Match Report
The table gap was wide: 30 points between Saham (5th, 36 pts) and Al Shabab (16th, 6 pts). Recent form flatters Al Shabab's table spot — 8th league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 16th. In league terms the two rates read 1.48/1.33 for Saham and 1.25/2 for Al Shabab (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.31.
Defeat had not touched Saham in 5 games. The five-game form split read 11/15 points for Saham against 4/15 for Al Shabab.
Royal Oman Police Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 39,000. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 4 second-half goals set the final 3-1.
Goal scorers
Saham: M. Al Briki (28'), S. S. Al Braiki F. (57'), S. S. Al Braiki F. (24') · Al Shabab: M. Al-Siyabi (66')


