| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Islah | 10 | L1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1/15 | 2-11 |
| Al Ansar | 15 | L2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6/15 | 9-7 |
Computed over each team's finished games before kickoff — see the Games column for the sample behind each row.
| Team | Pos | Pld | Pts | GD | Form | Form rank | Form vs pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Islah | 12 | 22 | 13 | -35 | LWLLL | 12 | 0 |
| Al Ansar | 5 | 22 | 33 | 9 | DDWLW | 5 | 0 |
Form rank = league-wide rank by points from the last 5 league games; "Form vs pos" > 0 means over-performing the table.
Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2018-02-03
20 points separated the sides: Al Ansar 5th on 33, Al Islah 12th on 13. In league terms the two rates read 0.64/2.23 for Al Islah and 1.5/1.09 for Al Ansar (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.28.
A win had eluded Al Islah for 8 matches.
Sour Stadium in Sour staged the fixture, a ground that holds 22,600.
