Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Al-Ittihad (2nd, 32 pts) held a 28-point advantage over Al Shat (10th, 4 pts). On recent form Al-Ittihad sat only 19th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 2nd overall. Against a league average of 1.07 goals per team per game, Al-Ittihad ran at 1.22 scored and 0.72 conceded, Al Shat at 0.28 and 1.72.
Al Shat had gone 12 games without a win. Recent form was uneven: 10/15 points for Al-Ittihad, 2/15 for Al Shat.
It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 2-0 full-time score.




