Match Report
The table read 5th (Al Mesaimeer, 17 pts) against 3rd (Al Markhiya, 23 pts), 6 points apart. Al Markhiya ranked just 7th in the league on five-round form despite their 3rd table position. Against a league average of 1.51 goals per team per game, Al Mesaimeer ran at 1.36 scored and 1.5 conceded, Al Markhiya at 1.71 and 1.29.
Al Mesaimeer arrived off three straight defeats, having scored in 15 consecutive games.
GioScore's database holds 10 meetings between the two: 4 for Al Mesaimeer, 4 for Al Markhiya and 2 drawn, at 3 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 40% of meetings won. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 70% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 70%.
The venue was Al-Khwar Stadium, with room for 45,857 spectators. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 0-0 the final score.
Key stats
Possession: Al Mesaimeer 45% · Al Markhiya 55% · Total shots: 10-20 · On target: 0-8 · Corners: 5-3




