Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Al Jabalain 6th with 59 points, Al Batin 16th with 22, 37 apart. Scoring rates set the scale: Al Jabalain 1.74 scored and 1.12 conceded per game, Al Batin 1.15 and 2.03, with the league averaging 1.48.
Al Jabalain came in having won three on the spin. Al Batin arrived off four straight defeats. The last-five ledger: Al Jabalain 10/15, Al Batin 1/15.
7 meetings are on record — 3 won by Al Jabalain, 0 by Al Batin, 4 drawn, at 2.14 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 14% of the meetings went to the host.
The match was played at Prince Abdul Aziz bin Musa'ed Stadium (capacity 12,500). Al Batin led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 4 goals for the 4-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Al Jabalain: Diogo Queirós (82'), Eraldo Cinari (59'), Cheikh Touré (75'), Zaid Salem Al-Shammari (90') · Al Batin: Khaled Al-Lazam (34')
Key stats
Possession: Al Jabalain 65% · Al Batin 35% · Total shots: 12-3 · On target: 9-1 · Corners: 5-2