Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Al Salmiyah 3rd with 33 points, Al Fahaheel 6th with 1, 32 apart. On recent form Al Fahaheel sat only 19th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 6th overall. Against a league average of 1.27 goals per team per game, Al Salmiyah ran at 1.22 scored and 0.61 conceded, Al Fahaheel at 0.4 and 2.4.
The head-to-head ledger counts 15 games: 5 Al Salmiyah wins, 3 for Al Fahaheel, 7 draws, at 2.4 goals per meeting. Only 13% of these meetings ended in a home win. The fixture trends low-scoring: over two goals in just 33% of the meetings.
Al Shabab Mubarak Alaiar Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 17,000. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 2-1.
Goal scorers
Al Salmiyah: Youssef Al Enezan (54'), Youssef Al Enezan (90') · Al Fahaheel: Humam Sobhi (72')
Key stats
Possession: Al Salmiyah 57% · Al Fahaheel 43% · Total shots: 11-9 · On target: 5-5 · Corners: 3-2