Match Report
24 points separated the sides: Al Salmiyah 3rd on 33, Al Arabi SC 2nd on 9. Al Arabi SC's recent output lagged their position: 12th on form over five rounds while 2nd in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Al Salmiyah 1.22 scored and 0.61 conceded per game, Al Arabi SC 1.8 and 0.8, with the league averaging 1.27.
12 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Al Salmiyah 1, draws 3, Al Arabi SC 8, at 2.83 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 42% of the wins in this fixture. Goals at both ends are the pattern: both teams scored in 67% of the meetings.
Al Shabab Mubarak Alaiar Stadium, capacity 17,000, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-0.
Goal scorers
Al Salmiyah: Youssef Al Enezan (90')
Key stats
Possession: Al Salmiyah 49% · Al Arabi SC 51% · Total shots: 1-0 · On target: 1-0 · Corners: 2-0