Match Report
Al Khaleej went into the game 13th in the table on 5 points; Al Shabab sat 14th on 4 — a 1-point gap. Per game in the league, Al Khaleej were scoring 0.43 and conceding 1.43, Al Shabab 0.86 and 1.57, against a competition average of 1.38 goals per team per game.
A win had eluded Al Khaleej for 7 matches. The last-five ledger: Al Khaleej 2/15, Al Shabab 9/15.
Across 7 recorded meetings, Al Khaleej have 2 wins to Al Shabab's 3, with 2 draws, at 2.86 goals per meeting. Only 29% of these meetings ended in a home win.
The referee was F. Alblwi, with 45 matches in our database and 1.8 yellows per game on average. EGO STADIUM staged the fixture, a ground that holds 15,000. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 0-0 the final score.
Key stats
Possession: Al Khaleej 46% · Al Shabab 54% · Total shots: 8-15 · On target: 3-5 · Corners: 3-6