Match Report
Al Nasr, 6th with 38 points, sat 16 points above Al Dhafra (12th, 22). Per game in the league, Al Dhafra were scoring 1.08 and conceding 2, Al Nasr 1.38 and 1.31, against a competition average of 1.41 goals per team per game.
Al Dhafra arrived off three straight defeats. Defeat had not touched Al Nasr in 7 games, having scored in 7 consecutive games. Over the last five, Al Dhafra had taken 1 of 15 points to Al Nasr's 7.
The head-to-head ledger counts 7 games: 1 Al Dhafra win, 5 for Al Nasr, 1 draw, at 2.14 goals per meeting. Only 29% of the meetings produced more than two goals.
Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 5,020. 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 Nasr: Cheickna Doumbia (77')
Key stats
Possession: Al Dhafra 35% · Al Nasr 65% · Total shots: 6-8 · On target: 2-2 · Corners: 3-4