Match Report
5 points and 2 places separated them: Al-Najma 10th with 22, Sitra 8th with 27. Recent form flatters Sitra's table spot — 4th league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 8th. Scoring rates set the scale: Al-Najma 0.95 scored and 1.59 conceded per game, Sitra 1 and 1.41, with the league averaging 1.2.
Al-Najma had been beaten in four straight games.
The head-to-head ledger counts 5 games: 0 Al-Najma wins, 0 for Sitra, 5 draws, at 1.6 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 0% of those meetings. Historically tight: 20% of the meetings went beyond two goals.
Stād al-Bahrayn al-Watanī (Bahrain National Stadium) (Riffa) staged the fixture, a ground that holds 35,580. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Al-Najma led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 2-0.
Goal scorers
Al-Najma: Maicon Douglas (44' og), Zachary Marvin Hadji (68')
Key stats
Possession: Al-Najma 45% · Sitra 55% · Total shots: 9-9 · On target: 7-3 · Corners: 4-9