Match Report
The table gap was wide: 17 points between Bahla (5th, 40 pts) and Ibri (12th, 23 pts). Ibri's recent output outran their position: 7th on form over five rounds, 12th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Bahla 1.5 scored and 1.23 conceded per game, Ibri 1.04 and 2, with the league averaging 1.25.
Defeat had followed defeat for Bahla — three in succession.
The sides have met 7 times in the GioScore results database: 4 wins for Bahla, 2 draws and 1 for Ibri, at 2.43 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 14% of the wins in this fixture.
The match was played at Nizwa Sports Complex (capacity 20,000). On the scoreboard, Ibri led 1-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 0-1 the final score.
Goal scorers
Ibri: 1 goal with no recorded scorer
Key stats
Possession: Bahla 62% · Ibri 38% · Total shots: 10-6 · On target: 4-4 · Corners: 7-1