Match Report
4 points and 4 places separated them: Al Riyadh 11th with 8, Al Kholood 7th with 12. On the form table Al Riyadh stood 6th over the last five rounds, despite being 11th overall. Per game in the league, Al Riyadh were scoring 1.14 and conceding 2.29, Al Kholood 1.71 and 1.43, against a competition average of 1.38 goals per team per game.
Al Kholood were unbeaten in 7, having scored in 7 consecutive games. Over the last five, Al Riyadh had taken 5 of 15 points to Al Kholood's 11.
The sides have met 5 times in the GioScore results database: 3 wins for Al Riyadh, 1 draw and 1 for Al Kholood, at 2.8 goals per meeting.
The match was played at Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium (capacity 22,500). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-0.
Goal scorers
Al Riyadh: Kader Keita (65'), Rodrigo Abascal (89')
Key stats
Possession: Al Riyadh 40% · Al Kholood 60% · Total shots: 11-14 · On target: 5-3 · Corners: 0-11