Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Homs Al Fidaa (2nd, 72 pts) held a 55-point advantage over Al Shouleh (16th, 17 pts). Al Shouleh's recent output outran their position: 12th on form over five rounds, 16th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Al Shouleh 0.47 scored and 1.7 conceded per game, Homs Al Fidaa 1.83 and 0.4, with the league averaging 1.25.
Al Shouleh were winless in 5. Homs Al Fidaa came in having won five on the spin, having scored in 10 consecutive games. Over the last five, Al Shouleh had taken 2 of 15 points to Homs Al Fidaa's 15.
On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 0-0 the final score.