Match Report
Al-Wehda went into the game 16th in the table on 33 points; Al Fateh sat 10th on 39 — a 6-point gap. The last five rounds placed Al-Wehda 9th in the league for form — higher than their 16th in the standings. Scoring rates set the scale: Al-Wehda 1.24 scored and 1.97 conceded per game, Al Fateh 1.38 and 1.79, with the league averaging 1.47.
Al Fateh had not lost in 6 games, having scored in 11 consecutive games.
GioScore's database holds 5 meetings between the two: 2 for Al-Wehda, 2 for Al Fateh and 1 drawn, at 3 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 40% of those meetings. Goals tend to flow: 60% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 60%.
King Abdulaziz Sports City Stadium in Mecca, capacity 63,079, hosted the game. Al-Wehda led 1-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 1-0.
Goal scorers
Al-Wehda: Abdulaziz Noor (8')