Match Report
The table gap was wide: 46 points between Al Ain (1st, 68 pts) and Al Dhafra (12th, 22 pts). Scoring rates set the scale: Al Ain 2.38 scored and 0.69 conceded per game, Al Dhafra 1.08 and 2, with the league averaging 1.41.
Al Ain had not lost in 15 games. 13 games without a win framed Al Dhafra's arrival. From the last five rounds, Al Ain held 13 points of 15 and Al Dhafra 1.
6 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Al Ain 4, draws 0, Al Dhafra 2, at 2.67 goals per meeting. History points to goals: 67% of the meetings had three or more, and both sides scored in 67%.
The match was played at Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium (capacity 42,056). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Al Ain led 4-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 5-0.
Goal scorers
Al Ain: H. Rahimi (15'), A. Traoré (17'), Soufiane Rahimi (32'), Soufiane Rahimi (36'), K. Laba (73')
Key stats
Possession: Al Ain 56% · Al Dhafra 44% · Total shots: 18-6 · On target: 11-2 · Corners: 11-1