Match Report
The table read 18th (Al Najma, 16 pts) against 17th (Al Akhdoud, 20 pts), 4 points apart. Al Najma had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 9th in the league over the last five rounds against 18th overall. Per game in the league, Al Najma were scoring 0.94 and conceding 2.24, Al Akhdoud 0.79 and 2.06, against a competition average of 1.5 goals per team per game.
Al Akhdoud arrived off four straight defeats.
The venue was Al-Najma Club Stadium, with room for 3,000 spectators. It was 1-1 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 1-3 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Al Najma: Lázaro (39') · Al Akhdoud: Saleh Al-Abbas (14'), Tokmac Nguen (90'), Christian Bassogog (64')
Key stats
Possession: Al Najma 64% · Al Akhdoud 36% · Total shots: 16-5 · On target: 3-4 · Corners: 3-2




