Match Report
Al Khalidiyah, 2nd with 54 points, sat 40 points above Al Shabbab (11th, 14). Against a league average of 1.2 goals per team per game, Al Shabbab ran at 0.36 scored and 1.55 conceded, Al Khalidiyah at 1.91 and 0.73.
From the last five rounds, Al Shabbab held 4 points of 15 and Al Khalidiyah 12.
The sides have met 6 times in the GioScore results database: 2 wins for Al Shabbab, 2 draws and 2 for Al Khalidiyah, at 2 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 33% of those meetings. The fixture trends low-scoring: over two goals in just 17% of the meetings.
Stād al-Bahrayn al-Watanī (Bahrain National Stadium) (Riffa) staged the fixture, a ground that holds 35,580. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 0-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Al Khalidiyah: Mohamed Al Romaihi (90')
Key stats
Possession: Al Shabbab 33% · Al Khalidiyah 67% · Total shots: 3-13 · On target: 0-7 · Corners: 3-3