| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Ittihad | 15 | W2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 13/15 | 12-4 |
| Persepolis | 15 | W1 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 8/15 | 9-7 |
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 Ittihad | 1 | 6 | 16 | 9 | WWDWW | 1 | 0 |
| Persepolis | 2 | 6 | 11 | 9 | WWDLW | 5 | -3 |
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 2012-05-23
16 points for Al Ittihad (1st), 11 for Persepolis (2nd): a 5-point gap. Against a league average of 1.41 goals per team per game, Al Ittihad ran at 2.17 scored and 0.67 conceded, Persepolis at 2.33 and 0.83.
Al Ittihad's unbeaten run stood at 5.
The match was played at Prince Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium in Jeddah (capacity 23,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Al Ittihad led 2-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 3-0.
