Match Report
44 points separated the sides: Al Ahli 3rd on 81, Al Khaleej 11th on 37. Recent form told a different story for Al Khaleej: only 16th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 11th.
Al Khaleej arrived off three straight defeats. Momentum sat with Al Ahli, winners of their last four. The five-game form split read 6/15 points for Al Khaleej against 12/15 for Al Ahli.
The sides have met 6 times in the GioScore results database: 0 wins for Al Khaleej, 2 draws and 4 for Al Ahli, at 3.17 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 33% of those meetings. Goals tend to flow: 67% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 67%.
Goal scorers
Al Khaleej: Georgios Masouras (17') · Al Ahli: Rayan Hamed (8'), Firas Al-Buraikan (34'), Ali Al-Salem (50'), Matheus Gonçalves (78')
Key stats
Possession: Al Khaleej 46% · Al Ahli 54% · Total shots: 9-13 · On target: 4-7 · Corners: 5-4