Match Report
4 points and 0 places separated them: Al Qadsia 4th with 7, Al Shabab 4th with 3. Al Shabab ranked just 16th in the league on five-round form despite their 4th table position. Against a league average of 1.27 goals per team per game, Al Qadsia ran at 1.2 scored and 1.2 conceded, Al Shabab at 1.33 and 2.
The sides have met 7 times in the GioScore results database: 4 wins for Al Qadsia, 3 draws and 0 for Al Shabab, at 2.86 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 14% of the wins in this fixture. These meetings skew tight — only 29% saw more than two goals.
The venue was Mohammed Al-Hammad Stadium, with room for 22,000 spectators. On the scoreboard, Al Qadsia led 1-0 at the break; 4 second-half goals set the final 4-1.
Goal scorers
Al Qadsia: Ablaye Mbengue (22'), Neeskens Kebano (70'), Abdulla Al Awadi (73'), Ablaye Mbengue (64') · Al Shabab: Nayef Zuwaid (83')
Key stats
Possession: Al Qadsia 53% · Al Shabab 47% · Total shots: 15-6 · On target: 8-4 · Corners: 5-4