Match Report
Al-Shabab Club, 2nd with 54 points, sat 28 points above Saham (11th, 26). Scoring rates set the scale: Al-Shabab Club 1.96 scored and 1.04 conceded per game, Saham 0.85 and 1.69, with the league averaging 1.25.
Saham arrived off three straight defeats. Al-Shabab Club had banked 12 of the last 15 points on offer; Saham, 2.
Across 5 recorded meetings, Al-Shabab Club have 1 win to Saham's 3, with 1 draw, at 3.4 goals per meeting. Only 40% of these meetings ended in a home win. The fixture leans high-scoring: 100% of meetings brought at least three goals, and both sides scored in 80%.
Sultan Qaboos Sport Complex, capacity 14,000, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Al-Shabab Club led 2-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 3-0.
Goal scorers
Al-Shabab Club: Juma Al-Habsi (9'), Canaan Markneh (45'), Ahmed Al Riyami (55')
Key stats
Possession: Al-Shabab Club 46% · Saham 54% · Total shots: 10-6 · On target: 6-3 · Corners: 2-6