Match Report
The table read 4th (Al Shabab, 3 pts) against 1st (Al Nasar, 5 pts), 2 points apart. Al Shabab's recent output lagged their position: 16th on form over five rounds while 4th in the table. Per game in the league, Al Shabab were scoring 1.33 and conceding 2, Al Nasar 1.67 and 0.67, against a competition average of 1.27 goals per team per game.
6 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Al Shabab 1, draws 1, Al Nasar 4, at 2 goals per meeting. Playing at home matters in this fixture: 67% of the meetings went to the host. Only 17% of the meetings produced more than two goals.
Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium, capacity 21,500, hosted the game. Al Nasar led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 0-3 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Al Nasar: Casimir Ninga (42'), Casimir Ninga (53'), Muneer Al-Sebeei (65' og)
Key stats
Possession: Al Shabab 39% · Al Nasar 61% · Total shots: 8-22 · On target: 3-10 · Corners: 0-12