Match Report
The table gap was wide: 37 points between Al-Ain (3rd, 72 pts) and Al Ansar (19th, 35 pts). Al-Ain's recent output lagged their position: 9th on form over five rounds while 3rd in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Al Ansar 0.89 scored and 1.63 conceded per game, Al-Ain 1.5 and 0.76, with the league averaging 1.28.
Al-Ain had won three straight.
Prince Mohammed bin Abdul Aziz Stadium in Medina staged the fixture, a ground that holds 24,000. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 2-1.




