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Al-Ittihad FC vs Al Diriyah 2-0
- George Ilenikhena30'
- Georginio Wijnaldum (P)77'
- Kick-off
- Fri, 23 Oct 2026 · 15:30 (UTC)
- Venue
- Alinma Stadium, Jeddah
- Referee
- Majed Mohammed Al Shamrani
Match timeline
- 90’Substitution
Al-Ittihad FCMohammed Ahmed Fallatah ONHoussem Aouar OFF - 82’SubstitutionAl-Ittihad FCMuath Faquihi ONAhmed Al-Ghamdi OFF
- 81’Substitution
Al DiriyahAbdulaziz Al Faraj ONÓscar Rodríguez OFF - 78’SubstitutionAl-Ittihad FCMarwan Al-Sahafi ONGeorginio Wijnaldum OFF
- 77’Penalty goalAl-Ittihad FCGeorginio Wijnaldum2 – 0
- 63’Yellow cardAl DiriyahAbdulelah Al-Malki
- 60’Yellow cardAl DiriyahMeshari Fahad Al Nemer
- 58’VAR checkAl-Ittihad FCDanilo PereiraGoal cancelled
Show 14 earlier events
- 58’SubstitutionAl DiriyahClayton diandy ONLovro Chelfi OFF
- 58’SubstitutionAl DiriyahKhalid Al-Asiri ONHussain Al-Sabiyani OFF
- 58’SubstitutionAl DiriyahDarwin Nuñez ONMeshari Fahad Al Nemer OFF
- 58’SubstitutionAl DiriyahAbdulelah Al-Malki ONHussain Al Qahtani OFF
- 58’Yellow cardAl DiriyahEnzo Millot
- 57’Yellow cardAl DiriyahBerat Djimsiti
- 45’SubstitutionAl-Ittihad FCYoussef En-Nesyri ONGeorge Ilenikhena OFF
- 45’SubstitutionAl-Ittihad FCDion Lopy ONSaad Al-Mousa OFF
- 42’Yellow cardAl-Ittihad FCGeorge Ilenikhena
- 35’Yellow cardAl DiriyahÓscar Rodríguez
- 30’Goal!Al-Ittihad FCGeorge Ilenikhena1 – 0
- 30’VAR checkAl-Ittihad FCGeorge IlenikhenaGoal confirmed
- 24’Yellow cardAl-Ittihad FCMukhtar Ali
- 6’Yellow cardAl-Ittihad FCSaad Al-Mousa
- 1’Kick-off
Key stats
Al-Ittihad FCAl Diriyah- 57%Possession43%
- 20Shots12
- 2.72xG0.82
- 7Shots on Target1
- 8Corners7
- 7Fouls7
- 4Offsides0
- 1Saves5
- 388Passes388
- 3Yellow Cards5
Lineups
Confirmed selections
Al-Ittihad FC4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Substitutions
- 45’↑21 Y. En-Nesyri↓9 G. Ilenikhena
- 45’↑30 D. Lopy↓ Saad Al-Mousa
- 78’↑22 Marwan Al Sahafi↓23 G. Wijnaldum
- 82’↑ Muath Faquihi↓27 Ahmed Al Ghamdi
- 90’↑41 Mohammed Fallatah↓10 H. Aouar
Unused substitutes 32 Ahmed Al Julaydan, 50 Mohammed Al Absi, 11 Saleh Al Shehri, 66 Mohammed Barnawi, 42 Muath Faqeehi
Coach Jens Wissing
Al Diriyah4 - 2 - 3 - 1
- 97Bukhari
- 12Wadi
- 19Djimsiti
- 99Mbemba
- 16Sibyani
- 52Qahtani
- 20Millot
- 25Chelfi
- 14Rodríguez
- 10Boulbina
- 75Nemer
Substitutions
- 58’↑17 C. Diandy↓25 L. Chelfi
- 58’↑78 Khalid Al Asiri↓ Hussain Al-Sabiyani
- 58’↑29 D. Núñez↓75 Meshari Al Nemer
- 58’↑88 Abdulelah Al Malki↓52 Hussain Al Qahtani
- 81’↑2 Abdulaziz Al Faraj↓14 Óscar Rodríguez
Unused substitutes 34 Mansour Hibatullah Al Sibyani, 21 M. Hameran, 87 Qassem Lajami, 6 Sultan Al Farhan
Coach Bruno Lage
Match facts
- Competition
- Saudi Pro League
- Round
- Matchday 11
- Date
- Fri, 23 Oct 2026
- Kick-off
- 15:30 (UTC)
- Venue
- Alinma Stadium, Jeddah
- Referee
- Majed Mohammed Al Shamrani
- Al-Ittihad FC coach
- Jens Wissing
- Al Diriyah coach
- Bruno Lage
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
F. Abdi7.9 - 2
G. Ilenikhena7.8 - 3
Muhannad Al Shanqiti7.3 - 4
Danilo Pereira7.3 - 5
D. Lopy7.2 - 6
G. Wijnaldum7.2 - 7
Saad Al Mosa7.1 - 8
R. Rios7.1 - 9
Muath Faqeehi7.0 - 10
Mukhtar Ali6.9 - 11
Marwan Al Sahafi6.8 - 12
P. Rajković6.8 - 13
Ahmed Al Ghamdi6.7 - 14
H. Aouar6.6 - 15
Y. En-Nesyri6.5 - 16
Mohammed Fallatah0.0 - 17
Mohammed Barnawi0.0 - 18
Saleh Al Shehri0.0 - 19
Mohammed Al Absi0.0 - 20
Ahmed Al Julaydan0.0
- 1
Amin Al Bukhari7.4 - 2
E. Millot7.2 - 3
D. Núñez6.8 - 4
Hussain Al Qahtani6.6 - 5
Khalid Al Asiri6.5 - 6
C. Mbemba6.5 - 7
C. Diandy6.4 - 8
Hussain Al Sibyani6.4 - 9
T. Wadi6.3 - 10
A. Boulbina6.3 - 11
B. Djimsiti6.2 - 12
Óscar Rodríguez6.2 - 13
Meshari Al Nemer6.1 - 14
Abdulaziz Al Faraj5.9 - 15
Abdulelah Al Malki5.8 - 16
L. Chelfi5.8 - 17
Sultan Al Farhan0.0 - 18Mansour Hibatullah Al Sibyani0.0
- 19
M. Hameran0.0 - 20
Qassem Lajami0.0
Match ratings from API-Football, out of 10.
MVP of the match
F. Abdi
Al-Ittihad FC
- 0
- Goals
- 0
- Assists
Rated 7.9, the best on the pitch in 90 minutes.
Team form comparison
Last 5 matches, all competitions
Al-Ittihad FC- W-D-L
- 2-1-2
- Scored / match
- 2.2
- Conceded / match
- 1.6
Al Diriyah- W-D-L
- 2-2-1
- Scored / match
- 0.8
- Conceded / match
- 1.0
Fan predictions
How the fans called it
- Al-Ittihad FCResult0%
- Al Diriyah0%
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What happened
Match report
Al-Ittihad FC beat Al Diriyah 2-0 at Alinma Stadium after George Ilenikhena put them ahead and Georginio Wijnaldum added a second from the spot. A VAR check confirmed the opener, while a later review ruled out a Danilo Pereira goal.
Ilenikhena opened the scoring in the 30th minute, finishing to make it 1-0 after VAR confirmed the goal. That was the only first-half goal, with Al-Ittihad FC leading 1-0 at the break.
Al-Ittihad FC made two changes on 45 minutes, removing scorer Ilenikhena and Saad Al-Mousa, while Al Diriyah responded with four substitutions on 58 minutes. Danilo Pereira thought he had doubled the lead on 58 minutes, but VAR cancelled it. Wijnaldum then made it 2-0 from a penalty in the 77th minute. Al-Ittihad FC saw out the rest of the match after that, with Al Diriyah unable to find a reply.
The statistics pointed to a home win. Al-Ittihad FC had 57% of the possession, 20 shots to 12, and 7 shots on target to Al Diriyah's 1. They finished with an xG of 2.72 to 0.82, while the sides had 388 passes each. Al-Ittihad FC won 8 corners to 7, and Al Diriyah had 5 saves to Al-Ittihad FC's 1.
Al-Ittihad FC were booked three times, with Saad Al-Mousa cautioned in the 6th minute, Mukhtar Ali in the 24th and George Ilenikhena in the 42nd. Al Diriyah had five yellow cards: Óscar Rodríguez on 35 minutes, Berat Djimsiti on 57, Enzo Millot on 58, Meshari Fahad Al Nemer on 60 and Abdulelah Al-Malki on 63 minutes. Neither side had a red card.
Match record
- Competition
- Saudi Pro League
- Round
- Matchday 11
- Kick-off
- Venue
- Alinma Stadium, Jeddah
- Referee
- Majed Mohammed Al-Shamrani
- Match ID
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22 events
- 6’Yellow cardAl-Ittihad FCSaad Al-Mousa
- 24’Yellow cardAl-Ittihad FCMukhtar Ali
- 30’Goal!Al-Ittihad FCGeorge Ilenikhena1 – 0
- 30’VAR checkAl-Ittihad FCGeorge IlenikhenaGoal confirmed
- 35’Yellow cardAl DiriyahÓscar Rodríguez
- 42’Yellow cardAl-Ittihad FCGeorge Ilenikhena
- 45’SubstitutionAl-Ittihad FCYoussef En-Nesyri ONGeorge Ilenikhena OFF
- 45’SubstitutionAl-Ittihad FCDion Lopy ONSaad Al-Mousa OFF
- 57’Yellow cardAl DiriyahBerat Djimsiti
- 58’VAR checkAl-Ittihad FCDanilo PereiraGoal cancelled
- 58’SubstitutionAl DiriyahClayton diandy ONLovro Chelfi OFF
- 58’SubstitutionAl DiriyahKhalid Al-Asiri ONHussain Al-Sabiyani OFF
- 58’SubstitutionAl DiriyahDarwin Nuñez ONMeshari Fahad Al Nemer OFF
- 58’SubstitutionAl DiriyahAbdulelah Al-Malki ONHussain Al Qahtani OFF
- 58’Yellow cardAl DiriyahEnzo Millot
- 60’Yellow cardAl DiriyahMeshari Fahad Al Nemer
- 63’Yellow cardAl DiriyahAbdulelah Al-Malki
- 77’Penalty goalAl-Ittihad FCGeorginio Wijnaldum2 – 0
- 78’SubstitutionAl-Ittihad FCMarwan Al-Sahafi ONGeorginio Wijnaldum OFF
- 81’SubstitutionAl DiriyahAbdulaziz Al Faraj ONÓscar Rodríguez OFF
- 82’SubstitutionAl-Ittihad FCMuath Faquihi ONAhmed Al-Ghamdi OFF
- 90’SubstitutionAl-Ittihad FCMohammed Ahmed Fallatah ONHoussem Aouar OFF