Match Report
Hay Al Wadi (3rd, 15 pts) visited Al Merreikh (1st, 19 pts) with 4 points between them. Recent form told a different story for Hay Al Wadi: only 14th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 3rd. Against a league average of 1.39 goals per team per game, Al Merreikh ran at 1.4 scored and 0.8 conceded, Hay Al Wadi at 1.4 and 1.3.
Across 6 recorded meetings, Al Merreikh have 2 wins to Hay Al Wadi's 1, with 3 draws, at 1.33 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 17% of those meetings. Low-scoring is the pattern: just 17% of the meetings went over two goals.
The match was played at Al-Merreikh Stadium (capacity 43,645). On the scoreboard, Al Merreikh led 3-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 4-0.