AMMAN (Interstat) — Visiting Al Arabi Irbid defeated host Al Wehdat 1-0 on Friday at King Abdullah International Stadium, using a 56th-minute goal from Motaz Obeidat to secure the result in the competition match. The visitors scored the only goal of the game and held the home side scoreless. Al Wehdat was the home team, while Al Arabi Irbid was the visiting side, and the match was played at King Abdullah International Stadium.

Obeidat supplied the decisive finish in the 56th minute, breaking a scoreless deadlock and giving Al Arabi Irbid a lead it protected for the rest of the match. The first half ended without a goal before Obeidat found the breakthrough after the restart. Al Wehdat pushed for an equalizer after falling behind, but the home side could not find a response. Al Arabi Irbid kept its one-goal advantage through the closing stages and finished the afternoon with the shutout. The goal was the only score of the match, and Al Wehdat was held without a goal for the first time in the competition this season.

Obeidat finished with 90 minutes and one goal for Al Arabi Irbid. Al Arabi Irbid’s season record in this competition is now two wins and two losses, and its record across all competitions is also two wins and two losses. Al Wehdat’s season record in this competition is now three wins and one loss, and its record across all competitions is also three wins and one loss. The competition and all-competitions records are identical for both clubs after the result.

Al Arabi Irbid’s previous results this season, in reverse date order, were a 2-0 home loss to Al Buqaa, a 1-0 home win over Shabab Al Ordon and a 4-1 loss at Al Hussein. Al Wehdat’s previous results this season, in reverse date order, were a 1-0 win at Shabab Al Ordon, a 1-0 win over Al Hussein and a 1-0 win at Al Jazeera Club Amman. The match was the fourth competition game of the season for both clubs, and the result left Al Arabi Irbid with a split record while Al Wehdat retained a one-loss mark.

Al Wehdat had the home advantage and sought to answer after conceding, but Al Arabi Irbid maintained its shape and protected the lead. The visitors did not add to their total, but the single goal proved sufficient. Al Arabi Irbid closed out the match without conceding again, while Al Wehdat was unable to produce an equalizer in the final stages. The home side had won its three previous competition matches before Friday, and the visiting side had a loss, a win and a loss in its prior three competition matches. Al Arabi Irbid’s second competition win of the season came in its fourth match, while Al Wehdat’s first competition loss of the season also came in its fourth match. Al Wehdat could not turn its home setting into a comeback after Obeidat’s goal, and Al Arabi Irbid held on for the clean sheet.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Al Wehdat 3, Al Arabi Irbid 0. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Al Wehdat with a 97.3 percent probability to win. Al Wehdat had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of minus 1. The total score of 1 went over the over/under line of 2.5.