Match Report
The table gap was wide: 22 points between Al Tai (4th, 74 pts) and Al-Kawkab (8th, 52 pts). Al-Kawkab's recent output lagged their position: 18th on form over five rounds while 8th in the table. Against a league average of 1.17 goals per team per game, Al Tai ran at 1.45 scored and 0.92 conceded, Al-Kawkab at 1.24 and 1.26.
Al Tai entered with four wins in a row.
The head-to-head ledger counts 6 games: 3 Al Tai wins, 3 for Al-Kawkab, 0 draws, at 2.17 goals per meeting. Only 33% of these meetings ended in a home win. These meetings skew tight — only 33% saw more than two goals.
The venue was Prince Abdul Aziz bin Musa'ed Stadium (Ha'il (Hail)) in Hail. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 2-1.




