Match Report
Al Ahli went into the game 2nd in the table on 17 points; Al Gharafa sat 10th on 6 — an 11-point gap. On recent form Al Gharafa sat only 19th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 10th overall. Per game in the league, Al Ahli were scoring 2.63 and conceding 1.13, Al Gharafa 0.88 and 2.63, against a competition average of 1.35 goals per team per game.
Alinma Stadium in Jeddah, capacity 10,000, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Al Ahli led 3-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 4-0.
Goal scorers
Al Ahli: Enzo Millot (32'), Franck Kessié (38'), Franck Kessié (41'), Saleh Abu Al-Shamat (76')