Match Report
Al Duhail went into the game 1st in the table on 15 points; Al Shabab sat 1st on 16 — a 1-point gap. Per game in the league, Al Duhail were scoring 2.83 and conceding 1.5, Al Shabab 3 and 0.17, against a competition average of 1.46 goals per team per game.
Five consecutive wins preceded this game for Al Duhail, having scored in 8 consecutive games. Al Duhail had banked 15 of the last 15 points on offer; Al Shabab, 8.
Al Thumama Stadium in Al Thumama, capacity 40,000, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 2-1.