Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Al Ittifaq Maqaba (1st, 53 pts) held a 16-point advantage over Al Hala (5th, 37 pts). Per game in the league, Al Hala were scoring 1.86 and conceding 1.41, Al Ittifaq Maqaba 3.14 and 0.68, against a competition average of 1.57 goals per team per game.
Al Hala were unbeaten in 8.
5 meetings are on record — 2 won by Al Hala, 2 by Al Ittifaq Maqaba, 1 drawn, at 2.2 goals per meeting. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 60% of the meetings.
The venue was Stād al-Bahrayn al-Watanī (Bahrain National Stadium) (Riffa), with room for 35,580 spectators. It was 1-1 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 2-3 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Al Hala: 2 goals with no recorded scorer · Al Ittifaq Maqaba: 3 goals with no recorded scorer
Key stats
Possession: Al Hala 53% · Al Ittifaq Maqaba 47% · Total shots: 12-9 · On target: 3-4 · Corners: 5-4