Match Report
Al Khaleej went into the game 11th in the table on 37 points; NEOM SC sat 8th on 45 — an 8-point gap. Al Khaleej had been under-performing their position — 16th on five-round form against 11th in the table. Against a league average of 1.5 goals per team per game, Al Khaleej ran at 1.59 scored and 1.82 conceded, NEOM SC at 1.26 and 1.41.
Al Khaleej had gone 6 games without a win.
The match was played at Prince Nayef bin Abdul Aziz Sports City Stadium (capacity 3,000). On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 0-1.
Goal scorers
NEOM SC: Alexandre Lacazette (88')
Key stats
Possession: Al Khaleej 40% · NEOM SC 60% · Total shots: 3-14 · On target: 0-8 · Corners: 4-7