Match Report
Al Ahli, 5th with 67 points, sat 46 points above Al Raed (18th, 21). Scoring rates set the scale: Al Raed 1.21 scored and 1.94 conceded per game, Al Ahli 2.03 and 1.06, with the league averaging 1.47.
Al Raed had been beaten in four straight games. From the last five rounds, Al Raed held 1 points of 15 and Al Ahli 8.
4 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Al Raed 0, draws 2, Al Ahli 2, at 1.25 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 25% of those meetings. Historically tight: 25% of the meetings went beyond two goals.
The venue was King Abdullah Sport City Stadium in Buraydah, with room for 64,040 spectators. Al Ahli led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 0-2 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Al Ahli: Franck Kessié (28'), Gabri Veiga (66')