Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Abha (1st, 80 pts) held a 40-point advantage over Al-Wehda (12th, 40 pts). Abha's recent output lagged their position: 9th on form over five rounds while 1st in the table. Per game in the league, Abha were scoring 1.94 and conceding 0.94, Al-Wehda 1.44 and 1.79, against a competition average of 1.48 goals per team per game.
Nine consecutive wins preceded this game for Abha, having scored in 11 consecutive games. The five-game form split read 15/15 points for Abha against 4/15 for Al-Wehda.
The head-to-head ledger counts 4 games: 3 Abha wins, 1 for Al-Wehda, 0 draws, at 3.75 goals per meeting. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 75% of the meetings.
The match was played at Dhamak Club Stadium (capacity 20,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 2-1.
Goal scorers
Abha: Afonso Taira (45'), Sylla Sow (73') · Al-Wehda: Salman Al-Muwashar (13')
Key stats
Possession: Abha 68% · Al-Wehda 32% · Total shots: 14-8 · On target: 7-3 · Corners: 15-2