Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Sitra (8th, 27 pts) held a 20-point advantage over Bahrain SC (12th, 7 pts). On the form table Sitra stood 4th over the last five rounds, despite being 8th overall. Per game in the league, Bahrain SC were scoring 0.68 and conceding 2.55, Sitra 1 and 1.41, against a competition average of 1.2 goals per team per game.
Three consecutive defeats weighed on Bahrain SC.
The head-to-head ledger counts 8 games: 3 Bahrain SC wins, 2 for Sitra, 3 draws, at 2.5 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 38% of the meetings went to the host. Where history says 2.5 goals per meeting, the last five say 3.4.
The venue was Stād al-Bahrayn al-Watanī, with room for 10,000 spectators. On the scoreboard, Sitra led 1-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 0-1 the final score.
Goal scorers
Sitra: Othman Al-Haj (39')
Key stats
Possession: Bahrain SC 46% · Sitra 54% · Total shots: 9-13 · On target: 3-3 · Corners: 7-2