Match Report
Al Nejmeh, 1st on 11 points, faced a 42-point deficit to Al Ansar (1st, 53). Against a league average of 1.23 goals per team per game, Al Nejmeh ran at 1.33 scored and 0.83 conceded, Al Ansar at 2.52 and 0.43.
Defeat had not touched Al Nejmeh in 10 games. Al Ansar had not lost in 10 games, having scored in 15 consecutive games.
The sides have met 16 times in the GioScore results database: 4 wins for Al Nejmeh, 3 draws and 9 for Al Ansar, at 2.81 goals per meeting. Clean sheets are rare between these two — both scored in 69% of the meetings.
Bourj Hammoud Stadium, capacity 57,600, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-2.
Goal scorers
Al Nejmeh: Ali Kassas (32') · Al Ansar: Hicham Houssem Eddine Khalfallah (57'), Malick El Hadji (57')
Key stats
Possession: Al Nejmeh 51% · Al Ansar 49% · Total shots: 9-7 · On target: 4-4 · Corners: 6-0