Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Al Batin (2nd, 76 pts) held a 29-point advantage over Al Shoalah (12th, 47 pts). Recent form told a different story for Al Shoalah: only 17th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 12th. Per game in the league, Al Batin were scoring 1.37 and conceding 0.74, Al Shoalah 1.13 and 1.16, against a competition average of 1.28 goals per team per game.
Al Batin had not lost in 5 games.
The match was played at Al-Batin FC Stadium in Hafar Al-Batin (capacity 6,000). On the scoreboard, Al Shoalah led 1-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 3-1.




