Match Report
13 points and 4 places separated them: Al Ahli 2nd with 22, Esteghlal 6th with 9. Esteghlal had been under-performing their position — 10th on five-round form against 6th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Al Ahli 2.63 scored and 1 conceded per game, Esteghlal 1 and 1.13, with the league averaging 1.51.
Al Ahli entered with five wins in a row. From the last five rounds, Al Ahli held 15 points of 15 and Esteghlal 4.
Alinma Stadium in Jeddah staged the fixture, a ground that holds 10,000. It was 1-1 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 2-2 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Al Ahli: Ivan Toney (45'), Ivan Toney (83') · Esteghlal: Raphael Silva (42'), Mohammad Hossein Eslami (51')