Match Report
Sama Al Sarhan, 10th on 6 points, faced an 18-point deficit to Al Ahli (9th, 24). Per game in the league, Sama Al Sarhan were scoring 0.56 and conceding 2.15, Al Ahli 0.96 and 1.63, against a competition average of 1.38 goals per team per game.
Sama Al Sarhan had been beaten in four straight games.
GioScore's database holds 5 meetings between the two: 2 for Sama Al Sarhan, 3 for Al Ahli and 0 drawn, at 3 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 40% of meetings won. The fixture leans high-scoring: 60% of meetings brought at least three goals.
Al Karak Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 500. On the scoreboard, Sama Al Sarhan led 1-0 at the break; 4 second-half goals set the final 2-3.
Goal scorers
Sama Al Sarhan: Arafat Al-Haj (42'), Arafat Al-Haj (59') · Al Ahli: Ahmad Abu Kabir (65'), Ahmad Abu Kabir (69'), Ahmad Abu Kabir (82')
Key stats
Possession: Sama Al Sarhan 45% · Al Ahli 55% · Total shots: 11-16 · On target: 4-8 · Corners: 2-7