Match Report
The table read 1st (Al Merreikh, 19 pts) against 2nd (Umm Mughad, 17 pts), 2 points apart. On recent form Al Merreikh sat only 6th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 1st overall. Per game in the league, Al Merreikh were scoring 1.4 and conceding 0.8, Umm Mughad 1.6 and 0.7, against a competition average of 1.39 goals per team per game.
Momentum sat with Umm Mughad, winners of their last four.
The match was played at Al-Merreikh Stadium (capacity 43,645). Al Merreikh led 4-0 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 5-2 full-time score.


