Match Report
21 points for Khaitan (2nd), 20 for Al Shabab (3rd): a 1-point gap. Al Shabab ranked just 17th in the league on five-round form despite their 3rd table position. Per game in the league, Khaitan were scoring 2.83 and conceding 6.5, Al Shabab 3 and 8.33, against a competition average of 2.52 goals per team per game.
Al Shabab arrived off seven straight defeats. Over the last five, Khaitan had taken 6 of 15 points to Al Shabab's 0.
4 meetings are on record — 2 won by Khaitan, 1 by Al Shabab, 1 drawn, at 2.25 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 0% of meetings won.
Khaitan Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 15,000. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 0-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Al Shabab: B. Gaye (90')
Key stats
Possession: Khaitan 58% · Al Shabab 42% · Total shots: 12-6 · On target: 4-1 · Corners: 6-7