Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Al Wihdat (3rd, 54 pts) held a 30-point advantage over Al Ahli (9th, 24 pts). Scoring rates set the scale: Al Wihdat 1.67 scored and 0.7 conceded per game, Al Ahli 0.96 and 1.63, with the league averaging 1.38.
Al Wihdat carried a 6-game unbeaten run into this, having scored in 8 consecutive games.
The head-to-head ledger counts 9 games: 6 Al Wihdat wins, 0 for Al Ahli, 3 draws, at 1.56 goals per meeting. Historically tight: 22% of the meetings went beyond two goals.
The match was played at King Abdullah International Stadium (capacity 13,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-0.
Goal scorers
Al Wihdat: Mohammad Abukbeer Ahmad Mahmoud (60'), Benjamin Okoronkwo (89')
Key stats
Possession: Al Wihdat 48% · Al Ahli 52% · Total shots: 19-12 · On target: 10-4 · Corners: 7-4