Match Report
Al Ain, 1st with 68 points, sat 39 points above Al Sharjah (8th, 29). Per game in the league, Al Sharjah were scoring 1.35 and conceding 1.81, Al Ain 2.38 and 0.69, against a competition average of 1.41 goals per team per game.
Defeat had not touched Al Ain in 15 games. The last-five ledger: Al Sharjah 5/15, Al Ain 13/15.
12 meetings are on record — 3 won by Al Sharjah, 6 by Al Ain, 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. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 67% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 67%.
The venue was Al-Sharjah Stadium, with room for 11,073 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Al Ain led 2-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 0-5.
Goal scorers
Al Ain: A. Traoré (10'), Majed Hassan (15' og), 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