Match Report
The table read 1st (Al Arabi, 13 pts) against 11th (Al Urooba, 6 pts), 7 points apart. Al Urooba ranked 7th in the league on five-round form, well above their 11th table position. Against a league average of 1.63 goals per team per game, Al Arabi ran at 3 scored and 1.4 conceded, Al Urooba at 1.2 and 1.2.
Al Arabi had won three straight. 12 matches unbeaten backed Al Urooba's arrival.
4 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Al Arabi 2, draws 1, Al Urooba 1, at 2.5 goals per meeting.
Al Arabi Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 3,000. On the scoreboard, Al Arabi led 1-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-1.
Goal scorers
Al Arabi: Régis (28') · Al Urooba: Shefit Shefiti (61')
Key stats
Possession: Al Arabi 51% · Al Urooba 49% · Total shots: 21-12 · On target: 9-7 · Corners: 4-8