Match Report
23 points for Shabab Alsamu (8th), 28 for Thagafi Tulkarm (6th): a 5-point gap. The last five rounds placed Shabab Alsamu 4th in the league for form — higher than their 8th in the standings. Against a league average of 1.43 goals per team per game, Shabab Alsamu ran at 1.32 scored and 1.59 conceded, Thagafi Tulkarm at 1.27 and 1.32.
Across 4 recorded meetings, Shabab Alsamu have 2 wins to Thagafi Tulkarm's 0, with 2 draws, at 2.75 goals per meeting. Only 25% of these meetings ended in a home win. Goals at both ends are the pattern: both teams scored in 75% of the meetings.
The venue was Hussein Bin Ali Stadium in Hebron, with room for 18,000 spectators. On the scoreboard, Thagafi Tulkarm led 2-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 1-3.