Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Al-Qadsiah 4th with 77 points, Al Khaleej 11th with 37, 40 apart. Al Khaleej's recent output lagged their position: 16th on form over five rounds while 11th in the table. Against a league average of 1.5 goals per team per game, Al Khaleej ran at 1.59 scored and 1.82 conceded, Al-Qadsiah at 2.44 and 1.
Al-Qadsiah carried a 10-game unbeaten run into this, having scored in 12 consecutive games. The five-game form split read 7/15 points for Al Khaleej against 13/15 for Al-Qadsiah.
The sides have met 4 times in the GioScore results database: 1 win for Al Khaleej, 1 draw and 2 for Al-Qadsiah, at 1.75 goals per meeting. Home advantage is real in this fixture: whoever hosted won 75% of the meetings. Only 25% of the meetings produced more than two goals.
Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium (Ad Dammām (Dammam)), capacity 15,000, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, Al-Qadsiah led 1-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 0-1 the final score.
Goal scorers
Al-Qadsiah: Mateo Retegui (41')
Key stats
Possession: Al Khaleej 40% · Al-Qadsiah 60% · Total shots: 10-18 · On target: 2-4 · Corners: 5-9