Neom SC 1-3 Al-Ittihad, Saudi Pro League 2025-26 Highlights: Tigers Move 5th With Comprehensive Victory - As It Happened

Good Evening folks. This is the start of our live blog of the match between Neom SC and Al-Ittihad at the King Khalid Sport City Stadium in Tabuk. Stay tuned for the real-time updates, scores and more.

Fixture: Neom SC Vs Al-Ittihad, SPL 2025-26 matchday 12

Venue: King Khalid Sports City Stadium, Tabuk

Time: 8:55PM (IST) onwards

The match can be live streamed on the Fancode app/website.

Al-Ittihad XI: Rajkovic (GK), Danilo, Sharahili, Kadesh, Al Shanqeeti, Fabinho, Kante, Bergwijn, Roger, Diaby and Benzema (C).

Neom SC XI: Maximiano (GK), Al Dawsari, Hegazi (C), Zeze, Abdi, Kone, Al Asmri, Al Ali, Benrahma, Lacazette and Rodriguez.

Both the teams are on the pitch and the crowd has settled in nicely at the King Khalid Sports City Stadium.

We are underway for the first-half of this important mid-table clash. Karim Benzema, Bergwijn and N'Golo Kante all start tonight. Let's see who opens the scoring.

Neom are on the front foot here as Benrahma has made some good runs from the left flank and he just missed the frame in what was his first attempt on goal.

And Al-Ittihad have opened the scoring against Neom and it took them only 13 minutes to do so. Roger Fernandes jumps the highest and meets a looping delivery to head the ball inside.

Neom SC 0-1 Al-Ittihad

In the opening 20 minutes or so, Al-Ittihad have kept 53% of possession and have an xG of 0.44. Neom SC haven't had a sniff.

Neom SC 0-1 Al-Ittihad 

It was a longtime coming and the equalizer has finally arrived. Saed Benrahma, who has been looking extremely lively tonight, has found the back of the net.

We are fast approaching the end of first-half.

And it remains 1-1 at half-time through the goals from Roger Fernandes (Al-Ittihad) and Saed Benrahma (Neom). If the score line stands the same after 90 minutes, then they won't make much movement in the points table.

The 2nd half is underway at the King Khalid Sports City Stadium. Both the teams had a long half-time talk, let's see who executes their plan first.

Al-Ittihad have had 9 shots but only two on target. Neom SC have attempted six and their only shot on target was Saed Benrahma goal. The game is building up nicely.

Both the teams are continuing to move forward with intent but none of the teams were able to score until Steven Bergwijn struck from his right boot to the centre of the goal.

Neom SC 1-2 Al-Ittihad 

It ends 3-1 in favour of Al-Ittihad and they have climbed to the 5th spot with 20 points to their name. Ahmed Al-Ghamdi scored the 3rd goal for the Tigers, late into the injury time.

Full-Time: Neom SC 1-3 Al-Ittihad