Match Report
The table read 9th (Al-Ahli Doha, 26 pts) against 11th (Al Shahaniya, 21 pts), 5 points apart. Al-Ahli Doha ranked 2nd in the league on five-round form, well above their 9th table position. Against a league average of 1.66 goals per team per game, Al-Ahli Doha ran at 1.55 scored and 1.95 conceded, Al Shahaniya at 1 and 1.77.
Defeat had followed defeat for Al Shahaniya — four in succession.
7 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Al-Ahli Doha 5, draws 1, Al Shahaniya 1, at 3.14 goals per meeting. Goals tend to flow: 71% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 86%.
The match was played at Grand Hamad Stadium (capacity 44,400). It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 1-2 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Al-Ahli Doha: Julian Draxler (81') · Al Shahaniya: Abdoulaye Traore (46'), Abdoulaye Traore (53')
Key stats
Possession: Al-Ahli Doha 68% · Al Shahaniya 32% · Total shots: 10-8 · On target: 3-4 · Corners: 4-3