Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Al Ta'awon (4th, 29 pts) held a 25-point advantage over Al-Suqoor (9th, 4 pts). Al-Suqoor had been under-performing their position — 45th on five-round form against 9th in the table. Against a league average of 1.16 goals per team per game, Al-Suqoor ran at 0.67 scored and 2.33 conceded, Al Ta'awon at 1.38 and 0.81.
Al-Suqoor had banked 4 of the last 15 points on offer; Al Ta'awon, 10.
On the scoreboard, Al Ta'awon led 1-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 0-1 the final score.