Match Report
Al Dhafra went into the game 1st in the table on 57 points; Hatta sat 5th on 45 — a 12-point gap. Scoring rates set the scale: Al Dhafra 1.65 scored and 0.69 conceded per game, Hatta 1.88 and 1.35, with the league averaging 1.49.
Al Dhafra's unbeaten run stood at 5.
6 meetings are on record — 3 won by Al Dhafra, 1 by Hatta, 2 drawn, at 3 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 33% of the wins in this matchup. The fixture leans high-scoring: 67% of meetings brought at least three goals, and both sides scored in 67%.
The venue was Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan Stadium in Madinat Zaid, with room for 5,000 spectators. Al Dhafra led 2-0 at the break, and the second half added 5 goals for the 5-2 full-time score.