Match Report
In the standings it was Bahrain 2nd on 6 points, Iraq 4th on 3 — separated by 3. Per game in the league, Bahrain were scoring 2 and conceding 1.33, Iraq 0.67 and 1.67, against a competition average of 1.42 goals per team per game.
6 meetings are on record — 1 won by Bahrain, 0 by Iraq, 5 drawn, at 1.17 goals per meeting. Only 0% of these meetings ended in a home win. The fixture trends low-scoring: over two goals in just 17% of the meetings.
H. Meler officiated: 100 games logged, averaging 2.8 yellow cards each. The venue was Stād al-Bahrayn al-Watanī in Riffa, with room for 35,580 spectators. On the scoreboard, Bahrain led 1-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 2-0.
Goal scorers
Bahrain: Ali Madan (47'), Ali Madan (38')