Match Report
Al Ittihad went into the game 1st in the table on 15 points; Sepahan sat 2nd on 10 — a 5-point gap. Recent form told a different story for Sepahan: only 11th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 2nd. Against a league average of 1.6 goals per team per game, Al Ittihad ran at 1.83 scored and 0.67 conceded, Sepahan at 2.67 and 1.33.
Sepahan arrived on a run of four straight wins, having scored in 15 consecutive games.
The venue was King Abdullah Sports City in Jeddah, with room for 12,000 spectators. On the scoreboard, Al Ittihad led 1-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 2-1.