Match Report
Jeddah, 10th with 43 points, sat 19 points above Al Safa (18th, 24). On recent form Jeddah sat only 15th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 10th overall. Per game in the league, Al Safa were scoring 1 and conceding 2.06, Jeddah 0.94 and 1.15, against a competition average of 1.3 goals per team per game.
Five consecutive defeats weighed on Al Safa. The five-game form split read 0/15 points for Al Safa against 8/15 for Jeddah.
The match was played at Al Safwa Stadium (capacity 4,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Jeddah led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 0-2.
Goal scorers
Jeddah: Hussain Al-Meani (58'), Abdullah Othman (39' og)
Key stats
Possession: Al Safa 51% · Jeddah 49% · Total shots: 7-10 · On target: 5-4 · Corners: 7-3