Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Al Salmiyah 3rd with 33 points, Al Jahra 2nd with 4, 29 apart. The last five rounds placed Al Jahra no better than 19th for form, against 2nd in the standings. Per game in the league, Al Jahra were scoring 1 and conceding 1, Al Salmiyah 1.22 and 0.61, against a competition average of 1.27 goals per team per game.
Six consecutive defeats weighed on Al Jahra.
The sides have met 4 times in the GioScore results database: 1 win for Al Jahra, 0 draws and 3 for Al Salmiyah, at 2.25 goals per meeting. History backs the host here — 75% of the meetings won by the home side.
The venue was Al Shabab Mubarak Alaiar Stadium, with room for 17,000 spectators. On the scoreboard, Al Salmiyah led 1-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 0-1 the final score.
Goal scorers
Al Salmiyah: Imed Louati Louati (8')
Key stats
Possession: Al Jahra 11% · Al Salmiyah 89% · Total shots: 0-3 · On target: 0-1