2010/2011| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Riffa | 11 | D1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8/15 | 11-10 |
| Al Ahli | 15 | W4 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 12/15 | 13-6 |
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 Riffa | 2 | 16 | 28 | 13 | WDDDW | 3 | -1 |
| Al-Ahli Doha | 3 | 16 | 26 | 9 | LDWWW | 2 | +1 |
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 2011-05-20
The table read 2nd (Al Riffa, 28 pts) against 3rd (Al Ahli, 26 pts), 2 points apart. Scoring rates set the scale: Al Riffa 1.94 scored and 1.13 conceded per game, Al Ahli 1.88 and 1.31, with the league averaging 1.3.
Momentum sat with Al Ahli, winners of their last four.
The match was played at Stād al-Bahrayn al-Watanī in Riffa (capacity 35,580). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 4 more goals closed it at 3-3.
