Match Report
14th against 17th, but level on points: Al Riffa and Safa both had 10. The last five rounds placed Safa 10th in the league for form — higher than their 17th in the standings. Against a league average of 1.71 goals per team per game, Al Riffa ran at 1.5 scored and 1 conceded, Safa at 1.17 and 1.33.
Defeat had not touched Al Riffa in 6 games.
Stād al-Bahrayn al-Watanī in Riffa, capacity 35,580, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, Al Riffa led 1-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 2-0.