Match Report
8 points and 1 places separated them: Al Taawoun 2nd with 7, Al Duhail 1st with 15. On recent form Al Taawoun sat only 18th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 2nd overall. Against a league average of 1.46 goals per team per game, Al Taawoun ran at 2.17 scored and 2 conceded, Al Duhail at 2.83 and 1.5.
Al Taawoun were unbeaten in 6, having scored in 8 consecutive games.
Mohammed Bin Saud Al-Qasimi Stadium in Ash Sha'm staged the fixture, a ground that holds 25,000. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Al Taawoun led 3-1 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 3-4.