Match Report
The table read 8th (Al Draih, 11 pts) against 6th (Al Ahli, 12 pts), 1 points apart. Per game in the league, Al Draih were scoring 1 and conceding 0.71, Al Ahli 2.29 and 1.43, against a competition average of 1.38 goals per team per game.
Al Draih had won four straight, having scored in 15 consecutive games. The last-five ledger: Al Draih 12/15, Al Ahli 5/15.
With 72 matches recorded and 2.0 yellow cards per game, M. Al Hoaish was the man in the middle. The match was played at Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium (capacity 22,500). On the scoreboard, Al Ahli led 1-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 0-1 the final score.
Goal scorers
Al Ahli: Eduard Spertsyan (25')
Key stats
Possession: Al Draih 57% · Al Ahli 43% · Total shots: 18-15 · On target: 3-7 · Corners: 8-4