Match Report
Al Ain went into the game 12th in the table on 2 points; Al Sadd sat 4th on 12 — a 10-point gap. On recent form Al Ain sat only 22nd league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 12th overall. Against a league average of 1.51 goals per team per game, Al Ain ran at 1.38 scored and 2.75 conceded, Al Sadd at 1.25 and 1.13.
Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium in Al Ain staged the fixture, a ground that holds 22,717. The referee was S. Gulmurodi, with 18 matches in our database and 2.3 yellows per game on average. Al Sadd led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 1-1 full-time score.