2009/2010| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Kahrabaa | 7 | W3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10/15 | 9-4 |
| Pires | 7 | D2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6/15 | 4-4 |
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 Kahrabaa | 13 | 33 | 53 | 13 | DLDWD | 22 | -9 |
| Pires | 30 | 19 | 28 | 9 | DDWDD | 18 | +12 |
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 2010-01-09
The table gap was wide: 25 points between Al Kahrabaa (13th, 53 pts) and Pires (30th, 28 pts). On the form table Pires stood 18th over the last five rounds, despite being 30th overall. Per game in the league, Al Kahrabaa were scoring 1.15 and conceding 0.76, Pires 1.16 and 0.68, against a competition average of 1.08 goals per team per game.
Al Kahrabaa arrived on a run of three straight wins.
The match was played at Al Taji Stadium in Taji (capacity 5,000).
