Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Al Jabalain 6th with 59 points, Al Adalah 14th with 33, 26 apart. Al Adalah's recent output outran their position: 1st on form over five rounds, 14th in the table. Per game in the league, Al Jabalain were scoring 1.74 and conceding 1.12, Al Adalah 1.29 and 2.06, against a competition average of 1.48 goals per team per game.
7 meetings are on record — 1 won by Al Jabalain, 5 by Al Adalah, 1 drawn, at 2.57 goals per meeting. Clean sheets are rare between these two — both scored in 71% of the meetings.
The venue was Prince Abdul Aziz bin Musa'ed Stadium, with room for 12,500 spectators. On the scoreboard, Al Jabalain led 1-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 1-2.
Goal scorers
Al Jabalain: João Novais (30') · Al Adalah: Ranga Chivaviro (48'), Ranga Chivaviro (66')
Key stats
Possession: Al Jabalain 76% · Al Adalah 24% · Total shots: 19-9 · On target: 9-3 · Corners: 11-2