Match Report
The table gap was wide: 29 points between Al Jabalain (4th, 59 pts) and Al-Ain (16th, 30 pts). Al-Ain's recent output outran their position: 12th on form over five rounds, 16th in the table. Against a league average of 1.3 goals per team per game, Al Jabalain ran at 1.35 scored and 1 conceded, Al-Ain at 0.85 and 1.44.
The head-to-head ledger counts 6 games: 3 Al Jabalain wins, 1 for Al-Ain, 2 draws, at 2.33 goals per meeting. The fixture trends low-scoring: over two goals in just 33% of the meetings.
The venue was Prince Abdul Aziz bin Musa'ed Stadium in Hail, with room for 12,250 spectators. On the scoreboard, Al Jabalain led 2-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 4-1.