CORNERFLICK
Al Diriyah vs NEOM 1-2
- Idrissa Gueye17'
- Saïd Benrahma (P)45+5'
- Alexandre Lacazette68'
- Kick-off
- Fri, 30 Oct 2026 · 14:50 (UTC)
- Venue
- Prince Turki bin Abdul Aziz Stadium, Riyadh
Match timeline
- 90+8’Yellow card
NEOMMuhanad Al Saad - 85’Substitution
Al DiriyahHussain Al Qahtani ONÓscar Rodríguez OFF - 85’SubstitutionAl DiriyahMohammed Dheban ONHussain Al-Sabiyani OFF
- 82’SubstitutionNEOMMohammed Al-Burayk ONKhalifah Al-Dawsari OFF
- 82’SubstitutionNEOMAbdulaziz Al-Othman ONSaïd Benrahma OFF
- 70’SubstitutionAl DiriyahAbdulaziz Al Faraj ONTaher Wadi OFF
- 70’SubstitutionAl DiriyahMeshari Fahad Al Nemer ONAdil Boulbina OFF
- 68’Goal!NEOMAlexandre LacazetteAssist: Saïd Benrahma1 – 2
Show 6 earlier events
- 64’SubstitutionNEOMAlexandre Lacazette ONGeorgios Masouras OFF
- 64’SubstitutionNEOMMuhanad Al Saad ONIslam Ahmed Hawsawi OFF
- 45+5’Penalty goalNEOMSaïd Benrahma1 – 1
- 45’VAR checkNEOMMohannad Abu TahaPenalty confirmed
- 45’SubstitutionNEOMFaisal Al-Ghamdi ONAbbas Al Hassan OFF
- 17’Goal!Al DiriyahIdrissa GueyeAssist: Darwin Nuñez1 – 0
- 1’Kick-off
Key stats
Al DiriyahNEOM- 40%Possession60%
- 18Shots15
- 1.06xG1.82
- 5Shots on Target5
- 2Corners5
- 9Fouls13
- 2Offsides1
- 3Saves4
- 348Passes532
- 0Yellow Cards1
Lineups
Confirmed selections
Al Diriyah4 - 3 - 3
- 97Bukhari
- 12Wadi
- 19Djimsiti
- 99Mbemba
- 16Sibyani
- 14Rodríguez
- 5Gueye
- 20Millot
- 17Diandy
- 29Núñez
- 10Boulbina
Substitutions
- 70’↑2 Abdulaziz Al Faraj↓12 T. Wadi
- 70’↑75 Meshari Al Nemer↓10 A. Boulbina
- 85’↑52 Hussain Al Qahtani↓14 Óscar Rodríguez
- 85’↑ Mohammed Dheban↓ Hussain Al-Sabiyani
Unused substitutes 34 Mansour Hibatullah Al Sibyani, 32 Abdullah Al Zaid, 87 Qassem Lajami, 78 Khalid Al Asiri, 6 Sultan Al Farhan
Coach Bruno Lage
NEOM4 - 4 - 2
Substitutions
- 45’↑8 Faisal Al Ghamdi↓6 A. Al Hassan
- 64’↑91 A. Lacazette↓7 G. Masouras
- 64’↑77 Muhannad Al Saad↓27 Islam Hawsawi
- 82’↑2 Mohammed Al Burayk↓4 Khalifah Al Dawsari
- 82’↑9 Abdulaziz Al Othman↓10 S. Benrahma
Unused substitutes 55 Muhammad Al Dosari, 75 Khalid Al Rammah, 53 Geovanny Balanta Olivar, 33 Abdulrahman Dagriri
Coach C. Galtier
Match facts
- Competition
- Saudi Pro League
- Round
- Matchday 12
- Date
- Fri, 30 Oct 2026
- Kick-off
- 14:50 (UTC)
- Venue
- Prince Turki bin Abdul Aziz Stadium, Riyadh
- Al Diriyah coach
- Bruno Lage
- NEOM coach
- C. Galtier
League table
Saudi Pro League
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Al-Hilal Saudi FC | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | +23 | 30 |
| 2 |  Al-Qadisiyah FC | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | +20 | 28 |
| 3 |  Al-Nassr | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | +17 | 28 |
| 4 |  Al-Ittihad FC | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | +10 | 24 |
| 5 |  NEOM | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | +8 | 22 |
| 8 |  Al Diriyah | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | -3 | 15 |
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Player ratings
- 1
I. Gueye8.0 - 2
C. Mbemba7.1 - 3
D. Núñez6.9 - 4
B. Djimsiti6.7 - 5
E. Millot6.6 - 6
A. Boulbina6.6 - 7
Óscar Rodríguez6.4 - 8
C. Diandy6.4 - 9
Abdulaziz Al Faraj6.2 - 10
Meshari Al Nemer6.2 - 11
Hussain Al Sibyani6.1 - 12
Hussain Al Qahtani6.0 - 13
Amin Al Bukhari5.9 - 14
T. Wadi5.8 - 15
Sultan Al Farhan0.0 - 16
Khalid Al Asiri0.0 - 17Mansour Hibatullah Al Sibyani0.0
- 18
Abdullah Al Zaid0.0 - 19Mohammed Dheban0.0
- 20
Qassem Lajami0.0
- 1
A. Lacazette7.7 - 2
Luís Maximiano7.1 - 3
Faisal Al Ghamdi7.0 - 4
S. Benrahma7.0 - 5
M. Sarr6.9 - 6
Abdulaziz Al Othman6.8 - 7
N. Zézé6.7 - 8
Khalil Al Absi6.7 - 9
G. Masouras6.6 - 10
Muhannad Al Saad6.5 - 11
Abdulmalik Al Oyayari6.5 - 12
Mohannad Abu Taha6.4 - 13
Mohammed Al Burayk6.2 - 14
Islam Hawsawi6.2 - 15
Khalifah Al Dawsari6.0 - 16
A. Al Hassan5.9 - 17
Abdulrahman Dagriri0.0 - 18Geovanny Balanta Olivar0.0
- 19
Khalid Al Rammah0.0 - 20
Muhammad Al Dosari0.0
Match ratings from API-Football, out of 10.
MVP of the match
Rated 8.0, the best on the pitch — 1 goal in 90 minutes.
Team form comparison
Last 5 matches, all competitions
Al Diriyah- W-D-L
- 1-2-2
- Scored / match
- 0.4
- Conceded / match
- 1.2
NEOM- W-D-L
- 2-1-2
- Scored / match
- 1.4
- Conceded / match
- 1.0
Fan predictions
How the fans called it
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- NEOMResult0%
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What happened
Match report
NEOM came from behind to win 2-1 at Al Diriyah, with Alexandre Lacazette scoring the winner after coming off the bench. Saïd Benrahma’s penalty before half-time levelled it, and Lacazette then put the visitors ahead after the break.
Al Diriyah led in the 17th minute when Idrissa Gueye finished from Darwin Nuñez to make it 1-0. NEOM equalised in first-half stoppage time, with Saïd Benrahma converting a penalty in the 45+5th minute after VAR had confirmed the decision for Mohannad Abu Taha. The sides went in at 1-1.
NEOM made two changes on 64 minutes and Lacazette, who had come on in the 64th minute, scored on 68 minutes from Benrahma’s assist to put his side 2-1 ahead. Al Diriyah responded with two changes on 70 minutes and made two more on 85 minutes, while NEOM made two more changes on 82 minutes, including the withdrawal of Benrahma. The visitors kept their lead through the closing stages and Muhanad Al Saad was booked in the 90+8th minute.
NEOM had 60% of the possession and 532 passes to Al Diriyah’s 348, while the hosts had more shots, 18 to 15. Both sides had five shots on target, and NEOM led the corners 5-2 and the expected goals 1.82 to 1.06. NEOM made four saves to Al Diriyah’s three and committed 13 fouls to nine.
The only booking went to Muhanad Al Saad in the 90+8th minute.
Match record
- Competition
- Saudi Pro League
- Round
- Matchday 12
- Kick-off
- Venue
- Prince Turki bin Abdul Aziz Stadium, Riyadh
- Match ID
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14 events
- 17’Goal!Al DiriyahIdrissa GueyeAssist: Darwin Nuñez1 – 0
- 45’VAR checkNEOMMohannad Abu TahaPenalty confirmed
- 45’SubstitutionNEOMFaisal Al-Ghamdi ONAbbas Al Hassan OFF
- 45+5’Penalty goalNEOMSaïd Benrahma1 – 1
- 64’SubstitutionNEOMAlexandre Lacazette ONGeorgios Masouras OFF
- 64’SubstitutionNEOMMuhanad Al Saad ONIslam Ahmed Hawsawi OFF
- 68’Goal!NEOMAlexandre LacazetteAssist: Saïd Benrahma1 – 2
- 70’SubstitutionAl DiriyahAbdulaziz Al Faraj ONTaher Wadi OFF
- 70’SubstitutionAl DiriyahMeshari Fahad Al Nemer ONAdil Boulbina OFF
- 82’SubstitutionNEOMMohammed Al-Burayk ONKhalifah Al-Dawsari OFF
- 82’SubstitutionNEOMAbdulaziz Al-Othman ONSaïd Benrahma OFF
- 85’SubstitutionAl DiriyahHussain Al Qahtani ONÓscar Rodríguez OFF
- 85’SubstitutionAl DiriyahMohammed Dheban ONHussain Al-Sabiyani OFF
- 90+8’Yellow cardNEOMMuhanad Al Saad