Al Diriyah and Al Taawon draw 1-1 in matchday 9 of the Saudi Pro League

The match between Al Diriyah and Al Taawon ended in a 1-1 draw in the fixture that brought the two sides together in matchday 9 of the Saudi Pro League, with the game kicking off at 21:00 Damascus time.

Clayton Silverio Diandy opened the scoring for Al Diriyah in the 50th minute, before Abderrazzaq Hamed Allah equalised for Al Taawon in the 65th minute, and the match ended in a draw.

Clayton Silverio Diandy received the man of the match award after scoring a goal and playing for 65 minutes, with a rating of 8.2.

Statistically, Al Diriyah dominated possession with 59 per cent compared to 41 per cent for Al Taawon, and Al Diriyah had 10 attempts compared to 9 for Al Taawon, while Al Diriyah had 1 shot on target compared to 2 for Al Taawon. The expected goals figure stood at 1.97 for Al Diriyah compared to 0.86 for Al Taawon.

Al Diriyah won 4 corner kicks compared to 2 for Al Taawon, and Al Diriyah committed 11 fouls compared to 5 for Al Taawon, with no red cards shown in the match, while Al Diriyah received 3 yellow cards compared to 1 for Al Taawon.

Referee Faisal Suleiman Al Balawi led the officiating team in this match.

With this draw, Al Diriyah raised their tally to 11 points in ninth place after playing 8 matches in which they achieved 3 wins, 2 draws and suffered 3 defeats, with a goal difference of 7 scored against 8 conceded. Meanwhile, Al Taawon's tally remained at 3 points in seventeenth place after 8 matches in which they achieved no wins, drawing 3 matches and losing 5, scoring 3 goals and conceding 15 goals.