Match Report
The table read 3rd (Al Duhail, 7 pts) against 1st (Al Nassr, 14 pts), 7 points apart. On recent form Al Duhail sat only 26th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 3rd overall. Against a league average of 1.6 goals per team per game, Al Duhail ran at 1.5 scored and 1.5 conceded, Al Nassr at 2.17 and 1.17.
Three consecutive wins preceded this game for Al Duhail. Al Nassr entered with three wins in a row, having scored in 14 consecutive games.
The match was played at Khalifa International Stadium in Doha (capacity 22,717). On the scoreboard, Al Nassr led 2-1 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 2-3.