Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Al Ain 1st with 68 points, Ajman 7th with 32, 36 apart. Against a league average of 1.41 goals per team per game, Al Ain ran at 2.38 scored and 0.69 conceded, Ajman at 1.04 and 1.31.
Al Ain came in having won five on the spin, having scored in 14 consecutive games. The five-game form split read 15/15 points for Al Ain against 7/15 for Ajman.
The sides have met 7 times in the GioScore results database: 5 wins for Al Ain, 1 draw and 1 for Ajman, at 3.43 goals per meeting. Only 29% of these meetings ended in a home win. Goals tend to flow: 71% of the meetings produced three or more.
Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 42,056. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Al Ain led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 2-0.
Goal scorers
Al Ain: Soufiane Rahimi (6'), K. Laba (58')
Key stats
Possession: Al Ain 54% · Ajman 46% · Total shots: 11-6 · On target: 6-0 · Corners: 8-4