Match Report
The table gap was wide: 15 points between Hottin (6th, 45 pts) and Al Futuwa (12th, 30 pts). Hottin had been under-performing their position — 12th on five-round form against 6th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Al Futuwa 1.2 scored and 1.77 conceded per game, Hottin 1.1 and 1.23, with the league averaging 1.25.
The head-to-head ledger counts 6 games: 4 Al Futuwa wins, 1 for Hottin, 1 draw, at 2.83 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 33% of meetings won. Both teams scored in 67% of the meetings.
Al-Abbasiyyin Stadium, capacity 25,000, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Al Futuwa led 1-0 at the break, before 4 more goals closed it at 3-2.
Goal scorers
Al Futuwa: Abdul Rahman Al-Hussein (11'), Samuel Felix Agba (90'), Oday Al Jafal (90') · Hottin: Shaher Shaheen (50'), Shaher Shaheen (90')




