Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Al Taawoun (6th, 53 pts) held an 18-point advantage over Al Shabab (13th, 35 pts). Al Taawoun ranked just 12th in the league on five-round form despite their 6th table position. Scoring rates set the scale: Al Shabab 1.29 scored and 1.68 conceded per game, Al Taawoun 1.74 and 1.35, with the league averaging 1.5.
Al Shabab had drawn three in a row, having scored in 9 consecutive games.
The head-to-head ledger counts 6 games: 1 Al Shabab win, 4 for Al Taawoun, 1 draw, at 2.33 goals per meeting. Home advantage is real in this fixture: whoever hosted won 67% of the meetings.
The venue was Al-Shabab Club Stadium (Riyadh), with room for 15,000 spectators. On the scoreboard, Al Taawoun led 2-1 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 1-5.
Goal scorers
Al Shabab: Abderrazak Hamdallah (23') · Al Taawoun: Mohammed Al-Kuwaykibi (31'), Roger Martínez (35'), Roger Martínez (53'), Angelo Fulgini (49'), Mohammed Al-Shwirekh (73' og)
Key stats
Possession: Al Shabab 51% · Al Taawoun 49% · Total shots: 9-10 · On target: 4-6 · Corners: 6-2