Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Al Ain (1st, 68 pts) held a 39-point advantage over Al Sharjah (8th, 29 pts).
Al Ain carried a 15-game unbeaten run into this. Over the last five, Al Sharjah had taken 5 of 15 points to Al Ain's 13.
GioScore's database holds 12 meetings between the two: 3 for Al Sharjah, 6 for Al Ain and 3 drawn, at 3.08 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 42% of the wins in this fixture. Goals tend to flow: 67% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 67%.
Goal scorers
Al Ain: A. Traoré (10'), Majed Hassan (15'), Soufiane Rahimi (54'), Erik (51'), Ramy Rabia (63')
Key stats
Possession: Al Sharjah 41% · Al Ain 59% · Total shots: 6-15 · On target: 3-5 · Corners: 3-3