2016/2017| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ajman | 11 | D3 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7/15 | 6-4 |
| Al Thaid | 5 | L2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6/15 | 7-8 |
Computed over each team's finished games before kickoff — see the Games column for the sample behind each row.
| Team | Pos | Pld | Pts | GD | Form | Form rank | Form vs pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ajman | 1 | 22 | 45 | 18 | WLWWW | 1 | 0 |
| Al Thaid | 9 | 22 | 24 | -9 | WDLDL | 8 | +1 |
Form rank = league-wide rank by points from the last 5 league games; "Form vs pos" > 0 means over-performing the table.
Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2017-03-17
On paper the standings were lopsided — Ajman 1st with 45 points, Al Thaid 9th with 24, 21 apart. Per game in the league, Ajman were scoring 1.82 and conceding 1, Al Thaid 0.86 and 1.27, against a competition average of 1.52 goals per team per game.
Ajman had drawn their last three.
Shaikh Rashid bin Saeed Stadium in Ajman, capacity 5,537, hosted the game.
