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

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Al Najma

21': Felippe Cardoso
56': Bilal Boutobba

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2 - 1

Al Kholood

90'+2': Ramiro Enrique (P)

About

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

Match Timeline

21': Felippe Cardoso (Al Najma) Goal at 21'
45': Hassan Al-Asmari (Al Kholood) Substitution at 45'
56': Bilal Boutobba (Al Najma) Goal at 56'
65': Abdulaziz Al Harabi (Al Najma) Substitution at 65'
66': Abdulrahman Al-Dossari (Al Kholood) Substitution at 66'
68': Kevin N'Doram (Al Kholood) Yellow Card at 68'
73': Majed Khalifah (Al Kholood) Substitution at 73'
81': Rakan Altulayhi (Al Najma) Substitution at 81'
81': Khaled Al Shammari (Al Najma) Substitution at 81'
82': Juan Pablo Cozzani (Al Kholood) Yellow Card at 82'
90'+2': Ramiro Enrique (Al Kholood) Penalty - Scored at 92'
90'+7': Lázaro (Al Najma) Yellow Card at 97'

Statistics

KHO		NAJ
10	Fouls	11
2	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
6	Corner Kicks	3
3	Saves	6
60.3	Possession	39.7
21	SHOTS	8
7	ON GOAL	5
0.3	On Target %	0.6
2	Penalty Goals	0
1	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
8	Blocked Shots	1
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: 1,094

Saudi Pro League Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Al Nassr	30	+60	79
2	Al Hilal	29	+51	71
3	Al Ahli	29	+33	66
4	Al Qadsiah	30	+40	65

Full Table

Line-Ups

Al Najma (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Victor Braga (GK)
3	Samir
4	Nasser Al Haleel
27	Khalid Al Subaie
24	Abdullah Al Hawsawi
16	Guga
80	Nabil Emad
43	David Tijanic
98	Bilal Boutobba
7	Lázaro
70	Felippe Cardoso

Al Najma Substitutes:

Waled Al Enazi, Mohammed Al-Fatil, Sultan Alessa, Nawaf Al Hawsawi, Mohammed Al Aqel, Hisham Al Dubais, Abdulaziz Al Harabi, Rakan Altulayhi, Khaled Al Shammari.

Al Kholood (4-4-1-1)

No.	Name
31	Juan Pablo Cozzani (GK)
38	Shaquille Pinas
3	Edgaras Utkus
7	Sultan Al-Shehri
23	Norbert Gyömbér
6	John Buckley
96	Kevin N'Doram
70	Muhammad Sawan
46	Abdulaziz Al-Aliwa
18	Ramiro Enrique
10	Iker Kortajarena

Al Kholood Substitutes:

Jamaan Al-Dosari, Majed Khalifah, Abdulrahman Al-Dossari, Mohammed Alshammari, Rakan Jaman, Muhannad Al Yahya, Adi, Hassan Al-Asmari.

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