Match Report
Al-Fayha went into the game 10th in the table on 38 points; Al Riyadh sat 15th on 30 — an 8-point gap. Al Riyadh ranked 6th in the league on five-round form, well above their 15th table position.
The head-to-head ledger counts 6 games: 3 Al-Fayha wins, 0 for Al Riyadh, 3 draws, at 2.17 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 17% of those meetings. Historically tight: 33% of the meetings went beyond two goals.
Al Majma'ah Sports City Stadium (Al Majma'ah) staged the fixture, a ground that holds 7,000. The referee was A. Al-Kharbosh, with 29 matches in our database and 2.1 yellows per game on average. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Al-Fayha led 2-0 at the break, before 4 more goals closed it at 4-2.
Goal scorers
Al-Fayha: Fashion Sakala (23'), Makhir Al-Rashidi (21'), Y. Benzia (69'), Silvere Ganvoula (90') · Al Riyadh: Yoann Barbet (66'), Mamadou Sylla (90')
Key stats
Possession: Al-Fayha 43% · Al Riyadh 57% · Total shots: 13-25 · On target: 8-7 · Corners: 9-6