Match Report
Dhofar went into the game 9th in the table on 27 points; Bahla sat 5th on 40 — a 13-point gap. Against a league average of 1.25 goals per team per game, Dhofar ran at 0.88 scored and 1.15 conceded, Bahla at 1.5 and 1.23.
GioScore's database holds 7 meetings between the two: 4 for Dhofar, 1 for Bahla and 2 drawn, at 1.71 goals per meeting. The fixture trends low-scoring: over two goals in just 29% of the meetings.
Al-Saada Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 12,000. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Dhofar led 2-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 2-1.
Goal scorers
Dhofar: Sultan Al-Marzouq (5'), Hamoud Al Saadi (20') · Bahla: Abdulsalam Al-Shukaili (56')
Key stats
Possession: Dhofar 42% · Bahla 58% · Total shots: 8-7 · On target: 3-3 · Corners: 2-3