Match Report
Al Nahda went into the game 9th in the table on -3 points; Al Bashaer Club sat 2nd on 5 — an 8-point gap. Al Nahda had been under-performing their position — 53rd on five-round form against 9th in the table. Per game in the league, Al Nahda were scoring 0.31 and conceding 3, Al Bashaer Club 1.33 and 1, against a competition average of 1.22 goals per team per game.
The match was played at Prince Mohammed bin Abdul Aziz Stadium in Medina (capacity 24,000). On the scoreboard, Al Bashaer Club led 1-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 0-2.