Match Report
The table read 17th (Al Sahel, 32 pts) against 16th (Najran, 36 pts), 4 points apart. Recent form flatters Al Sahel's table spot — 3rd league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 17th. Against a league average of 1.16 goals per team per game, Al Sahel ran at 1.06 scored and 1.5 conceded, Najran at 1.06 and 1.59.
4 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Al Sahel 1, draws 2, Najran 1, at 2.25 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 25% of the wins in this matchup. Only 25% of the meetings produced more than two goals.
The venue was Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium, with room for 20,100 spectators. On the scoreboard, it was 1-1 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 3-2.
Goal scorers
Al Sahel: M. Al-Jribai (90'), I. Diomande (90'), Talal Majrashi (45') · Najran: A. Diarra (39'), Majed Al Najrani (56')
Key stats
Possession: Al Sahel 59% · Najran 41% · Total shots: 15-8 · On target: 4-5 · Corners: 3-5