Match Report
Al Urooba, 3rd with 57 points, sat 19 points above Al Hamriyah (9th, 38). Al Hamriyah had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 4th in the league over the last five rounds against 9th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Al Hamriyah 1.61 scored and 1.21 conceded per game, Al Urooba 1.36 and 0.61, with the league averaging 1.44.
A win had eluded Al Hamriyah for 10 matches. The last-five ledger: Al Hamriyah 3/15, Al Urooba 9/15.
GioScore's database holds 6 meetings between the two: 2 for Al Hamriyah, 1 for Al Urooba and 3 drawn, at 2.5 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 33% of the wins in this matchup. Goals at both ends are the pattern: both teams scored in 67% of the meetings.
Al-Hamriya Sports Club Stadium, capacity 5,000, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 0-1.
Goal scorers
Al Urooba: Mohamed Alhammadi (60')
Key stats
Possession: Al Hamriyah 50% · Al Urooba 50% · Total shots: 9-8 · On target: 1-2 · Corners: 6-4