Match Report
28 points separated the sides: Al Hala 5th on 37, Qalali 12th on 9. Per game in the league, Al Hala were scoring 1.86 and conceding 1.41, Qalali 0.59 and 3.27, against a competition average of 1.57 goals per team per game.
5 meetings are on record — 4 won by Al Hala, 0 by Qalali, 1 drawn, at 3.8 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 40% of those meetings. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 80% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 60%.
The venue was Stād al-Bahrayn al-Watanī (Bahrain National Stadium) (Riffa), with room for 35,580 spectators. Al Hala led 2-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 2-0.
Goal scorers
Al Hala: Mohammed Fikri (39'), 1 goal with no recorded scorer
Key stats
Possession: Al Hala 58% · Qalali 42% · Total shots: 18-7 · On target: 7-3 · Corners: 6-3