Match Report
20 points for Umm-Salal SC (12th), 30 for Al Wakrah (8th): a 10-point gap. On the form table Al Wakrah stood 4th over the last five rounds, despite being 8th overall. Against a league average of 1.66 goals per team per game, Umm-Salal SC ran at 1.68 scored and 2.55 conceded, Al Wakrah at 1.64 and 1.55.
Momentum sat with Umm-Salal SC, winners of their last three.
Across 16 recorded meetings, Umm-Salal SC have 5 wins to Al Wakrah's 9, with 2 draws, at 3.06 goals per meeting. Goals tend to flow: 69% of the meetings produced three or more.
Al-Khwar Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 45,857. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-2.
Goal scorers
Umm-Salal SC: Abdulrahman Faiz Al Rashidi (37'), Oussama Tannane (73') · Al Wakrah: Yusuf Abdurisag (18'), Redouane Berkane (89')
Key stats
Possession: Umm-Salal SC 31% · Al Wakrah 69% · Total shots: 9-21 · On target: 4-4 · Corners: 4-9