Season trivia for Saudi Professional League 2018/2019
It's not all about becoming the top scorer or winning matches - there's also a wealth of fascinating information related to goalscorers and other remarkable records. Below, you'll find trivia and interesting facts from the 2018/2019 Saudi Professional League season in Saudi Arabia.
Best scoring couple
The top goal-scoring pair, in other words two players where one scored the goal and the other player assisted to it, were Abderrazak Hamdallah and Ahmed Musa. Together they were behind 7 goals for Al Nassr in the 2018/2019 season.
Fastest goalscorer
These players all scored goals in the first minute of a match during the 2018/2019 season:
Fastest hat-trick
Djaniny, playing for Al-Ahli Saudi, was the player who scored the fastest hat-trick. In the space of 26 minutes, he scored three goals in the match between Al-Ahli Saudi-Ohod Club.
Top goalscorer by calendar month
The most goals scored in a calendar month during the season 2018/2019 was 7 goals, which these players scored in those months:
Abderrazak Hamdallah (Al Nassr) - December 2018
Djaniny (Al-Ahli Saudi) - January 2019
Leandre Tawamba (Al Taawoun) - February 2019
Abderrazak Hamdallah (Al Nassr) - March 2019
Abderrazak Hamdallah (Al Nassr) - April 2019
Most braces by player
Abderrazak Hamdallah in Al Nassr scored (at least) two goals in a match 10 times and was thus the player who scored the most braces in matches during the 2018/2019 season.
Most first goals in a match
The player who scored the first goal in a match the most times during the 2018/2019 season was Abderrazak Hamdallah in Al Nassr, in total he did it 14 times.
Most last goals in a match
The last goal of the match was scored the most times by Abderrazak Hamdallah in Al Nassr during the 2018/2019 season, in total he did this 10 times.
Most penalty goals by player
The best penalty taker in the league during the 2018/2019 season was Abderrazak Hamdallah, in total he scored 8 penalties for his Al Nassr.
Most penalty goals by team
Al Hilal was the most effective team of all when it came to penalty goals during the 2018/2019 season, in total they scored 12 of their goals from penalties.
Most stoppage time goals by player
In total, 2 players scored 4 goals in added time, and the players who did so were Omar Al Somah (Al-Ahli Saudi) and Marcos Guilherme (Al-Wehda).
Most stoppage time goals by team
When it comes to stoppage time goals, Al-Faisaly FC was the best team, in total they scored 9 goals in the final minutes of the match.
Most own goals by player
The unluckiest scorer during the 2018/2019 season was Saif Al-Qeshtah, as he held the somewhat dubious honour of scoring the most own goals of any player in Saudi Professional League, which he did 2 times.
Players with goals in most consecutive matches
Abderrazak Hamdallah in Al Nassr scored in 12 consecutive matches during the 2018/2019 season, which was the best in the league.
Players with most goals in the first half
It was Abderrazak Hamdallah in Al Nassr who scored the most goals in the first half, with a total of 15 goals in the first half of the match.
Players with most goals in the second half
Abderrazak Hamdallah in Al Nassr scored a total of 19 goals in the second half, including stoppage time, which was the best in Saudi Professional League during the 2018/2019 season.
Most consecutive wins
Al Hilal was the team with the most consecutive wins during the 2018/2019 season, with a total of 9 wins in a row.
Most matches in a row without losing
Al Hilal were the team with the longest unbeaten run during the 2018/2019 season, playing 12 straight matches without losing.
Most consecutive losses
Ohod Club had a streak of 8 consecutive losses, something no other team surpassed in Saudi Professional League during the 2018/2019 season.
Most matches in a row without a win
Al-Ittihad managed the feat of not winning a single match in 12 consecutive matches during the 2018/2019 season, something they did best among all the teams in the league.
Most comebacks from behind to win
The art of turning a deficit in a match into a win is something Al Hilal were best at during the 2018/2019 season, they came back to win 4 matches in total.
Most blown leads resulting in losses
Taking the lead in matches only to lose is no admirable feat, but Al-Ettifaq have managed this in 4 matches during the 2018/2019 season, more than any other team in Saudi Professional League.
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