Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Wahda (3rd, 62 pts) held a 15-point advantage over Taliya (5th, 47 pts). Scoring rates set the scale: Taliya 1.07 scored and 0.8 conceded per game, Wahda 1.77 and 0.8, with the league averaging 1.25.
Taliya carried a 5-game unbeaten run into this.
The sides have met 9 times in the GioScore results database: 4 wins for Taliya, 1 draw and 4 for Wahda, at 2.11 goals per meeting. The fixture trends low-scoring: over two goals in just 33% of the meetings.
The venue was Al-Abbasiyyin Stadium, with room for 25,000 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 0-1.
Goal scorers
Wahda: Mustafa Jneid (47')