Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Al Salmiyah (4th, 29 pts) held a 17-point advantage over Khaitan (3rd, 12 pts). On recent form Khaitan sat only 18th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 3rd overall. Against a league average of 1.57 goals per team per game, Al Salmiyah ran at 1.78 scored and 1.56 conceded, Khaitan at 0.67 and 1.71.
Khaitan were winless in 11.
The head-to-head ledger counts 4 games: 2 Al Salmiyah wins, 0 for Khaitan, 2 draws, at 3 goals per meeting.
Thamir Stadium in Kuwait City, capacity 16,105, hosted the game. Al Salmiyah led 1-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 1-0.