Match Report
The table gap was wide: 48 points between Al Bataeh (2nd, 67 pts) and Al Thaid (14th, 19 pts). On the form table Al Thaid stood 10th over the last five rounds, despite being 14th overall. Per game in the league, Al Thaid were scoring 1 and conceding 1.86, Al Bataeh 2.07 and 0.75, against a competition average of 1.5 goals per team per game.
Defeat had not touched Al Bataeh in 13 games, having scored in 6 consecutive games. Recent form was uneven: 4/15 points for Al Thaid, 11/15 for Al Bataeh.
Al-Dhaid Stadium in Dhaid staged the fixture, a ground that holds 16,000. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 0-2 full-time score.




