Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Al Raed (9th, 36 pts) held a 16-point advantage over Al-Ain (16th, 20 pts). Al Raed ranked just 13th in the league on five-round form despite their 9th table position. Per game in the league, Al Raed were scoring 1.47 and conceding 1.57, Al-Ain 1.13 and 2.13, against a competition average of 1.55 goals per team per game.
Al Raed had gone 9 games without a win.
The venue was King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz City (Buraydah (Buraidah)) in Buraidah. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Al Raed led 1-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 4-0.