Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Al Shorta (10th, 33 pts) held an 18-point advantage over Nawaeir (13th, 15 pts). Al Shorta had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 1st in the league over the last five rounds against 10th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Al Shorta 1.12 scored and 1.31 conceded per game, Nawaeir 0.84 and 1.72, with the league averaging 1.17.
Al Shorta had lost five in a row. Nawaeir arrived off four straight defeats.
The head-to-head ledger counts 5 games: 2 Al Shorta wins, 1 for Nawaeir, 2 draws, at 1.8 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 40% of the wins in this fixture. Only 20% of the meetings produced more than two goals.
The match was played at Al Basil Stadium (capacity 28,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Nawaeir led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-1.
Goal scorers
Al Shorta: Mohamad Hazaa (86') · Nawaeir: Ali Ghoson (27')




