Match Report
Al-Akhdar went into the game 2nd in the table on 11 points; Khaleej Sart sat 5th on 19 — an 8-point gap. Khaleej Sart had been under-performing their position — 25th on five-round form against 5th in the table. Against a league average of 1.16 goals per team per game, Al-Akhdar ran at 1.8 scored and 1 conceded, Khaleej Sart at 1.79 and 1.57.
The sides have met 8 times in the GioScore results database: 6 wins for Al-Akhdar, 1 draw and 1 for Khaleej Sart, at 4.5 goals per meeting. History backs the host here — 75% of the meetings won by the home side. Expect goals on precedent — three or more in 63% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 75%.
Al-Bayda Stadium, capacity 7,000, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Khaleej Sart led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-1.
Goal scorers
Al-Akhdar: Ahmed Al Taib (90') · Khaleej Sart: Alaeddine Gmach (11')