Match Report
The table gap was wide: 18 points between Al Hazm (3rd, 60 pts) and Al Batin (11th, 42 pts). Al Batin had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 5th in the league over the last five rounds against 11th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Al Hazm 1.68 scored and 1.26 conceded per game, Al Batin 1.15 and 1.65, with the league averaging 1.3.
The sides have met 5 times in the GioScore results database: 2 wins for Al Hazm, 1 draw and 2 for Al Batin, at 2.2 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 40% of the meetings went to the host.
The match was played at Ar-Rass Stadium (Al Hazm Club Stadium) (Ar-Rass (Rass)) (capacity 8,000). It was 1-1 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 3-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Al Hazm: Okacha Hamzaoui (45'), Karim Yoda (52'), Ibrahima Ndiaye (62') · Al Batin: Yousef Fawaz (34')
Key stats
Possession: Al Hazm 61% · Al Batin 39% · Total shots: 21-5 · On target: 8-2 · Corners: 8-4