Match Report
Wahda went into the game 3rd in the table on 62 points; Al-Ittihad Aleppo sat 1st on 73 — an 11-point gap. Scoring rates set the scale: Wahda 1.77 scored and 0.8 conceded per game, Al-Ittihad Aleppo 2.77 and 0.83, with the league averaging 1.25.
Al-Ittihad Aleppo arrived on a run of seven straight wins, having scored in 7 consecutive games.
The head-to-head ledger counts 9 games: 0 Wahda wins, 4 for Al-Ittihad Aleppo, 5 draws, at 1.78 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 33% of the wins in this matchup. Only 33% of the meetings produced more than two goals.
The venue was Al-Fayhaa Stadium, with room for 30,000 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 1-1.
Goal scorers
Wahda: Abd Al Rahman Barakat (53') · Al-Ittihad Aleppo: Emmanuel Mahop (57')