Match Report
Al Arabi went into the game 1st in the table on 30 points; Ittihad Al Ramtha sat 5th on 21 — a 9-point gap. Recent form told a different story for Ittihad Al Ramtha: only 12th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 5th. Per game in the league, Al Arabi were scoring 2 and conceding 0.54, Ittihad Al Ramtha 1.77 and 0.69, against a competition average of 1.68 goals per team per game.
Al Arabi's unbeaten run stood at 8. A win had eluded Ittihad Al Ramtha for 5 matches. The five-game form split read 13/15 points for Al Arabi against 2/15 for Ittihad Al Ramtha.
4 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Al Arabi 0, draws 2, Ittihad Al Ramtha 2, at 2.75 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 0% of those meetings. These meetings skew tight — only 25% saw more than two goals.
Al Hasan Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 16,000. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 2-1.
Goal scorers
Al Arabi: 2 goals with no recorded scorer · Ittihad Al Ramtha: 1 goal with no recorded scorer
Key stats
Possession: Al Arabi 64% · Ittihad Al Ramtha 36% · Total shots: 2-1 · On target: 2-1 · Corners: 11-2