Match Report
31 points separated the sides: Al Najma 2nd on 65, Al Faisaly 15th on 34. Recent form told a different story for Al Najma: only 7th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 2nd. Per game in the league, Al Najma were scoring 1.59 and conceding 1, Al Faisaly 1.12 and 1.47, against a competition average of 1.3 goals per team per game.
Al Faisaly had not won in 7 games.
Department of Education Stadium in Hafar Al-Batin staged the fixture, a ground that holds 10,000. On the scoreboard, Al Najma led 2-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 3-0.