Match Report
5 points and 2 places separated them: Bani Yas 10th with 27, Al Dhafra 12th with 22. Bani Yas had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 6th in the league over the last five rounds against 10th overall.
Al Dhafra arrived off five straight defeats. The five-game form split read 8/15 points for Bani Yas against 0/15 for Al Dhafra.
The sides have met 8 times in the GioScore results database: 6 wins for Bani Yas, 1 draw and 1 for Al Dhafra, at 3.5 goals per meeting. Expect goals on precedent — three or more in 63% of the meetings. The last five meetings averaged 4.4 goals, well above the all-time 3.5.
Goal scorers
Bani Yas: Youssouf Niakate (36'), Nassim Said Chadli (82') · Al Dhafra: Karim El Berkaoui (1'), Karim El Berkaoui (56')
Key stats
Possession: Bani Yas 71% · Al Dhafra 29% · Total shots: 7-12 · On target: 4-3 · Corners: 3-8


