Match Report
Before the match
Al Kholood: two wins, two draws and one defeat over five games; eight goals scored, seven conceded. Al Riyadh were their latest opponents, away on 13 September: a 2-0 defeat.
Al Kholood visited Al Riyadh on 13 September (Saudi Pro League) and lost 0-2; their goals totalled zero, compared with two conceded. Al Shabab travelled to face Al Kholood (Saudi Pro League) on 9 September. For Al Kholood, the score was 2-1: two goals scored, one allowed. 2-2 was Al Kholood's result against Al-Fayha on 3 September (Saudi Pro League), playing away from home; Al Kholood drew, with two scored to two conceded. The 29 August fixture (Saudi Pro League) paired Al Kholood with Al-Ahli Jeddah. Al Kholood won 3-1 at home, netting three goals while conceding one. Playing away from home against Al Diriyah (Saudi Pro League), Al Kholood finished 1-1 on 26 August. Their score comprised one goal, against one from the opposition.
Al-Qadisiyah FC: four wins and one draw over five games; 13 goals scored, seven conceded, unbeaten. Latest: a 2-1 win at home to Al-Wasl FC on 14 September.
2-1 was Al-Qadisiyah FC's result against Al-Wasl FC on 14 September (AFC Champions League), playing at home; Al-Qadisiyah FC won, with two scored to one conceded. The 11 September fixture (Saudi Pro League) paired Al-Qadisiyah FC with Al-Ettifaq. Al-Qadisiyah FC drew 3-3 at home, netting three goals while conceding three. Playing at home against Al-Ahli Jeddah (Saudi Pro League), Al-Qadisiyah FC finished 3-2 on 8 September. Their score comprised three goals, against two from the opposition. 3 September: Al-Qadisiyah FC won 2-0 against Al Diriyah away from home in Saudi Pro League, scoring two goals and allowing zero. Against Al-Faisaly FC in Saudi Pro League, Al-Qadisiyah FC scored three and conceded one on 30 August; the at home result was 3-1.
Previous meetings in our records: a 4-1 away win for Al-Qadisiyah FC on 7 March and a 4-0 home win for Al-Qadisiyah FC on 6 November 2025.
After the match
Al-Qadisiyah FC overwhelmed Al Kholood 5-0 at Al Hazm Club Stadium, Rass on 9 October 2026. Tijjani Reijnders opened the scoring inside the first 4 minutes for Al-Qadisiyah FC, set up by Mateo Retegui, to make it 1-0. Christopher Bonsu Baah added to the tally inside the first 13 minutes for Al-Qadisiyah FC, set up by Julián Quiñones, to make it 2-0. With the 3rd goal, Al-Qadisiyah FC extended the lead through Musab Al-Juwayr in the 40th minute, set up by Mohammed Abu Al-Shamat, to make it 3-0. Mateo Retegui scored the 4th goal for Al-Qadisiyah FC 67 minutes into the game as they extended the lead, set up by Julián Quiñones, to make it 4-0. Al-Qadisiyah FC extended the lead late on, in the 86th minute; the match's 5th goal came through Julián Quiñones from the penalty spot to make it 5-0. Coba Gomes da Costa (84') was booked. The rating gap is a wide one: our current Elo ratings have Al-Qadisiyah FC 347 points stronger than Al Kholood. Al-Qadisiyah FC's victory matches the model's current-rating preference: 74.5% for a win in this pairing. Al-Qadisiyah FC are unbeaten in the latest 7 matches of their recorded form in the 2025/26 Saudi Pro League, the 2026/27 Saudi Pro League and the 2026/27 AFC Champions League. Expected goals put the gap at 2.65 to 5.08. Al Kholood picked up one yellow card. The substitution total for Al Kholood was five. Al-Qadisiyah FC made five changes. Al-Qadisiyah FC finished with a clean sheet.