Match Report
The table read 2nd (Al Nassr, 15 pts) against 14th (Al Taawoun, 3 pts), 12 points apart. Against a league average of 1.33 goals per team per game, Al Nassr ran at 2.5 scored and 1 conceded, Al Taawoun at 0.5 and 1.
Al Nassr had won four straight. Recent form was uneven: 12/15 points for Al Nassr, 6/15 for Al Taawoun.
GioScore's database holds 11 meetings between the two: 6 for Al Nassr, 3 for Al Taawoun and 2 drawn, at 2.27 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 27% of meetings won. More than two goals is the exception here — seen in 27% of meetings.
The venue was Al-Awwal Park, with room for 25,000 spectators. A. Al-Shehri took charge of the match — our records show 8 games refereed with an average of 1.8 yellow cards per game. It was 1-1 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 2-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Al Nassr: Samú Costa (45'), Cristiano Ronaldo (50') · Al Taawoun: Bassam Al-Hurayji (11')
Key stats
Possession: Al Nassr 58% · Al Taawoun 42% · Total shots: 16-5 · On target: 6-2 · Corners: 10-4