Match Report
Al Gharafa's winless run stood at 5. Umm-Salal SC arrived off three straight defeats.
The head-to-head ledger counts 15 games: 10 Al Gharafa wins, 3 for Umm-Salal SC, 2 draws, at 3.73 goals per meeting. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 73% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 73%.
The referee was A. Al-Marri, with 22 matches in our database and 1.6 yellows per game on average. The match was played at Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Stadium (capacity 12,000). On the scoreboard, Al Gharafa led 2-1 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 2-1 the final score.
Goal scorers
Al Gharafa: Ahmed Al Ganehi (17'), Ferjani Sassi (32') · Umm-Salal SC: Michael Baidoo (8')
Key stats
Possession: Al Gharafa 57% · Umm-Salal SC 43% · Total shots: 17-9 · On target: 6-3 · Corners: 2-5