| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Najma | 10 | L2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 5/15 | 5-9 |
| Al Ahli | 2 | W1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4/6 | 3-1 |
Computed over each team's finished games before kickoff — see the Games column for the sample behind each row.
| Team | Pos | Pld | Pts | GD | Form | Form rank | Form vs pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Najma | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | DDDLD | 9 | +2 |
| Al Ahli | 10 | 18 | 13 | -23 | DLWDL | 7 | +3 |
Form rank = league-wide rank by points from the last 5 league games; "Form vs pos" > 0 means over-performing the table.
Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2018-01-19
Al Ahli (10th, 13 pts) visited Al Najma (11th, 8 pts) with 5 points between them. In league terms the two rates read 4.25/3.25 for Al Najma and 1.61/2.89 for Al Ahli (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 2.46.
On the scoreboard, Al Ahli led 2-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 3-2.
Al Najma: U. Agba (52'), Ali Madan (90'), Abdulaziz Khalid (68') · Al Ahli: Diaa Salman (44'), Mahdi Al Humaidan (20')
