Match Report
The table read 15th (Al Khaleej, 44 pts) against 20th (Hottain, 31 pts), 13 points apart. Al Khaleej's recent output outran their position: 9th on form over five rounds, 15th in the table. Against a league average of 1.28 goals per team per game, Al Khaleej ran at 1.18 scored and 1.32 conceded, Hottain at 1.24 and 2.11.
Hottain arrived off six straight defeats. Al Khaleej had banked 7 of the last 15 points on offer; Hottain, 0.
The venue was Al Safwa Stadium in Safwa, with room for 10,000 spectators. Hottain led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 1-3 full-time score.




