Match Report
In the standings it was Al Kholood 3rd on 62 points, Al Batin 7th on 51 — separated by 11. Scoring rates set the scale: Al Kholood 1.62 scored and 0.88 conceded per game, Al Batin 1.35 and 1.21, with the league averaging 1.33.
Al Kholood carried an 11-game unbeaten run into this, having scored in 7 consecutive games. Over the last five, Al Kholood had taken 13 of 15 points to Al Batin's 7.
The match was played at Ar-Rass Stadium (Al Hazm Club Stadium) (Ar-Rass (Rass)) (capacity 3,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Al Batin led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-1.




