Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Al Khor 1st with 33 points, Al Sailiya 5th with 15, 18 apart. Scoring rates set the scale: Al Sailiya 1.21 scored and 1.86 conceded per game, Al Khor 2.29 and 0.93, with the league averaging 1.55.
Al Khor arrived on a run of five straight wins, having scored in 8 consecutive games. Al Sailiya had banked 8 of the last 15 points on offer; Al Khor, 15.
GioScore's database holds 7 meetings between the two: 2 for Al Sailiya, 2 for Al Khor and 3 drawn, at 2.71 goals per meeting. Shutting the other side out is rare here — both scored in 71% of the meetings.
The match was played at Al Bayt Stadium (capacity 60,000). On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 0-2.
Goal scorers
Al Khor: 2 goals with no recorded scorer
Key stats
Possession: Al Sailiya 56% · Al Khor 44% · Total shots: 3-14 · On target: 0-6 · Corners: 2-5