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Al Diriyah v Al Taawon

Al Diriyah
1–1Full time
Al Taawon

Pro League · SAT 17 OCT · Al-Awwal Park

Full timeGraded 17 Oct 22:01
Al Diriyah 1–1 Al Taawon AL TAAWON WIN · WRONGUNDER 2.5 · RIGHTNOT BOTH TO SCORE · WRONGOVER 1.5 · RIGHTUNDER 3.5 · RIGHT1–1 EXACTLY · RIGHT
We said Al Taawon win36%
The market said25%
Brier score, this match · lower is better0.755
The market’s Brier score0.848

The prediction on this page is exactly as published before kick-off. Match events and statistics come from the match and are corrected when the official figures change. Wrong calls are shown exactly like right ones.

The match replay11 notes · 33 alerts
  1. 0′Before kick-off: we said Al Taawon win at 36%.
  2. 2′Little has changed for our model: Al Taawon 36% before kick-off, 36% now. 0–0 · 35–29–36
  3. 2′KICK-OFF Al Diriyah v Al Taawon
  4. 24′🟨 YELLOW · 22' Clayton diandy · Al Diriyah
  5. 32′THE CALL SWINGS · 32' Draw is now our likeliest result at 37% (was Al Taawon win 32%)
  6. 34′🟨 YELLOW · 33' Enzo Millot · Al Diriyah
  7. 45′HALF-TIME Al Diriyah 0–0 Al Taawon
  8. 46′SECOND HALF Al Diriyah 0–0 Al Taawon
  9. 50′We said Al Taawon at 36%. On the run of the match our model now has it at 7%. 1–0 · 72–21–7
  10. 50′⚽ GOAL · 50' Al Diriyah 1–0 Al Taawon
  11. 50′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 50' Al Taawon win: 36% at kick-off, 7% now
  12. 50′THE CALL SWINGS · 50' Al Diriyah win is now our likeliest result at 72% (was Draw 21%)
  13. 51′Al Diriyah ahead on 50′ through Clayton diandy. 1–0. 1–0 · 73–21–6
  14. 51′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 51' Al Taawon win: 36% at kick-off, 6% now
  15. 52′The goal count is tracking the 2.4 we expected. 1–0 · 73–21–6
  16. 56′🟨 YELLOW · 55' Hussain Al-Sabiyani · Al Diriyah
  17. 59′SUBSTITUTION · 58' Al Taawon · On: Rakan Al Tulayhi · Off: Younes El Bahraoui
  18. 60′We said Al Taawon at 36%. On the run of the match our model now has it at 4%. 1–0 · 76–19–4
  19. 65′SUBSTITUTION · 65' Al Diriyah · On: Mohamed Hameran · Off: Hussain Al-Sabiyani
  20. 65′SUBSTITUTION · 65' Al Diriyah · On: Meshari Fahad Al Nemer · Off: Clayton diandy
  21. 66′We said Al Taawon at 36%. On the run of the match our model now has it at 21%. 1–1 · 21–58–21
  22. 66′Abderrazak Hamdallah scores for Al Taawon on 66′ — 1–1. 1–1 · 21–58–21
  23. 66′⚽ GOAL · 66' Al Diriyah 1–1 Al Taawon
  24. 66′OUR NUMBER MOVES UP · 66' Al Taawon win: 36% at kick-off, 21% now
  25. 66′THE CALL SWINGS · 66' Draw is now our likeliest result at 58% (was Al Diriyah win 21%)
  26. 67′Abderrazak Hamdallah scores for Al Taawon on 65′ — 1–1. 1–1 · 20–59–20
  27. 70′We said Al Taawon at 36%. On the run of the match our model now has it at 19%. 1–1 · 18–63–19
  28. 74′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 74' Al Taawon win: 36% at kick-off, 16% now
  29. 75′🟨 YELLOW · 74' Faris Al-Ghamdi · Al Taawon
  30. 76′We said Al Taawon at 36%. On the run of the match our model now has it at 14%. 1–1 · 14–71–14
  31. 80′PENALTY MISSED · 79' Darwin Nuñez · Al Diriyah
  32. 80′🟨 YELLOW · 79' Bruno Miguel Silva do Nascimento · Al Diriyah
  33. 85′SUBSTITUTION · 84' Al Taawon · On: Parfait Guiagon · Off: Faris Al-Ghamdi
  34. 85′SUBSTITUTION · 84' Al Taawon · On: Nedim Bajrami · Off: Mohammed Al-Kuwaykibi
  35. 86′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 86' Al Taawon win: 36% at kick-off, 6% now
  36. 88′SUBSTITUTION · 84' Al Taawon · On: Mohammed Bassam Al Hurayji · Off: Abdulrahman Hendi
  37. 88′SUBSTITUTION · 86' Al Diriyah · On: Taher Wadi · Off: Abdulaziz Al Faraj
  38. 88′SUBSTITUTION · 87' Al Diriyah · On: Qasem Lajami · Off: Óscar Rodríguez
  39. 95′3 goals already, more than the 2.4 we expected for the whole match. 2–1 · 99–1–0
  40. 95′⚽ GOAL · 90+5' Al Diriyah 2–1 Al Taawon
  41. 95′THE CALL SWINGS · 90+5' Al Diriyah win is now our likeliest result at 99% (was Draw 1%)
  42. 95′GOAL DISALLOWED · 90+5' Al Diriyah
  43. 95′THE CALL SWINGS · 90+5' Draw is now our likeliest result at 97% (was Al Diriyah win 1%)
  44. 96′SUBSTITUTION · 90+6' Al Taawon · On: Nasser Al-Haleel · Off: Muteb Al-Mufarrij
  45. FTFULL TIME Al Diriyah 1–1 Al Taawon
  46. FTAl Diriyah 1–1 Al Taawon · Al Taawon win: wrong · Under 2.5: right · Not both to score: wrong · Over 1.5: right · Under 3.5: right · 1–1 exactly: right

What our live read said during the match, as it was said, with the score and our numbers for home–draw–away at that moment; and every alert we raised, with the minute. Nothing is written after the final whistle.

AI match analysis

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Pitchside prediction · before kick-off

Close to call, with Al Taawon just ahead.

The Pitchside prediction: Al Diriyah 35%, draw 29%, Al Taawon 36%. Over 2.5 goals 43%, both teams to score 49%.

The AI’s read on Al Diriyah v Al TaawonBefore, during and after the match · From £5.99 + VAT · paid once, never renewsSee the passes

Pre-match prediction

First published 11 Oct 03:54 · locked at kick-off

Al Diriyah win35%
Draw29%
Al Taawon win36%

Kick-offSAT 17 OCT · 19:00

RoundMatchday 9

VenueAl-Awwal Park

Line-ups

Al Diriyah

4-3-3

Al Taawon

3-4-2-1

Rest & schedule

Before kick-off · every competition we cover

Al Diriyah

Al Taawon

8Days since last match3

Last match: 9 Oct · the Saudi Pro League

Last match: 14 Oct · AFC Champions League Two

1Matches in previous 14 days2

Counted across every competition we cover, before kick-off. Friendlies are not counted.

League table

2026/27

Positions before kick-off

#TEAMPGDPTS
9Al Diriyah8−111
17Al Taawon8−123

Match statistics

Match statistics aren’t available yet.

Line-ups

Al Diriyah

4-3-3

97 Amin Al Bukhari

2 Abdulaziz Al Faraj

19 B. Djimsiti

99 C. Mbemba

16 Hussain Al Sibyani

14 Óscar Rodríguez

5 I. Gueye

20 E. Millot

17 C. Diandy

29 D. Núñez

10 A. Boulbina

Coach · Bruno Lage

Substitutes

52 · Hussain Al Qahtani

75 · Meshari Al Nemer

88 · Abdulelah Al Malki

34 · Mansour Hibatullah Al Sibyani

32 · Abdullah Al Zaid

6 · Sultan Al Farhan

21 · M. Hameran

87 · Qassem Lajami

12 · T. Wadi

Al Taawon

3-4-2-1

1 Mailson

40 Ibrahim Mahnashi

5 Z. Belaïd

32 Muteb Al Mufarrij

70 A. Hendi

16 Faris Al Ghamdi

18 A. El Mahdioui

88 M. Petkov

7 Mohammed Al Kuwaykibi

47 Y. El Bahraoui

9 A. Hamed Allah

Coach · V. Rašović

Substitutes

4 · Nasser Al Haleel

17 · Mohammed Al Aqel

6 · Mohammed Bassam Al Hurayji

30 · Abdullah Al Jadani

45 · Mohammed Al Saedi

93 · Awn Al Saluli

23 · Rakan Al Tulayhi

10 · N. Bajrami

8 · P. Guiagon

Our number · al taawon winFirst published 11 Oct 03:54 · updated 12 Oct 04:04 · locked at kick-off
36% The market25%
Us36%
Market25%

We make Al Taawon a 36% chance to win. The market has them at 25%. We are 11 points more confident than the market. The model expects 1.2–1.2.

What the number rests on

Our model
Expected goals · Al Diriyah v Al Taawon1.20 – 1.21
Form · last six in Pro League this season · since 25 AugW2 D2 L2 · W0 D2 L4
Table places · points 11 v 39 v 17
The market · Al Taawon win25% · ours 36%

Built from every result and the chances each side creates and concedes, recent matches counting most, with home advantage in it. Line-ups, injuries and rest are not in the number.

How the number movedSince we published
20%25%30%35%40% 11 OCT 04:0517 OCT 18:30
Our probability · Al Taawon win The market, margin stripped

Published at 37%, 36% now. No bookmaker had priced it when we published; the market has it at 25% now.

Every market, from one calculation
MarketUsMarketGap
Al Diriyah win35%49%−14
Draw29%26%+3
Al Taawon win36%25%+11
Over 2.5 goals43%52%−9
Both teams to score49%55%−6
Over 1.5 goals70%76%−6
Over 3.5 goals22%31%−9
Al Diriyah or draw64%75%−11
Al Diriyah clean sheet30%––
Al Taawon clean sheet31%––

Every figure here is read off one scoreline distribution, so no two can contradict each other. The market is the median of 6 bookmakers, each with its margin stripped — what we are measured against, never an input to the model.

Every scorelineMost likely 1–1 at 13.5%
0123450 10.1 10.2 6.6 2.7 1 10.1 13.5 7.7 3.1 2 6.5 7.6 4.6 3 2.6 3.1 4 5
under 2% 5% 12%+Al Diriyah down, Al Taawon across0–5 goals a side shown (99.6% of outcomes)

This is a probability, not a recommendation. We take no bets and hold no affiliate relationships with any gambling operator. Model 1.2 — Pitchside Lab's own model.

Head to head

No meetings since 2025/26

No meetings between these two in the competitions we cover since 2025/26.

Every competition we cover, the latest meeting first.

Form · last six in Pro League this season · since 25 Aug

AL DIRIYAH

DWLWDL1–1 · 3–0 · 0–2 · 2–1 · 0–0 · 0–3

AL TAAWON

DLDLLL0–0 · 1–2 · 0–0 · 0–1 · 0–6 · 0–3

The table

2026/27
#TEAMPGDPTS
1Al-Qadisiyah FC9+1422
2Al-Hilal Saudi FC8+1921
3Al-Nassr8+1219
4Al-Ittihad FC8+517
5NEOM8+716
6Al-Ahli Jeddah8+1015
7Al-Ettifaq8012
8Al Kholood9−412
9Al Diriyah8−111
10Al-Hazm9−39
11Al Khaleej Saihat9−59
12Al Riyadh8−89
13Al Shabab8−27
14Al-Fayha9−67
15Al-Faisaly FC8−76
16Al-Fateh9−106
17Al Taawon8−123
18Abha8−92

The competition's standings before kick-off.