Match Report
Al Ahed, 2nd on 3 points, faced a 50-point deficit to Al Ansar (1st, 53). The last five rounds placed Al Ahed no better than 17th for form, against 2nd in the standings. Scoring rates set the scale: Al Ahed 1.17 scored and 2 conceded per game, Al Ansar 2.52 and 0.43, with the league averaging 1.23.
Defeat had not touched Al Ansar in 8 games, having scored in 14 consecutive games.
17 meetings are on record — 4 won by Al Ahed, 8 by Al Ansar, 5 drawn, at 2.94 goals per meeting. Only 41% of these meetings ended in a home win. Clean sheets are rare between these two — both scored in 65% of the meetings. The last five meetings averaged 4.8 goals, well above the all-time 2.94.
Sour Stadium, capacity 5,000, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Al Ahed led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-1.
Goal scorers
Al Ahed: Fadel Antar (39') · Al Ansar: Elhadji Malick Tall (83')
Key stats
Possession: Al Ahed 32% · Al Ansar 68% · Total shots: 7-23 · On target: 3-6 · Corners: 2-10