Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Al-Khabourah 10th with 30 points, Salalah 14th with 14, 16 apart. The last five rounds placed Al-Khabourah 2nd in the league for form — higher than their 10th in the standings. Against a league average of 1.11 goals per team per game, Salalah ran at 0.73 scored and 1.73 conceded, Al-Khabourah at 1.04 and 1.
Al-Khabourah were unbeaten in 10, having scored in 7 consecutive games. The five-game form split read 4/15 points for Salalah against 11/15 for Al-Khabourah.
Al-Saada Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 12,000. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 4 more goals closed it at 0-4.