Match Report
The table gap was wide: 34 points between Al Ittihad (3rd, 46 pts) and Al-Tadhmon (10th, 12 pts). In league terms the two rates read 0.64/2.09 for Al-Tadhmon and 2.27/0.91 for Al Ittihad (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.57.
A win had eluded Al-Tadhmon for 9 matches. Al Ittihad arrived on a run of four straight wins, having scored in 6 consecutive games. From the last five rounds, Al-Tadhmon held 3 points of 15 and Al Ittihad 13.
5 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Al-Tadhmon 0, draws 0, Al Ittihad 5, at 3.2 goals per meeting. This has been a host's fixture — the home side won 80% of the meetings. The fixture leans high-scoring: 60% of meetings brought at least three goals.
Madinet Hamad Stadium, capacity 2,000, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 0-2.
Goal scorers
Al Ittihad: Moosa Ahmed Ahmed Merza (68'), 1 goal with no recorded scorer
Key stats
Possession: Al-Tadhmon 36% · Al Ittihad 64% · Total shots: 3-24 · On target: 0-12 · Corners: 0-12