Match Report
The table gap was wide: 28 points between Al Ain (3rd, 45 pts) and Emirates (13th, 17 pts). Recent form told a different story for Al Ain: only 8th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 3rd. Per game in the league, Emirates were scoring 1.23 and conceding 2.31, Al Ain 2.08 and 1.42, against a competition average of 1.71 goals per team per game.
5 meetings are on record — 0 won by Emirates, 5 by Al Ain, 0 drawn, at 3.2 goals per meeting. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 80% of the meetings.
Emirates Club Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 5,200. It was 2-2 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 2-3 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Emirates: Marwan Fahad (15'), Paco Alcácer (29') · Al Ain: Khalid Ali Al Baloushi (42'), O. Atzili (43'), M. Palacios (52')
Key stats
Possession: Emirates 50% · Al Ain 50% · Total shots: 14-17 · On target: 4-11 · Corners: 6-4