Match Report
Al-Nahda, 2nd with 53 points, sat 33 points above Nizwa (13th, 20). Nizwa had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 9th in the league over the last five rounds against 13th overall. Per game in the league, Nizwa were scoring 0.58 and conceding 1.65, Al-Nahda 1.35 and 0.65, against a competition average of 1.11 goals per team per game.
Al-Nahda came in having won five on the spin, having scored in 8 consecutive games. Recent form was uneven: 4/15 points for Nizwa, 15/15 for Al-Nahda.
The match was played at Nizwa Sports Complex (capacity 20,000). On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 0-0 the final score.