Match Report
The table gap was wide: 29 points between Wahda (3rd, 62 pts) and Al Shorta (11th, 33 pts). Recent form flatters Al Shorta's table spot — 7th league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 11th. In league terms the two rates read 0.97/1.57 for Al Shorta and 1.77/0.8 for Wahda (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.25.
From the last five rounds, Al Shorta held 4 points of 15 and Wahda 10.
The sides have met 6 times in the GioScore results database: 2 wins for Al Shorta, 2 draws and 2 for Wahda, at 1.83 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 33% of the meetings went to the host. Only 33% of the meetings produced more than two goals.
The match was played at Al-Fayhaa Stadium (capacity 30,000). On the scoreboard, Al Shorta led 1-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-1.
Goal scorers
Al Shorta: Mohammed Anas (1') · Wahda: Qais Al-Hassan (90')