Match Report
The table read 9th (Al Wasl U23, 5 pts) against 1st (Al Ain U23, 15 pts), 10 points apart. Against a league average of 1.53 goals per team per game, Al Wasl U23 ran at 1.2 scored and 1.4 conceded, Al Ain U23 at 2.6 and 0.4.
Al Ain U23 had won six straight, having scored in 14 consecutive games. The last-five ledger: Al Wasl U23 8/15, Al Ain U23 15/15.
GioScore's database holds 4 meetings between the two: 1 for Al Wasl U23, 1 for Al Ain U23 and 2 drawn, at 2.25 goals per meeting. Only 0% of these meetings ended in a home win. Low-scoring is the pattern: just 25% of the meetings went over two goals.
The venue was Zabeel Stadium, with room for 8,439 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 0-1.
Goal scorers
Al Ain U23: Suleiman (65')
Key stats
Total shots: 6-7 · On target: 1-3 · Corners: 4-3