2008/2009| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Shabab | 11 | W2 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 13/15 | 20-8 |
| Al Budaiya | 3 | L2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3/9 | 4-8 |
Computed over each team's finished games before kickoff — see the Games column for the sample behind each row.
| Team | Pos | Pld | Pts | GD | Form | Form rank | Form vs pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Shabab | 8 | 18 | 30 | 6 | DWWDD | 7 | +1 |
| Al Budaiya | 14 | 18 | 18 | -11 | DLDLL | 15 | -1 |
Form rank = league-wide rank by points from the last 5 league games; "Form vs pos" > 0 means over-performing the table.
Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2009-05-07
Al Budaiya (14th, 18 pts) visited Al Shabab (8th, 30 pts) with 12 points between them. Against a league average of 1.56 goals per team per game, Al Shabab ran at 2.06 scored and 1.72 conceded, Al Budaiya at 0.83 and 1.44.
5 matches unbeaten backed Al Shabab's arrival.
Abu Halifa City Stadium in Al Ahmadi staged the fixture, a ground that holds 5,000. It was 0-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-0.
