Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Al-Orobah FC 5th with 65 points, Al Batin 16th with 22, 43 apart. Per game in the league, Al-Orobah FC were scoring 1.65 and conceding 1.12, Al Batin 1.15 and 2.03, against a competition average of 1.48 goals per team per game.
A win had eluded Al Batin for 12 matches. The five-game form split read 10/15 points for Al-Orobah FC against 1/15 for Al Batin.
Al Orubah Club Stadium in Al Jawf, capacity 15,000, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, Al-Orobah FC led 1-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 2-1.