The Challenge
Competing against wealthier clubs in Saudi football
Al Taawoun compete in a league built around some of the biggest budgets in world football. Matching that spending is not an option, so the edge has to come from somewhere else: knowing each opponent better than they know themselves, and finding the specific weaknesses their game plan can target.
That is where MyGamePlan comes in. We turn a full week of opponent footage and data into clear, structured insights, built around the club's own principles, so the staff can spend their time deciding how to exploit an opponent rather than assembling the analysis by hand. The budget gap does not close, but the preparation gap does.
8th → 6th
24/25 → 25/26 · +2 places · +8 pts
2024 / 25
- 1
Al-Ittihad83 pts - 2
Al-Hilal75 pts - 3Al-Nassr70 pts
- 4
Al-Qadsiah68 pts - 8
Al-Taawoun45 pts
2025 / 26
- 4Al-Qadsiah77 pts
- 5Al-Ittihad55 pts
- 6Al-Taawoun53 pts
- 7
Al-Ettifaq50 pts - 8
Neom45 pts - 9
Al-Hazem42 pts
STANDOUT SEASON
They play through you, and win the rebound
01
Line breaks in build-up
Broke more lines into the half-spaces and pockets than any other team in the league. Receiving between the lines was a feature, not a coincidence.
02
Shot efficiency on a deep run
Most efficient team in the league at turning a deep run into a shot. When they got behind the back line, they finished the action.
03
Second balls won after aerial duel
Best team in the Saudi Pro League at winning the second ball after an aerial contest. A coachable principle, measured every week.
Hear from the coach himself
“MyGamePlan platform can highlight the weakness in the opponent organizational structure. We are using this to capitalize on it during the match.”
Péricles Chamusca
Head Coach, Al-Taawoun FC
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Analyzing Opponent Line-Breaking Passes
The DETAIL
The data that changed the game plan
MyGamePlan's analysis of Al-Hilal's recent matches revealed a pattern that wasn't visible in standard statistics. Opponents were converting 40% of corner kicks against Al-Hilal into shots or goals. In the final 15 minutes of matches, that figure rose to 60%.
It was a structural vulnerability that was consistent enough across multiple games to be reliable, and specific enough to be actionable. Chamusca's coaching staff built their set-piece preparation around it. Al-Taawoun knew exactly when and how to target it.
The 2-2 draw disrupted Al-Hilal's title charge. For a club without the resources of the Saudi Pro League's elite, this was a statement result.
