Season trivia for Saudi Professional League 2020/2021
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 2020/2021 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 Fábio Abreu and Youssef El Jebli. Together they were behind 5 goals for Al Batin in the 2020/2021 season.
Fastest goalscorer
These players all scored goals in the first minute of a match during the 2020/2021 season:
Fastest hat-trick
Karim El Berkaoui, playing for Al Raed, was the player who scored the fastest hat-trick. In the space of 30 minutes, he scored three goals in the match between Al Raed-Damac.
Top goalscorer by calendar month
In February 2021, Bafetimbi Gomis (Al Hilal) scored 7 goals, which was the most goals in a calendar month of the 2020/2021 season.
Most braces by player
Most braces (at least two goals in a match) were scored 6 times during this season, and the players who managed that were these:
Bafetimbi Gomis (Al Hilal)
Emilio Zelaya (Damac)
Most first goals in a match
The player who scored the first goal in a match the most times during the 2020/2021 season was Bafetimbi Gomis in Al Hilal, in total he did it 10 times.
Most last goals in a match
The last goal of the match was scored the most times by Emilio Zelaya in Damac during the 2020/2021 season, in total he did this 7 times.
Most penalty goals by player
The best penalty taker in the league during the 2020/2021 season was Emilio Zelaya, in total he scored 10 penalties for his Damac.
Most penalty goals by team
Damac was the most effective team of all when it came to penalty goals during the 2020/2021 season, in total they scored 13 of their goals from penalties.
Most stoppage time goals by player
In total, 2 players scored 3 goals in added time, and the players who did so were Fábio Abreu (Al Batin) and Omar Al Somah (Al-Ahli Saudi).
Most stoppage time goals by team
When it comes to stoppage time goals, Al-Shabab was the best team, in total they scored 8 goals in the final minutes of the match.
Most own goals by team
Al Raed scored 3 own goals in all their matches, making them the best at it in the entire league during the 2020/2021 season.
Players with goals in most consecutive matches
There were 2 players who scored in 5 consecutive matches during the 2020/2021 season, and the players who achieved this were Cristian Guanca (Al-Shabab) and Kaku (Al Taawoun).
Players with goals or assists in most consecutive matches
Hassan Al-Omari in Al-Qadsiah FC scored or assisted in 9 consecutive matches during the 2020/2021 season, which was the best in the league.
Players with most goals in the first half
It was Bafetimbi Gomis in Al Hilal 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
3 players were the best at scoring in the second half, something they did 11 times, and the players who did this were Emilio Zelaya (Damac), Mitchell Te Vrede (Al Fateh) and Cristian Guanca (Al-Shabab).
Most consecutive wins
Al Hilal was the team with the most consecutive wins during the 2020/2021 season, with a total of 5 wins in a row.
Most matches in a row without losing
Al-Ittihad were the team with the longest unbeaten run during the 2020/2021 season, playing 11 straight matches without losing.
Most consecutive losses
During the 2020/2021 season, there were 2 teams that had 7 consecutive losses, and those teams were Al-Wehda and Al-Ahli Saudi.
Most matches in a row without a win
The longest winless run in the 2020/2021 season was 9 matches in a row, and it was Al-Ahli Saudi and Al Raed who managed that dubious achievement.
Most comebacks from behind to win
The teams that were best at trailing and then eventually winning the match were Al-Shabab, Al-Faisaly FC, Al-Ettifaq and Al Fateh, and these teams turned the game around 4 times in total.
Most blown leads resulting in losses
Taking the lead in matches only to lose is no admirable feat, but Al Raed have managed this in 5 matches during the 2020/2021 season, more than any other team in Saudi Professional League.
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