Match Report
29 points separated the sides: Al Quwa Al Jawiya 1st on 89, Al Karkh 7th on 60. Per game in the league, Al Quwa Al Jawiya were scoring 1.63 and conceding 0.74, Al Karkh 1.34 and 1.08, against a competition average of 1.21 goals per team per game.
Al Quwa Al Jawiya had won ten straight, having scored in 13 consecutive games.
10 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Al Quwa Al Jawiya 8, draws 1, Al Karkh 1, at 1.9 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 40% of the wins in this fixture. Historically tight: 20% of the meetings went beyond two goals.
The match was played at Saoud Bin Abdulrahman Stadium (capacity 12,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-0.
Goal scorers
Al Quwa Al Jawiya: D. Ajibola (83')
Key stats
Possession: Al Quwa Al Jawiya 47% · Al Karkh 53% · Total shots: 10-5 · On target: 6-3 · Corners: 9-2