Match Report
Foolad (1st, 12 pts) visited Al Gharafa (3rd, 5 pts) with 7 points between them. Recent form told a different story for Al Gharafa: only 33rd in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 3rd. Per game in the league, Al Gharafa were scoring 1.17 and conceding 2.33, Foolad 0.83 and 0.33, against a competition average of 1.46 goals per team per game.
5 games without a win framed Al Gharafa's arrival. Foolad were unbeaten in 10. Over the last five, Al Gharafa had taken 2 of 15 points to Foolad's 13.
Prince Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium in Jeddah, capacity 23,000, hosted the game. Foolad led 1-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-1.