Match Report
The table read 4th (Al Gharafa, 36 pts) against 9th (Al-Ahli Doha, 26 pts), 10 points apart. The last five rounds placed Al Gharafa no better than 12th for form, against 4th in the standings. Per game in the league, Al Gharafa were scoring 1.64 and conceding 1.64, Al-Ahli Doha 1.55 and 1.95, against a competition average of 1.66 goals per team per game.
GioScore's database holds 12 meetings between the two: 7 for Al Gharafa, 4 for Al-Ahli Doha and 1 drawn, 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 58%.
The venue was Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, with room for 20,000 spectators. On the scoreboard, Al Gharafa led 1-0 at the break; 4 second-half goals set the final 1-4.
Goal scorers
Al Gharafa: Yacine Brahimi (28') · Al-Ahli Doha: William Troost-Ekong (59'), Younis Abdelrahman (46'), Younis Abdelrahman (90'), Michel Vlap (87')
Key stats
Possession: Al Gharafa 54% · Al-Ahli Doha 46% · Total shots: 9-14 · On target: 5-5 · Corners: 3-4