Match Report
Isa Town, 18th on 5 points, faced a 39-point deficit to Al Riffa (2nd, 44). Recent form told a different story for Al Riffa: only 10th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 2nd. Per game in the league, Al Riffa were scoring 2.83 and conceding 0.61, Isa Town 0.61 and 3, against a competition average of 1.56 goals per team per game.
Al Riffa had won five straight. Isa Town's winless run stood at 5. From the last five rounds, Al Riffa held 15 points of 15 and Isa Town 1.
Stād al-Bahrayn al-Watanī in Riffa staged the fixture, a ground that holds 35,580. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 3-0.