Match Report
The table gap was wide: 40 points between Al-Hidd (2nd, 48 pts) and Al-Tadhmon (11th, 8 pts). Recent form told a different story for Al-Hidd: only 6th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 2nd. Against a league average of 1.48 goals per team per game, Al-Hidd ran at 2.23 scored and 0.86 conceded, Al-Tadhmon at 0.59 and 3.14.
Al-Hidd were unbeaten in 9, having scored in 9 consecutive games. From the last five rounds, Al-Hidd held 11 points of 15 and Al-Tadhmon 4.
The venue was Stād al-Bahrayn al-Watanī in Riffa, with room for 35,580 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 4 more goals closed it at 4-0.