Season trivia for Saudi Professional League 2019/2020
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 2019/2020 Saudi Professional League season in Saudi Arabia.
Best scoring couple
The players who were behind the most goals for their team in the 2019/2020 season were the players Giuliano - Nordin Amrabat (Al Nassr) and Abderrazak Hamdallah - Ahmed Musa (Al Nassr). Together they scored 5 goals for their teams, where one of the players scored the goal and the other one assisted to it.
Fastest goalscorer
Danilo Asprilla, playing in Al-Shabab, was the fastest scorer this season. In the match between Al Fateh-Al-Shabab, he scored in the very first minute of the match.
Fastest hat-trick
Bafetimbi Gomis, playing for Al Hilal, was the player who scored the fastest hat-trick. In the space of 16 minutes, he scored three goals in the match between Al Hilal-Al-Hazem.
Top goalscorer by calendar month
In August 2020, Bafetimbi Gomis (Al Hilal) scored 10 goals, which was the most goals in a calendar month of the 2019/2020 season.
Most braces by player
Most braces (at least two goals in a match) were scored 8 times during this season, and the players who managed that were these:
Bafetimbi Gomis (Al Hilal)
Abderrazak Hamdallah (Al Nassr)
Most first goals in a match
The player who scored the first goal in a match the most times during the 2019/2020 season was Abderrazak Hamdallah in Al Nassr, in total he did it 11 times.
Most last goals in a match
The last goal of the match was scored the most times by Omar Al Somah in Al-Ahli Saudi during the 2019/2020 season, in total he did this 9 times.
Most penalty goals by player
The best penalty taker in the league during the 2019/2020 season was Abderrazak Hamdallah, in total he scored 9 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 2019/2020 season, in total they scored 12 of their goals from penalties.
Most stoppage time goals by player
Abderrazak Hamdallah was the player who scored the most stoppage time goals during the 2019/2020 season, in total he scored 5 stoppage time goals for his Al Nassr.
Most stoppage time goals by team
When it comes to stoppage time goals, Al Nassr was the best team, in total they scored 8 goals in the final minutes of the match.
Players with goals in most consecutive matches
Abderrazak Hamdallah in Al Nassr scored in 7 consecutive matches during the 2019/2020 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
Bafetimbi Gomis in Al Hilal scored a total of 15 goals in the second half, including stoppage time, which was the best in Saudi Professional League during the 2019/2020 season.
Most consecutive wins
Al Hilal was the team with the most consecutive wins during the 2019/2020 season, with a total of 6 wins in a row.
Most matches in a row without losing
Al Hilal were the team with the longest unbeaten run during the 2019/2020 season, playing 17 straight matches without losing.
Most consecutive losses
Al Taawoun had a streak of 7 consecutive losses, something no other team surpassed in Saudi Professional League during the 2019/2020 season.
Most matches in a row without a win
Al-Adalah managed the feat of not winning a single match in 17 consecutive matches during the 2019/2020 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 Nassr were best at during the 2019/2020 season, they came back to win 6 matches in total.
Most blown leads resulting in losses
Taking the lead in matches only to lose is no admirable feat, but Al-Hazem have managed this in 5 matches during the 2019/2020 season, more than any other team in Saudi Professional League.
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