2008/2009| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Ittifaq Maqaba | 2 | L2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0/6 | 1-10 |
| Al Najma | 9 | W4 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 12/15 | 10-5 |
Computed over each team's finished games before kickoff — see the Games column for the sample behind each row.
| Team | Pos | Pld | Pts | GD | Form | Form rank | Form vs pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Ittifaq Maqaba | 17 | 18 | 8 | -31 | LLLLL | 19 | -2 |
| Al Najma | 6 | 18 | 31 | 10 | LWDWW | 4 | +2 |
Form rank = league-wide rank by points from the last 5 league games; "Form vs pos" > 0 means over-performing the table.
Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2009-04-10
The table gap was wide: 23 points between Al Najma (6th, 31 pts) and Al Ittifaq Maqaba (17th, 8 pts). In league terms the two rates read 0.67/2.39 for Al Ittifaq Maqaba and 1.61/1.06 for Al Najma (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.56.
Al Najma arrived on a run of four straight wins, having scored in 6 consecutive games.
Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 0-1.
