Match Report
2 points and 1 places separated them: Al Wakrah 8th with 30, Al-Arabi SC 7th with 32. The last five rounds placed Al Wakrah 4th in the league for form — higher than their 8th in the standings. Per game in the league, Al Wakrah were scoring 1.64 and conceding 1.55, Al-Arabi SC 1.68 and 1.86, against a competition average of 1.66 goals per team per game.
9 meetings are on record — 2 won by Al Wakrah, 4 by Al-Arabi SC, 3 drawn, at 3.89 goals per meeting. Only 33% of these meetings ended in a home win. The fixture leans high-scoring: 78% of meetings brought at least three goals, and both sides scored in 89%.
With 59 matches recorded and 0.9 yellow cards per game, A. Al Ruaile was the man in the middle. Saoud Bin Abdulrahman Stadium, capacity 12,000, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, Al-Arabi SC led 1-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 0-1 the final score.
Goal scorers
Al-Arabi SC: Rodri Sánchez (39')
Key stats
Possession: Al Wakrah 51% · Al-Arabi SC 49% · Total shots: 13-14 · On target: 1-3 · Corners: 5-5