Match Report
Al-Ain, 11th with 49 points, sat 22 points above Al-Kawkab (19th, 27). Recent form flatters Al-Ain's table spot — 2nd league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 11th. Scoring rates set the scale: Al-Kawkab 0.79 scored and 1.42 conceded per game, Al-Ain 1.03 and 1.11, with the league averaging 1.09.
Al-Kawkab had gone 15 games without a win. Al-Kawkab had banked 1 of the last 15 points on offer; Al-Ain, 10.
The venue was Al-Shoalah Club Stadium in Al Kharj, with room for 8,000 spectators. Al-Ain led 2-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 0-4 full-time score.




