Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Al Urooba 1st with 78 points, Al-Taawon 9th with 43, 35 apart. Scoring rates set the scale: Al-Taawon 1.26 scored and 1.03 conceded per game, Al Urooba 1.84 and 0.81, with the league averaging 1.48.
Al Urooba arrived on a run of four straight wins.
4 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Al-Taawon 0, draws 0, Al Urooba 4, at 3.25 goals per meeting. This has been a host's fixture — the home side won 75% of the meetings. The fixture leans high-scoring: 75% of meetings brought at least three goals.
The venue was King Abdullah Sport City Stadium in Buraydah, with room for 3,000 spectators. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 0-2 full-time score.