Match Report
Najran went into the game 16th in the table on 36 points; Jeddah sat 15th on 38 — a 2-point gap. Jeddah had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 5th in the league over the last five rounds against 15th overall. Against a league average of 1.16 goals per team per game, Najran ran at 1.06 scored and 1.59 conceded, Jeddah at 1 and 1.18.
The head-to-head ledger counts 4 games: 3 Najran wins, 1 for Jeddah, 0 draws, at 3 goals per meeting. History points to goals: 75% of the meetings had three or more, and both sides scored in 75%.
Najran Sport City Center in Najran staged the fixture, a ground that holds 12,000. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 1-0 full-time score.