Match Report
The table read 3rd (Al Sadaqa, 24 pts) against 3rd (Al-Tahaddi, 25 pts), 1 points apart. Al-Tahaddi had been under-performing their position — 53rd on five-round form against 3rd in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Al Sadaqa 1.14 scored and 0.93 conceded per game, Al-Tahaddi 1.25 and 0.88, with the league averaging 1.22.
Al-Tahaddi entered with three losses in a row.
8 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Al Sadaqa 1, draws 6, Al-Tahaddi 1, at 1.88 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 13% of meetings won. Only 13% of the meetings produced more than two goals.
On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-0.
Goal scorers
Al Sadaqa: Suhaib Al Sawy (79')