Al Kholood 0-5 Al-Qadsiah: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings

How Al-Qadsiah won it

Tijjani Reijnders put Al-Qadsiah ahead in the 4th minute, set up by Mateo Retegui. Christopher Bonsu Baah made it 0-2 to Al-Qadsiah in the 13th minute, set up by Julián Quiñones. Musab Al-Juwayr made it 0-3 to Al-Qadsiah in the 40th minute, set up by Mohammed Abu Al-Shamat. Mateo Retegui made it 0-4 to Al-Qadsiah in the 67th minute, set up by Julián Quiñones. Julián Quiñones from the penalty spot made it 0-5 to Al-Qadsiah in the 86th minute.

It was 0-3 at half-time.

The referee, A. Al-Shehri, showed 1 yellow card: 1 to Al Kholood and 0 to Al-Qadsiah. Iker Kortajarena missed a penalty for Al Kholood in the 64 minute.

Al Kholood: D. Buckingham, 4-2-3-1 · Al-Qadsiah: B. Rodgers, 3-5-2.

Moneyball's prediction against the result

Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.

Why it went this way

On the day the expected goals were 5.16 for Al Kholood and 2.69 for Al-Qadsiah.

Al Kholood scored about 5.2 fewer than their chances were worth: poor finishing, or a goalkeeper at his best.

Al-Qadsiah made more of their chances than the xG suggests, by about 2.3 goals.

Al Kholood created the better chances, 5.16 xG to 2.69, and still lost. On chances alone, the result could easily have gone the other way.

Al Kholood had 4 shots on target, Al-Qadsiah 9.

Al-Qadsiah had 61% of the ball and turned it into the win.

Where the two sides stood before this match

Al Kholood came into it with 10 Saudi Pro League matches played, scoring 1.4 and conceding 2.1 a match, with 1.92 expected goals for and 1.80 against, and had won 30% of their matches.

Al-Qadsiah came into it with 11 Saudi Pro League matches played, scoring 2.4 and conceding 1.1 a match, with 2.16 expected goals for and 1.24 against, and had won 73% of their matches.

Al Kholood vs Al-Qadsiah: the match in numbers

Team statistics from Sportmonks.

Player ratings and man of the match

Man of the match: Mateo Retegui (Al-Qadsiah), rated 8.7 by Sportmonks, with 1 goal, 1 assist.

Al Kholood

• John Buckley 6.9
• Seydouba Cissé 6.9
• Julien Domingues 6.7
• Yaseen Al-Zubaidi 6.6
• Abdulrahman Al-Dawsari 6.5

Al-Qadsiah

• Mateo Retegui 8.7 1 goal, 1 assist
• Christopher Bonsu Baah 8.4 1 goal
• Julián Quiñones 8.4 1 goal, 2 assists
• Koen Casteels 7.9
• Tijjani Reijnders 7.9 1 goal

The lowest-rated starter was Iker Kortajarena at 5.4. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.

What comes next

• Al Kholood: Al Nassr vs Al Kholood Thursday 29 October 2026 · Saudi Pro League
• Al-Qadsiah: Al Riyadh vs Al-Qadsiah Thursday 29 October 2026 · Saudi Pro League

Each preview has Moneyball's estimate for the next match, published before kick-off and marked against the result afterwards, as this one is.

Questions about Al Kholood vs Al-Qadsiah

What was the score in Al Kholood vs Al-Qadsiah?

Al Kholood 0-5 Al-Qadsiah (half-time 0-3), Saudi Pro League, Friday 9 October 2026.

Who scored in Al Kholood vs Al-Qadsiah?

Tijjani Reijnders 4', Christopher Bonsu Baah 13', Musab Al-Juwayr 40', Mateo Retegui 67', Julián Quiñones 86'.

Did Moneyball predict Al Kholood vs Al-Qadsiah correctly?

Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.

Who was man of the match in Al Kholood vs Al-Qadsiah?

Mateo Retegui, rated 8.7 by Sportmonks.

Who refereed Al Kholood vs Al-Qadsiah?

A. Al-Shehri.