Match Report
The table gap was wide: 25 points between Al Nejmeh (1st, 46 pts) and Tripoli (6th, 21 pts). On recent form Tripoli sat only 11th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 6th overall. Against a league average of 1.78 goals per team per game, Tripoli ran at 1.4 scored and 1.93 conceded, Al Nejmeh at 2.93 and 1.33.
Tripoli had not won in 14 games.
4 meetings are on record — 0 won by Tripoli, 3 by Al Nejmeh, 1 drawn, at 3.25 goals per meeting. Both teams scored in 75% of the meetings.
The venue was Tripoli Municipal Stadium in Tarabulus, with room for 22,000 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Tripoli led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 1-2.