Match Report
Al Wakrah went into the game 8th in the table on 30 points; Al Shahaniya sat 11th on 21 — a 9-point gap. Al Shahaniya had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 4th in the league over the last five rounds against 11th overall. Per game in the league, Al Wakrah were scoring 1.64 and conceding 1.55, Al Shahaniya 1 and 1.77, against a competition average of 1.66 goals per team per game.
6 games without a win framed Al Wakrah's arrival. The last-five ledger: Al Wakrah 2/15, Al Shahaniya 10/15.
GioScore's database holds 6 meetings between the two: 4 for Al Wakrah, 1 for Al Shahaniya and 1 drawn, at 2.17 goals per meeting. Only 33% of these meetings ended in a home win. Historically tight: 33% of the meetings went beyond two goals.
Saoud Bin Abdulrahman Stadium, capacity 12,000, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, Al Wakrah led 1-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 4-0.
Goal scorers
Al Wakrah: Redouane Berkane (21'), Redouane Berkane (51'), Ayoub Assal (58'), Yusuf Abdurisag (64')
Key stats
Possession: Al Wakrah 53% · Al Shahaniya 47% · Total shots: 12-5 · On target: 5-1 · Corners: 3-4