Match Report
The table read 13th (Al Bataeh, 21 pts) against 10th (Bani Yas, 27 pts), 6 points apart. Bani Yas had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 6th in the league over the last five rounds against 10th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Al Bataeh 0.92 scored and 1.42 conceded per game, Bani Yas 1.12 and 1.65, with the league averaging 1.41.
Al Bataeh were winless in 5. Bani Yas had lost three in a row.
The sides have met 6 times in the GioScore results database: 2 wins for Al Bataeh, 4 draws and 0 for Bani Yas, at 3.33 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 33% of meetings won. 83% of these meetings featured a goal for each side.
Khalid Bin Mohammed Stadium, capacity 11,073, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 0-1.
Goal scorers
Bani Yas: Leonel Wamba (90')
Key stats
Possession: Al Bataeh 41% · Bani Yas 59% · Total shots: 16-8 · On target: 4-3 · Corners: 8-9