Al Bukayriyah

Match report

Damac secured a 2:1 victory away to Al-Bukayriyah in the First Division on Monday, finishing Regular Season round five with all three points. The hosts took an early lead through an own goal before the visitors responded to claim the win.

Al-Bukayriyah opened the scoring in the tenth minute when O. Al Khalaf turned the ball into his own net. Damak levelled just before half-time through a penalty converted by Y. Meite in the 46th minute of the second half. Then F. Al Jizani found a way through to put the visitors ahead in the 57th minute.

and here's the thing — we tipped this one for Damak before kickoff, 89 per cent confidence. The away side had been steady enough in their previous five matches to justify the call, even if they'd not quite found rhythm. They held their nerve when it mattered, and the result ended a run of two draws and a loss for Al-Bukayriyah.

Damac pressed higher with more intent. They registered 114 attacks against 106 for the hosts, and their shot accuracy of 25 per cent compared with 17 per cent told the story of efficiency. Four shots on target produced two goals for the visitors, while Al-Bukayriyah managed only one strike from two attempts on goal.

By then the match had settled into a pattern. Five substitutions were made across the second half — M. Al Harbi and S. Al Muwallad at the break for the hosts, Y. Naji, A. Al Barakah, and finally I. Al Harbi and S. Flores. Three yellow cards were shown, one to each side, with no red cards to change the shape of the game.

The result keeps Damak in 13th place on six points from five games, while Al-Bukayriyah remain 17th with just two points. The hosts have now lost three of five, and the visitors have one win and one defeat to their name. It changes nothing dramatic in the table, but it extends Damak's unbeaten run to four matches.

Prepared from match data

Key numbers

Possession, % 51 – 49

Shots on target 2 – 4

Shots off target 5 – 9

Attacks 106 – 114

⚽ 10' O. Al Khalaf — Own goal 🟨 19' Y. Naji — Yellow card ⚽ 45+6' Y. Meite — Penalty ⇄ 46' M. Al Harbi — Substitution ⇄ 46' S. Al Muwallad — Substitution ⇄ 56' Y. Naji — Substitution ⚽ 57' F. Al Jizani — Goal 🟨 68' A. Al Shahrani — Yellow card ⇄ 73' A. Al Barakah — Substitution 🟨 84' S. Flores — Yellow card ⇄ 86' I. Al Harbi — Substitution ⇄ 87' S. Flores — Substitution

Match events

10' Al Bukayriyah Own goal O. Al Khalaf
19' Damac Yellow card Y. Naji
45+6' Damac Penalty Y. Meite
46' Al Bukayriyah Substitution M. Al Harbi off: B. Kuwas
46' Al Bukayriyah Substitution S. Al Muwallad off: S. Al Hawsawi
56' Damac Substitution Y. Naji off: F. Al Jizani
57' Damac Goal F. Al Jizani assist: A. Bedrane
68' Damac Yellow card A. Al Shahrani
73' Al Bukayriyah Substitution A. Al Barakah off: A. M. Al Bishi
84' Al Bukayriyah Yellow card S. Flores
86' Damac Substitution I. Al Harbi off: Y. Sunbul
87' Al Bukayriyah Substitution S. Flores off: H. Ahmed

Statistics

51 Possession, % 49

2 Shots on target 4

5 Shots off target 9

106 Attacks 114

6 Corners 6

8 Free kicks 15

1 Offsides 1

1 Yellow cards 2

0 Red cards 0

13 Goal kicks 7

15 Throw-ins 18

All statistics

5 Blocked shots 3

0.17 Shot accuracy 0.25

Match prediction: Al Bukayriyah — Damac

Win: Damac

Confidence 89%

Reasoning

Аль-Букайрия — 17. place, 2 points after 4 games (0 wins, 2 draws, 2 losses)
Дамак — 16. place, 3 points after 4 games (0 wins, 3 draws, 1 losses)
Аль-Букайрия, last 5 games: 0 wins, 2 draws, 3 losses
Дамак, last 5 games: 0 wins, 3 draws, 2 losses

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