Match Report
Al Merreikh (1st, 19 pts) visited Al Hilal Karima (2nd, 14 pts) with 5 points between them. Al Hilal Karima had been under-performing their position — 8th on five-round form against 2nd in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Al Hilal Karima 1.3 scored and 1.5 conceded per game, Al Merreikh 1.4 and 0.8, with the league averaging 1.39.
Half-time and full-time told different stories: Al Hilal Karima led 1-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 1-3.




