Match Report
37 points for Al Khaleej (11th), 42 for Al Hazm (9th): a 5-point gap. The last five rounds placed Al Khaleej no better than 16th for form, against 11th in the standings. Against a league average of 1.5 goals per team per game, Al Khaleej ran at 1.59 scored and 1.82 conceded, Al Hazm at 1.12 and 1.68.
Al Khaleej entered with three losses in a row.
The head-to-head ledger counts 6 games: 3 Al Khaleej wins, 1 for Al Hazm, 2 draws, at 2.67 goals per meeting. Both teams scored in 83% of the meetings.
Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium (Ad Dammām (Dammam)), capacity 15,000, hosted the game. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 2-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Al Khaleej: Konstantinos Fortounis (60'), Georgios Masouras (72') · Al Hazm: Nawaf Al-Habashi (54')
Key stats
Possession: Al Khaleej 56% · Al Hazm 44% · Total shots: 12-10 · On target: 4-4 · Corners: 4-5