Match Report
The table read 13th (Al Dhafra, 3 pts) against 6th (Al Wahda, 9 pts), 6 points apart. Scoring rates set the scale: Al Dhafra 0.6 scored and 1.8 conceded per game, Al Wahda 1.2 and 1, with the league averaging 1.67.
Defeat had followed defeat for Al Dhafra — five in succession.
7 meetings are on record — 1 won by Al Dhafra, 5 by Al Wahda, 1 drawn, at 3.57 goals per meeting. Goals tend to flow: 71% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 71%.
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 Wahda: Facundo Kruspzky (81')
Key stats
Possession: Al Dhafra 36% · Al Wahda 64% · Total shots: 12-10 · On target: 7-2 · Corners: 6-1