2019/2020
| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Thuqbah | 15 | L1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7/15 | 11-6 |
| Al-Ain | 15 | L1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 10/15 | 9-5 |
Computed over each team's finished games before kickoff — see the Games column for the sample behind each row.
| Team | Pos | Pld | Pts | GD | Form | Form rank | Form vs pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Thuqbah | 9 | 38 | 53 | 15 | LLLLW | 15 | -6 |
| Al-Ain | 3 | 38 | 72 | 28 | DWWLD | 9 | -6 |
Form rank = league-wide rank by points from the last 5 league games; "Form vs pos" > 0 means over-performing the table.
Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2020-09-06
19 points separated the sides: Al-Ain 3rd on 72, Al-Thuqbah 9th on 53. Al-Thuqbah's recent output lagged their position: 15th on form over five rounds while 9th in the table. In league terms the two rates read 1.61/1.21 for Al-Thuqbah and 1.5/0.76 for Al-Ain (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.28.
The match was played at Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium in Khobar (capacity 10,000). On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 0-2.
