Match Report
4 points and 5 places separated them: A'Ali 7th with 4, Malkiya 12th with 0. In league terms the two rates read 1/1.33 for A'Ali and 0/1.67 for Malkiya (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.25.
Defeat had followed defeat for Malkiya — four in succession.
7 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — A'Ali 2, draws 3, Malkiya 2, at 2.57 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 29% of those meetings.
Sheikh Ali bin Mohammed Al Khalifa Stadium, capacity 20,000, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, A'Ali led 1-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 1-0 the final score.
Goal scorers
A'Ali: Robson (23')
Key stats
Possession: A'Ali 49% · Malkiya 51% · Total shots: 5-7 · On target: 1-3 · Corners: 5-2