Match Report
In the standings it was Al-Khmes 9th on 1 points, Al-Madina 4th on 6 — separated by 5. Al-Madina had been under-performing their position — 40th on five-round form against 4th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Al-Khmes 0.75 scored and 2 conceded per game, Al-Madina 1.5 and 1.25, with the league averaging 1.16.
The head-to-head ledger counts 6 games: 2 Al-Khmes wins, 3 for Al-Madina, 1 draw, at 1.83 goals per meeting. The pattern favours whoever hosts: home teams have won 67% of the meetings. Low-scoring is the pattern: just 17% of the meetings went over two goals.
Al-Khmes led 1-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 1-0.