Match Report
Al Dhafra, 1st with 57 points, sat 22 points above Al Thaid (7th, 35). The last five rounds placed Al Thaid 3rd in the league for form — higher than their 7th in the standings. Scoring rates set the scale: Al Thaid 1.38 scored and 1.42 conceded per game, Al Dhafra 1.65 and 0.69, with the league averaging 1.49.
Three consecutive wins preceded this game for Al Dhafra.
Al-Dhaid Stadium in Dhaid, capacity 16,000, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 0-2.




