Match Report
25 points separated the sides: Al Thaid 7th on 35, Gulf Heroes 14th on 10. Al Thaid ranked 3rd in the league on five-round form, well above their 7th table position. Per game in the league, Gulf Heroes were scoring 1.04 and conceding 2.69, Al Thaid 1.38 and 1.42, against a competition average of 1.49 goals per team per game.
Gulf Heroes were winless in 15.
The sides have met 5 times in the GioScore results database: 1 win for Gulf Heroes, 4 draws and 0 for Al Thaid, at 2.6 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 20% of the wins in this fixture. Low-scoring is the pattern: just 20% of the meetings went over two goals.
The match was played at The Sevens Stadium (capacity 50,000). On the scoreboard, Al Thaid led 1-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 0-4.
Goal scorers
Al Thaid: Lahej Saleh (68'), 3 goals with no recorded scorer
Key stats
Possession: Gulf Heroes 40% · Al Thaid 60% · Total shots: 9-18 · On target: 5-9 · Corners: 7-3