Match Report
Al Sailiya (6th, 18 pts) visited Al Kharitiyath (11th, 13 pts) with 5 points between them. On recent form Al Kharitiyath sat only 19th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 11th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Al Kharitiyath 1.9 scored and 2 conceded per game, Al Sailiya 1.6 and 1.7, with the league averaging 1.78.
Al Sailiya's winless run stood at 5. Over the last five, Al Kharitiyath had taken 7 of 15 points to Al Sailiya's 1.
8 meetings are on record — 1 won by Al Kharitiyath, 3 by Al Sailiya, 4 drawn, at 2.38 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 25% of meetings won.
The match was played at Al-Khor Stadium (capacity 13,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Al Sailiya led 3-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-3.
Goal scorers
Al Kharitiyath: Salah Al Yahri (52'), Jordan Gele (75') · Al Sailiya: Anwar El Ghazi (3'), Anwar El Ghazi (28'), Hadi Ali Tabasideh (41')
Key stats
Possession: Al Kharitiyath 50% · Al Sailiya 50% · Total shots: 15-12 · On target: 9-4 · Corners: 7-1