Match Report
9 points and 9 places separated them: Al Yarmouk 6th with 24, Al Jalil 15th with 15. Al Jalil had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 8th in the league over the last five rounds against 15th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Al Yarmouk 1.81 scored and 1.19 conceded per game, Al Jalil 1.06 and 1.38, with the league averaging 1.33.
7 matches unbeaten backed Al Yarmouk's arrival, having scored in 8 consecutive games. The last-five ledger: Al Yarmouk 13/15, Al Jalil 3/15.
4 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Al Yarmouk 1, draws 1, Al Jalil 2, at 3 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 25% of those meetings.
King Abdullah International Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 13,000. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Al Yarmouk led 2-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 2-1.
Goal scorers
Al Yarmouk: 2 goals with no recorded scorer · Al Jalil: 1 goal with no recorded scorer
Key stats
Possession: Al Yarmouk 53% · Al Jalil 47% · Total shots: 11-5 · On target: 4-2 · Corners: 2-4