Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Abha (1st, 80 pts) held a 21-point advantage over Al Jabalain (6th, 59 pts). Abha had been under-performing their position — 9th on five-round form against 1st in the table. Per game in the league, Abha were scoring 1.94 and conceding 0.94, Al Jabalain 1.74 and 1.12, against a competition average of 1.48 goals per team per game.
Abha had won six straight, having scored in 8 consecutive games. Al Jabalain entered with four wins in a row, having scored in 6 consecutive games.
The sides have met 5 times in the GioScore results database: 3 wins for Abha, 1 draw and 1 for Al Jabalain, at 3 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 40% of meetings won. History points to goals: 60% of the meetings had three or more, and both sides scored in 60%.
With 5 matches recorded and 2.8 yellow cards per game, M. Al-Daqqash was the man in the middle. The venue was Dhamak Club Stadium, with room for 20,000 spectators. On the scoreboard, Abha led 2-1 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 3-1.
Goal scorers
Abha: Fahad Al-Jayzani (18'), Feras Al-Ghamdi (41'), Sylla Sow (67') · Al Jabalain: Eraldo Cinari (6')
Key stats
Possession: Abha 63% · Al Jabalain 37% · Total shots: 17-5 · On target: 9-3 · Corners: 11-3