Match Report
The table gap was wide: 29 points between NEOM SC (8th, 45 pts) and Al Najma (18th, 16 pts). Al Najma's recent output outran their position: 9th on form over five rounds, 18th in the table. In league terms the two rates read 0.94/2.24 for Al Najma and 1.26/1.41 for NEOM SC (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.5.
Six consecutive defeats weighed on Al Najma. Al Najma had banked 0 of the last 15 points on offer; NEOM SC, 7.
Al-Najma Club Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 3,000. On the scoreboard, Al Najma led 1-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 2-1.
Goal scorers
Al Najma: Mohammed Al Aqal (43'), Bilal Boutobba (47') · NEOM SC: Amadou Koné (56')
Key stats
Possession: Al Najma 23% · NEOM SC 77% · Total shots: 6-33 · On target: 4-4 · Corners: 3-22