Match Report
The table gap was wide: 41 points between Al-Ain (3rd, 72 pts) and Hottain (20th, 31 pts). Al-Ain ranked just 9th in the league on five-round form despite their 3rd table position. In league terms the two rates read 1.24/2.11 for Hottain and 1.5/0.76 for Al-Ain (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.28.
Al-Ain came in having won three on the spin.
Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium in Mahalah staged the fixture, a ground that holds 20,000. On the scoreboard, Hottain led 1-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 2-2.


