Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Abha (1st, 80 pts) held a 36-point advantage over Al Tai (9th, 44 pts). Abha had been under-performing their position — 9th on five-round form against 1st in the table.
Momentum sat with Abha, winners of their last four, having scored in 15 consecutive games. The five-game form split read 6/15 points for Al Tai against 13/15 for Abha.
7 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Al Tai 4, draws 0, Abha 3, at 1.86 goals per meeting. This has been a host's fixture — the home side won 86% of the meetings. Low-scoring is the pattern: just 29% of the meetings went over two goals.
Goal scorers
Al Tai: Hamad Al Shammari (88') · Abha: Hamoud Shammari (5'), Hamoud Shammari (47')
Key stats
Possession: Al Tai 55% · Abha 45% · Total shots: 13-15 · On target: 5-6 · Corners: 4-1