Match Report
72 points for Al Draih (3rd), 80 for Abha (1st): an 8-point gap. The last five rounds placed Abha no better than 9th for form, against 1st in the standings. Per game in the league, Al Draih were scoring 2.32 and conceding 1.15, Abha 1.94 and 0.94, against a competition average of 1.48 goals per team per game.
Five consecutive wins preceded this game for Abha, having scored in 15 consecutive games.
The venue was Prince Turki bin Abdul Aziz Stadium, with room for 15,000 spectators. On the scoreboard, Al Draih led 1-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 2-0.
Goal scorers
Al Draih: Hussain Al-Qahtani (25'), Moussa Marega (74')
Key stats
Possession: Al Draih 56% · Abha 44% · Total shots: 21-2 · On target: 8-0 · Corners: 11-4