Match Report
Al Talaba, 3rd with 68 points, sat 48 points above Al Bareed (34th, 20). Al Bareed's recent output outran their position: 30th on form over five rounds, 34th in the table. Against a league average of 1.08 goals per team per game, Al Bareed ran at 0.68 scored and 1.5 conceded, Al Talaba at 1.35 and 0.56.
Al Talaba arrived on a run of four straight wins. The last-five ledger: Al Bareed 6/15, Al Talaba 13/15.
Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 0-1.