Al-Ettifaq 1-3 Al-Ittihad · Saudi Pro League
Al-Ettifaq lost to Al-Ittihad 1-3 in the Saudi Pro League. Goals: H. Aouar 3', M. Diaby 19', K. Al-Ghannam 26', M. Diaby 79'. Expected goals (xG): Al-Ettifaq 1.1, Al-Ittihad 2.5. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
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Match report
Al-Ettifaq and Al-Ittihad met in the Saudi Pro League at EGO Stadium in Dammam on Thursday, 14 May 2026.
Goalscorers
Al-Ettifaq: K. Al-Ghannam 26'. Al-Ittihad: H. Aouar 3'; M. Diaby 19', 79'.
How the match went
Possession was almost even at 52% to 48%. Al-Ettifaq had 14 shots with 3 on target, Al-Ittihad 18 with 9 on target. There were 6 corners in total, 5 to Al-Ettifaq and 1 to Al-Ittihad. Al-Ettifaq conceded 9 fouls, Al-Ittihad 16. The referee showed 4 yellow cards (1 for Al-Ettifaq, 3 for Al-Ittihad).
Line-ups
Al-Ettifaq started in a 4-2-3-1: Marek Rodák, Abdullah Khateeb, Jack Hendry, Francisco Calvo, Madallah Al-Olayan, Mukhtar Ali, Álvaro Medrán, João Costa, Georginio Wijnaldum, Khalid Al-Ghannam, Moussa Dembélé.
Al-Ittihad started in a 3-4-1-2: Predrag Rajković, Jan-Carlo Simić, Danilo Pereira, Hassan Kadesh, Muhannad Shanqeeti, Awad Al-Nashri, Fabinho, Mario Mitaj, Houssem Aouar, Moussa Diaby, Steven Bergwijn.
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Minute by minute
- 3'Goal! Al-Ettifaq 0-1 Al-Ittihad. H. Aouar (Al-Ittihad) scores, assisted by M. Mitaj.
- 19'Goal! Al-Ettifaq 0-2 Al-Ittihad. M. Diaby (Al-Ittihad) scores, assisted by Fabinho.
- 26'Goal! Al-Ettifaq 1-2 Al-Ittihad. K. Al-Ghannam (Al-Ettifaq) scores, assisted by J. Costa.
- 39'VAR: no penalty for Al-Ettifaq.
- 45+10'VAR: penalty awarded to Al-Ettifaq.
- 45'Half-time. Al-Ettifaq 1-2 Al-Ittihad.
- 79'Goal! Al-Ettifaq 1-3 Al-Ittihad. M. Diaby (Al-Ittihad) scores, assisted by F. Al-Ghamdi.
- 90'Full-time. Al-Ettifaq 1-3 Al-Ittihad.
Full commentary (50 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: Al-Ettifaq vs Al-Ittihad.
- 0'Yellow card for S. Conceição (Al-Ittihad) for argument.
- 2'Attempt blocked. S. Bergwijn (Al-Ittihad), right-footed shot. xG 0.08.
- 2'Attempt blocked. M. Diaby (Al-Ittihad), left-footed shot. xG 0.11.
- 3'Goal! Al-Ettifaq 0-1 Al-Ittihad. H. Aouar (Al-Ittihad) scores, assisted by M. Mitaj.
- 7'Attempt saved. M. Diaby (Al-Ittihad), left-footed shot. xG 0.09.
- 11'Attempt missed. J. Costa (Al-Ettifaq), left-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 12'Attempt blocked. K. Al-Ghannam (Al-Ettifaq), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 12'Attempt blocked. Á. Medrán (Al-Ettifaq), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 13'Attempt missed. M. Al-Olayan (Al-Ettifaq), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 17'Yellow card for F. Calvo (Al-Ettifaq) for foul.
- 19'Goal! Al-Ettifaq 0-2 Al-Ittihad. M. Diaby (Al-Ittihad) scores, assisted by Fabinho.
- 23'Attempt saved. M. Mitaj (Al-Ittihad), left-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 24'Attempt saved. S. Bergwijn (Al-Ittihad), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 24'Attempt saved. Fabinho (Al-Ittihad), header from a corner. xG 0.02.
- 26'Goal! Al-Ettifaq 1-2 Al-Ittihad. K. Al-Ghannam (Al-Ettifaq) scores, assisted by J. Costa.
- 26'Substitution, Al-Ittihad: A. Alobud comes on for S. Bergwijn.
- 28'Attempt missed. J. Costa (Al-Ettifaq), left-footed shot. xG 0.00.
- 39'VAR: no penalty for Al-Ettifaq.
- 44'Yellow card for Fabinho (Al-Ittihad) for foul.
- 45'8 minutes of added time.
- 45+8'Attempt blocked. G. Wijnaldum (Al-Ettifaq), right-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.03.
- 45+9'Attempt blocked. M. Dembélé (Al-Ettifaq), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.04.
- 45+10'VAR: penalty awarded to Al-Ettifaq.
- 45'Half-time. Al-Ettifaq 1-2 Al-Ittihad.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 50'Attempt missed. M. Shanqeeti (Al-Ittihad), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 54'Attempt missed. G. Wijnaldum (Al-Ettifaq), header. xG 0.15.
- 55'Attempt missed. H. Aouar (Al-Ittihad), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.49.
- 61'Attempt missed. M. Shanqeeti (Al-Ittihad), right-footed shot. xG 0.17.
- 62'Attempt missed. J. Costa (Al-Ettifaq), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.05.
- 65'Attempt saved. M. Shanqeeti (Al-Ittihad), right-footed shot. xG 0.67.
- 65'Attempt saved. A. Alobud (Al-Ittihad), header. xG 0.12.
- 71'Attempt missed. A. Mukhtar (Al-Ettifaq), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 73'Substitution, Al-Ittihad: F. Al-Ghamdi comes on for A. Al-Nashri.
- 78'Attempt saved. G. Wijnaldum (Al-Ettifaq), right-footed shot. xG 0.22.
- 79'Goal! Al-Ettifaq 1-3 Al-Ittihad. M. Diaby (Al-Ittihad) scores, assisted by F. Al-Ghamdi.
- 80'Substitution, Al-Ettifaq: A. Hassan comes on for M. Al-Olayan.
- 86'Substitution, Al-Ettifaq: A. Maghfori comes on for A. Mukhtar.
- 86'Attempt saved. G. Wijnaldum (Al-Ettifaq), header. xG 0.33.
- 88'Attempt missed. H. Aouar (Al-Ittihad), right-footed shot. xG 0.14.
- 89'Substitution, Al-Ittihad: S. Al-Shehri comes on for H. Aouar.
- 89'Substitution, Al-Ittihad: A. Al Bishi comes on for M. Diaby.
- 89'Attempt missed. M. Dembélé (Al-Ettifaq), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 90'Attempt missed. A. Al Bishi (Al-Ittihad), left-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 90'6 minutes of added time.
- 90+2'Attempt missed. A. Alobud (Al-Ittihad), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.38.
- 90+3'Yellow card for M. Shanqeeti (Al-Ittihad) for foul.
- 90+6'Attempt missed. F. Al-Ghamdi (Al-Ittihad), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 90'Full-time. Al-Ettifaq 1-3 Al-Ittihad.