2012/2013| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Najma | 15 | L3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2/15 | 5-10 |
| Al Watani | 9 | W1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4/15 | 7-12 |
Computed over each team's finished games before kickoff — see the Games column for the sample behind each row.
| Team | Pos | Pld | Pts | GD | Form | Form rank | Form vs pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Najma | 15 | 30 | 30 | -18 | WLWLL | 10 | +5 |
| Al Watani | 13 | 30 | 36 | -10 | LWWWL | 5 | +8 |
Form rank = league-wide rank by points from the last 5 league games; "Form vs pos" > 0 means over-performing the table.
Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2013-04-05
The table read 15th (Al Najma, 30 pts) against 13th (Al Watani, 36 pts), 6 points apart. Al Watani's recent output outran their position: 5th on form over five rounds, 13th in the table. Against a league average of 1.3 goals per team per game, Al Najma ran at 0.93 scored and 1.53 conceded, Al Watani at 1.13 and 1.47.
Three consecutive defeats weighed on Al Najma.
The match was played at Department of Education Stadium in Hafar Al-Batin (capacity 3,000).
