Match Report
36 points separated the sides: Al Arabi 3rd on 46, Gulf Heroes 14th on 10. Per game in the league, Al Arabi were scoring 1.62 and conceding 1.08, Gulf Heroes 1.04 and 2.69, against a competition average of 1.49 goals per team per game.
Gulf Heroes entered with nine losses in a row.
The head-to-head ledger counts 4 games: 3 Al Arabi wins, 0 for Gulf Heroes, 1 draw, at 3.5 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 25% of the wins in this matchup. Expect goals on precedent — three or more in 75% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 75%.
The match was played at Al Arabi Stadium in Umm al-Quwain (capacity 3,000). Al Arabi led 2-0 at the break, and the second half added 5 goals for the 7-0 full-time score.