries and suspensions as reported for this match.

⌘K

Arrows move · Enter opens · Esc closes

Article