Match Report
20 points for Umm-Salal SC (12th), 33 for Al Duhail (5th): a 13-point gap. Al Duhail ranked 1st in the league on five-round form, well above their 5th table position. In league terms the two rates read 1.68/2.55 for Umm-Salal SC and 1.82/1.23 for Al Duhail (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.66.
The head-to-head ledger counts 9 games: 4 Umm-Salal SC wins, 5 for Al Duhail, 0 draws, at 3.44 goals per meeting. Playing at home matters in this fixture: 78% of the meetings went to the host. Goals tend to flow: 67% of the meetings produced three or more.
Al-Khwar Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 45,857. On the scoreboard, Umm-Salal SC led 1-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 2-1.
Goal scorers
Umm-Salal SC: Antonio Mance (45'), Naïm Laidouni (72') · Al Duhail: Bassam Al-Rawi (51')
Key stats
Possession: Umm-Salal SC 51% · Al Duhail 49% · Total shots: 11-8 · On target: 5-3 · Corners: 7-6