Match Report
1 points and 1 places separated them: Kazma 3rd with 8, Al Arabi SC 2nd with 9. Al Arabi SC had been under-performing their position — 12th on five-round form against 2nd in the table. In league terms the two rates read 1.2/0.8 for Kazma and 1.8/0.8 for Al Arabi SC (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.27.
Al Arabi SC were unbeaten in 5.
The sides have met 10 times in the GioScore results database: 1 win for Kazma, 5 draws and 4 for Al Arabi SC, at 1.9 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 20% of the meetings went to the host. The fixture trends low-scoring: over two goals in just 20% of the meetings.
The match was played at Al Shabab Mubarak Alaiar Stadium (capacity 17,000). It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 0-2 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Al Arabi SC: Zaid Qunbar (48'), Ali Khalaf (59')
Key stats
Possession: Kazma 42% · Al Arabi SC 58% · Total shots: 5-12 · On target: 2-8 · Corners: 4-4