Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Sagesse (4th, 22 pts) held a 19-point advantage over Shabab Al Ghazieh (5th, 3 pts). Shabab Al Ghazieh ranked just 18th in the league on five-round form despite their 5th table position. Against a league average of 1.8 goals per team per game, Sagesse ran at 2 scored and 2.36 conceded, Shabab Al Ghazieh at 1 and 3.6.
5 games without a win framed Shabab Al Ghazieh's arrival. From the last five rounds, Sagesse held 10 points of 15 and Shabab Al Ghazieh 2.
5 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Sagesse 1, draws 2, Shabab Al Ghazieh 2, at 2 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 40% of the meetings went to the host. Low-scoring is the pattern: just 20% of the meetings went over two goals.
The match was played at Bourj Hammoud Stadium (capacity 50,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-0.
Goal scorers
Sagesse: Papa Laye Dieng (67')
Key stats
Corners: 4-0