Match Report
Al Safa, 9th with 44 points, sat 23 points above Al Taraji (18th, 21). Scoring rates set the scale: Al Safa 1.41 scored and 1.53 conceded per game, Al Taraji 0.82 and 1.94, with the league averaging 1.33.
Al Safa had won three straight. Al Taraji's winless run stood at 9. The five-game form split read 11/15 points for Al Safa against 3/15 for Al Taraji.
Al Safwa Stadium in Safwa, capacity 10,000, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Al Safa led 2-1 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 4-1.