2016/2017| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Arabi | 2 | L2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0/6 | 5-7 |
| Al Shaab | 15 | D2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 11/15 | 14-10 |
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 Arabi | 11 | 22 | 23 | -21 | WWLLW | 4 | +7 |
| Al Shaab | 6 | 22 | 28 | 3 | DWDLL | 8 | -2 |
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 2017-03-18
The table read 11th (Al Arabi, 23 pts) against 6th (Al Shaab, 28 pts), 5 points apart. Al Arabi's recent output outran their position: 4th on form over five rounds, 11th in the table. Against a league average of 1.52 goals per team per game, Al Arabi ran at 1.41 scored and 2.36 conceded, Al Shaab at 1.86 and 1.73.
Al Shaab were unbeaten in 5.
The venue was Al-Hamriya Sports Club Stadium in Sharjah, with room for 5,000 spectators.
