Match Report
4 points and 2 places separated them: Al Shamal SC 3rd with 37, Al Duhail 5th with 33. Al Shamal SC ranked just 11th in the league on five-round form despite their 3rd table position. Per game in the league, Al Shamal SC were scoring 1.64 and conceding 1.36, Al Duhail 1.82 and 1.23, against a competition average of 1.66 goals per team per game.
Momentum sat with Al Shamal SC, winners of their last four. The last-five ledger: Al Shamal SC 13/15, Al Duhail 7/15.
9 meetings are on record — 1 won by Al Shamal SC, 8 by Al Duhail, 0 drawn, at 3.78 goals per meeting. Goals tend to flow: 78% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 67%.
Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 20,000. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Al Shamal SC led 1-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 1-3.
Goal scorers
Al Shamal SC: Baghdad Bounedjah (40') · Al Duhail: Krzysztof Piatek (90'), Adil Boulbina (90'), Edmílson Junior (51')
Key stats
Possession: Al Shamal SC 44% · Al Duhail 56% · Total shots: 10-12 · On target: 4-6 · Corners: 6-8