Match Report
Al Shabab, 9th on 13 points, faced a 15-point deficit to Al Riffa (4th, 28). Recent form flatters Al Shabab's table spot — 4th league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 9th. Against a league average of 1.65 goals per team per game, Al Riffa ran at 1.39 scored and 1.44 conceded, Al Shabab at 1.22 and 2.11.
Al Riffa carried a 5-game unbeaten run into this.
Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 2-1.


