Match Report
7 points and 5 places separated them: Tripoli 6th with 21, Al Ahed 1st with 28. On recent form Al Ahed sat only 15th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 1st overall. Against a league average of 1.78 goals per team per game, Tripoli ran at 1.4 scored and 1.93 conceded, Al Ahed at 2.82 and 0.55.
Tripoli were winless in 15. Over the last five, Tripoli had taken 2 of 15 points to Al Ahed's 10.
Across 4 recorded meetings, Tripoli have 0 wins to Al Ahed's 3, with 1 draw, at 1.25 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 25% of those meetings. More than two goals is the exception here — seen in 0% of meetings.
Tripoli Municipal Stadium in Tarabulus staged the fixture, a ground that holds 22,000. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 0-1.