Match Report
The table gap was wide: 41 points between Al Najma (2nd, 65 pts) and Al Safa (18th, 24 pts). Recent form told a different story for Al Najma: only 7th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 2nd. Per game in the league, Al Najma were scoring 1.59 and conceding 1, Al Safa 1 and 2.06, against a competition average of 1.3 goals per team per game.
Al Najma were unbeaten in 5. Defeat had followed defeat for Al Safa — three in succession. The last-five ledger: Al Najma 11/15, Al Safa 4/15.
The match was played at Department of Education Stadium (capacity 10,000). It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 2-0 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Al Najma: Sylla Sow (48'), Sylla Sow (61')
Key stats
Possession: Al Najma 60% · Al Safa 40% · Total shots: 11-5 · On target: 7-1 · Corners: 5-5