Al Najma vs Al Ittihad, 2025-26 Saudi Pro League

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90'+6': N'Golo Kanté

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Al Najma are hosting Al Ittihad at King Abdullah Sport City Stadium, Buraidah, Saudi Arabia, starting on . The match is a part of the Saudi Pro League.

Match Timeline

25': Jan-Carlo Simic (Al Ittihad) Substitution at 25'
29': Mario Mitaj (Al Ittihad) Yellow Card at 29'
53': Abdulelah Al Shammry (Al Najma) Yellow Card at 53'
60': Houssem Aouar (Al Ittihad) Yellow Card at 60'
64': Abdulrahman Al-Obud (Al Ittihad) Substitution at 64'
71': Rakan Altulayhi (Al Najma) Substitution at 71'
73': Saad Al Mosa (Al Ittihad) Yellow Card at 73'
85': Faisal Al Mutairi (Al Najma) Substitution at 85'
86': Steven Bergwijn (Al Ittihad) Yellow Card at 86'
90'+2': Nasser Al Haleel (Al Najma) Substitution at 92'
90'+2': Hisham Al Dubais (Al Najma) Substitution at 92'
90'+6': N'Golo Kanté (Al Ittihad) Goal at 96'
90'+9': Ahmed Al-Julaydan (Al Ittihad) Substitution at 99'

Statistics

ITT		NAJ
19	Fouls	8
4	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
8	Corner Kicks	3
3	Saves	1
59.6	Possession	40.4
9	SHOTS	13
1	ON GOAL	3
0.1	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	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
6	Blocked Shots	4
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: King Abdullah Sport City Stadium
Location: Buraidah, Saudi Arabia
Attendance: 2,659

Saudi Pro League Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Al Nassr	33	+60	83
2	Al Hilal	33	+57	81
3	Al Ahli	33	+43	78
4	Al Qadsiah	33	+45	74

Full Table

Line-Ups

Al Najma (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Victor Braga (GK)
5	Jawad El Yamiq
6	Khaled Al Shammari
12	Mohammed Al-Konaideri
19	Fahad Al Abdulrazzaq
20	Deybi Flores
43	David Tijanic
8	Abdulelah Al Shammry
7	Lázaro
14	Ali Jasim
98	Bilal Boutobba

Al Najma Substitutes:

Rakan Altulayhi, Nawaf Al Hawsawi, Faisal Al Mutairi, Hisham Al Dubais, Romell Quioto, Ammar Al-Najjar, Waled Al Enazi, Nasser Al Haleel, Abdulaziz Al Harabi.

Al Ittihad (4-3-3)

No.	Name
50	Mohammed Alabsi (GK)
2	Danilo Pereira
6	Saad Al Mosa
12	Mario Mitaj
13	Muhannad Al-Shanqiti
10	Houssem Aouar
8	Fabinho
7	N'Golo Kanté
11	Saleh Al-Shehri
34	Steven Bergwijn
19	Moussa Diaby

Al Ittihad Substitutes:

Awad Al Nashri, Jan-Carlo Simic, Ahmed Al-Julaydan, Faisal Al-Ghamdi, Osama Al Marwash, Hamed Alghamdi, Muath, Abdulrahman Al-Obud, Ahmed Al Ghamdi.

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