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NEOM v Al-Ettifaq

NEOM
0–1Full time
Al-Ettifaq

Pro League · SAT 17 OCT · King Khalid Sport City Stadium

Full timeGraded 17 Oct 19:11
NEOM 0–1 Al-Ettifaq NEOM WIN · WRONGUNDER 2.5 · RIGHTBOTH TO SCORE · WRONGOVER 1.5 · WRONGUNDER 3.5 · RIGHT1–1 EXACTLY · WRONG
We said NEOM win42%
The market said50%
Brier score, this match · lower is better0.727
The market’s Brier score0.880

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 replay13 notes · 24 alerts
  1. 0′Before kick-off: we said NEOM win at 42%.
  2. 1′Much as we predicted: NEOM was 42% before kick-off and our model makes it 42% now. 0–0 · 42–27–31
  3. 1′KICK-OFF NEOM v Al-Ettifaq
  4. 13′NEOM find the net on 13′. 0–0 · 40–30–30
  5. 34′🟨 YELLOW · 32' Alexandre Lacazette · NEOM
  6. 43′THE CALL SWINGS · 43' Draw is now our likeliest result at 39% (was NEOM win 34%)
  7. 45′HALF-TIME NEOM 0–0 Al-Ettifaq
  8. 45′SUBSTITUTION · 45' Al-Ettifaq · On: Abdullah Al-Khateeb · Off: Radhi Al Oteibi
  9. 45′SECOND HALF NEOM 0–0 Al-Ettifaq
  10. 49′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 49' NEOM win: 42% at kick-off, 32% now
  11. 54′We said NEOM at 42%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 30%. 0–0 · 30–45–24
  12. 55′We expected about 2.6 goals. There have been none, and the clock is running down. 0–0 · 34–40–26
  13. 55′SUBSTITUTION · 54' Al-Ettifaq · On: Matija Gluscevic · Off: Sultan Ali Huran
  14. 58′We said NEOM at 42%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 29%. 0–0 · 29–48–23
  15. 61′🟨 YELLOW · 60' Abdoulaye Kanté · Al-Ettifaq
  16. 61′SUBSTITUTION · 60' Al-Ettifaq · On: Yasir Al-Shammari · Off: Khalid Al-Ghannam
  17. 66′We said NEOM at 42%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 24%. 0–0 · 24–56–20
  18. 69′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 69' NEOM win: 42% at kick-off, 22% now
  19. 73′We said NEOM at 42%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 19%. 0–0 · 19–65–16
  20. 74′7 shots for NEOM, 1 the other way, and nothing between the sides on the scoreboard. 0–0 · 19–66–15
  21. 74′SUBSTITUTION · 74' NEOM · On: Muhanad Al Saad · Off: Georgios Masouras
  22. 77′NEOM have had 8 attempts to 1 and it is still 0–0. 0–0 · 16–71–13
  23. 79′We said NEOM at 42%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 14%. 0–0 · 14–74–12
  24. 80′SUBSTITUTION · 78' Al-Ettifaq · On: Abdalellah Hawsawi · Off: Ondrej Duda
  25. 80′SUBSTITUTION · 78' Al-Ettifaq · On: Ziyad Abdullah Al-Ghamdi · Off: Jordan Larsson
  26. 81′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 81' NEOM win: 42% at kick-off, 12% now
  27. 81′🟨 YELLOW · 81' Matija Gluscevic · Al-Ettifaq
  28. 82′SUBSTITUTION · 81' NEOM · On: Khalil Al-Absi · Off: Mohannad Abu Taha
  29. 83′82′: Abdullah Al-Khateeb on the scoresheet for Al-Ettifaq. 0–0 · 10–82–8
  30. 83′We said NEOM at 42%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 1%. 0–1 · 1–9–90
  31. 83′Abdullah Al-Khateeb scores for Al-Ettifaq on 83′ — 0–1. 0–1 · 1–9–90
  32. 83′⚽ GOAL · 82' NEOM 0–1 Al-Ettifaq · Abdullah Al-Khateeb
  33. 83′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 83' NEOM win: 42% at kick-off, 1% now
  34. 83′THE CALL SWINGS · 83' Al-Ettifaq win is now our likeliest result at 90% (was Draw 9%)
  35. 83′SUBSTITUTION · 81' NEOM · On: Abbas Al Hassan · Off: Valentín Vada
  36. 90′SUBSTITUTION · 89' NEOM · On: Mohammed Al-Burayk · Off: Khalifah Al-Dawsari
  37. 93′SUBSTITUTION · 89' NEOM · On: Haroune Camara · Off: Abdulmalik Al-Oyayari
  38. FTFULL TIME NEOM 0–1 Al-Ettifaq
  39. FTNEOM 0–1 Al-Ettifaq · NEOM win: wrong · Under 2.5: right · Both to score: wrong · Over 1.5: wrong · Under 3.5: right · 1–1 exactly: wrong

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

NEOM are narrow favourites.

The Pitchside prediction: NEOM 42%, draw 27%, Al-Ettifaq 31%. Over 2.5 goals 49%, both teams to score 54%.

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Pre-match prediction

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

NEOM win42%
Draw27%
Al-Ettifaq win31%

Kick-offSAT 17 OCT · 16:40

RoundMatchday 9

VenueKing Khalid Sport City Stadium

Line-ups

NEOM

4-4-2

Al-Ettifaq

4-4-2

Rest & schedule

Before kick-off · every competition we cover

NEOM

Al-Ettifaq

4Days since last match3

Last match: 13 Oct · AGCFF Gulf Champions League

Last match: 14 Oct · AGCFF Gulf Champions League

2Matches 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
5NEOM8+716
7Al-Ettifaq8012

Match statistics

Match statistics aren’t available yet.

Line-ups

NEOM

4-4-2

1 M. Bułka

4 Khalifah Al Dawsari

5 M. Sarr

44 N. Zézé

27 Islam Hawsawi

7 G. Masouras

15 Abdulmalik Al Oyayari

23 V. Vada

19 Mohannad Abu Taha

91 A. Lacazette

10 S. Benrahma

Coach · C. Galtier

Substitutes

33 · Abdulrahman Dagriri

55 · Muhammad Al Dosari

2 · Mohammed Al Burayk

14 · Khalil Al Absi

8 · Faisal Al Ghamdi

6 · A. Al Hassan

75 · Khalid Al Rammah

77 · Muhannad Al Saad

70 · Haroune Camara

Al-Ettifaq

4-4-2

1 M. Rodák

61 Radhi Al Otaibi

5 Pedro Henrique

4 J. Hendry

33 Madallah Al Olayan

17 J. Larsson

42 A. Kanté

11 O. Duda

7 Khalid Al Ghannam

99 Sultan Ali Huran

43 B. Celina

Coach · Arthur Papas

Substitutes

13 · Meshal Al Alaeli

29 · Z. Al Ghamdi

92 · Turki Ba Al Jawsh

71 · M. Gluščević

77 · Abdulelah

87 · Meshal Sibyani

70 · Abdullah Khateeb

58 · Yasir Shammari

26 · Riyadh Sharahili

Our number · neom winFirst published 11 Oct 03:54 · locked at kick-off
42% The market50%
Us42%
Market50%

We make NEOM a 42% chance to win. The market has them at 50%. We are 8 points less confident than the market. The model expects 1.4–1.2.

What the number rests on

Our model
Expected goals · NEOM v Al-Ettifaq1.44 – 1.20
Form · last six in Pro League this season · since 24 AugW3 D1 L2 · W1 D3 L2
Table places · points 16 v 125 v 7
The market · NEOM win50% · ours 42%

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
40%45%50%55% 11 OCT 04:0517 OCT 16:05
Our probability · NEOM win The market, margin stripped

Our number has not moved since we published. The market has gone from 47% to 50% in the same time.

Every market, from one calculation
MarketUsMarketGap
NEOM win42%50%−8
Draw27%25%+2
Al-Ettifaq win31%25%+6
Over 2.5 goals49%58%−9
Both teams to score54%59%−5
Over 1.5 goals74%79%−5
Over 3.5 goals27%38%−11
NEOM or draw69%75%−6
NEOM clean sheet30%––
Al-Ettifaq clean sheet24%––

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 12.9%
0123450 8.1 7.9 5.2 2.1 1 9.6 12.9 7.3 3.0 2 7.4 8.7 5.2 2.1 3 3.6 4.2 2.5 4 5
under 2% 5% 12%+NEOM down, Al-Ettifaq across0–5 goals a side shown (99.4% 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

2 meetings since 2024/25
Goals a meeting1.00
Over 2.50 of 2
Both scored1 of 2
Last meetingsNEO 1–1 ALE · ALE 0–0 NEO

Every competition we cover, the latest meeting first.

Form · last six in Pro League this season · since 24 Aug

NEOM

LLWWWD0–2 · 0–1 · 3–0 · 2–0 · 4–2 · 1–1

AL-ETTIFAQ

LLWDDD2–3 · 0–3 · 1–0 · 0–0 · 3–3 · 1–1

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.