Match Report
Kalba (11th, 24 pts) visited Al Bataeh (13th, 21 pts) with 3 points between them. In league terms the two rates read 0.92/1.42 for Al Bataeh and 1.12/1.73 for Kalba (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.41.
8 games without a win framed Kalba's arrival, having scored in 10 consecutive games.
10 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Al Bataeh 3, draws 4, Kalba 3, at 2.5 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 20% of meetings won. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 60% of the meetings.
The venue was Khalid Bin Mohammed Stadium, with room for 11,073 spectators. On the scoreboard, it was 1-1 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 2-2.
Goal scorers
Al Bataeh: Alvaro de Oliveira (34'), Marwan Fahad (61') · Kalba: Saman Ghoddos (16'), Saman Ghoddos (55')
Key stats
Possession: Al Bataeh 62% · Kalba 38% · Total shots: 20-8 · On target: 6-5 · Corners: 4-4