Match Report
Al-Ain, 13th on 41 points, faced a 21-point deficit to Al Kholood (3rd, 62). The last five rounds placed Al-Ain 8th in the league for form — higher than their 13th in the standings. Scoring rates set the scale: Al-Ain 1.21 scored and 1.29 conceded per game, Al Kholood 1.62 and 0.88, with the league averaging 1.33.
Al-Ain had gone 6 games without a win. The five-game form split read 3/15 points for Al-Ain against 10/15 for Al Kholood.
The match was played at King Saud Sport City Stadium in Al Bahah (capacity 60,000). Al-Ain led 2-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 2-1 full-time score.




