Match Report
Al Shabab went into the game 14th in the table on 4 points; Al-Fayha sat 12th on 6 — a 2-point gap. Against a league average of 1.38 goals per team per game, Al Shabab ran at 0.86 scored and 1.57 conceded, Al-Fayha at 1 and 1.57.
A win had eluded Al Shabab for 7 matches.
8 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Al Shabab 6, draws 1, Al-Fayha 1, at 2.38 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 38% of the meetings went to the host.
The referee was A. Al-Owaidan, with 12 matches in our database and 0.3 yellows per game on average. Al-Shabab Club Stadium (Riyadh) staged the fixture, a ground that holds 15,000. It was 0-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-0.
Key stats
Possession: Al Shabab 52% · Al-Fayha 48% · Total shots: 15-5 · On target: 3-3 · Corners: 8-1