Match Report
Hay Al Wadi went into the game 10th in the table on 34 points; Al-Hilal Al-Ubayyid sat 15th on 29 — a 5-point gap. Al-Hilal Al-Ubayyid's recent output outran their position: 6th on form over five rounds, 15th in the table. Against a league average of 1.01 goals per team per game, Hay Al Wadi ran at 0.79 scored and 1.03 conceded, Al-Hilal Al-Ubayyid at 0.77 and 1.3.
Al-Hilal Al-Ubayyid had lost three in a row.
Nizhny Novgorod Stadium, capacity 35,000, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 2-1.