Match Report
32 points separated the sides: Al-Hidd 2nd on 48, Al Reef 10th on 16. Al-Hidd had been under-performing their position — 6th on five-round form against 2nd in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Al Reef 0.91 scored and 1.91 conceded per game, Al-Hidd 2.23 and 0.86, with the league averaging 1.48.
Al-Hidd arrived on a run of three straight wins, having scored in 14 consecutive games. The five-game form split read 6/15 points for Al Reef against 13/15 for Al-Hidd.
It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 0-3 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Al-Hidd: Adnan Fawaz (56'), 2 goals with no recorded scorer
Key stats
Possession: Al Reef 30% · Al-Hidd 70% · Total shots: 2-11 · On target: 0-5 · Corners: 2-11