Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Al-Ittihad Aleppo (1st, 73 pts) held a 56-point advantage over Al Shouleh (16th, 17 pts). Recent form flatters Al Shouleh's table spot — 12th league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 16th. Per game in the league, Al Shouleh were scoring 0.47 and conceding 1.7, Al-Ittihad Aleppo 2.77 and 0.83, against a competition average of 1.25 goals per team per game.
Al Shouleh had not won in 7 games. Al-Ittihad Aleppo had won five straight. Over the last five, Al Shouleh had taken 2 of 15 points to Al-Ittihad Aleppo's 15.




