Match Report
The table read 4th (Shabab Al Ahli Dubai, 10 pts) against 13th (Al Dhafra, 3 pts), 7 points apart. Against a league average of 1.67 goals per team per game, Shabab Al Ahli Dubai ran at 2 scored and 1 conceded, Al Dhafra at 0.6 and 1.8.
Three consecutive defeats weighed on Al Dhafra.
The head-to-head ledger counts 11 games: 8 Shabab Al Ahli Dubai wins, 2 for Al Dhafra, 1 draw, at 3.18 goals per meeting. History points to goals: 64% of the meetings had three or more, and both sides scored in 55%.
Al-Rashid Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 10,000. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 2-0.
Goal scorers
Shabab Al Ahli Dubai: Yuri César (71'), Igor Gomes (88')
Key stats
Possession: Shabab Al Ahli Dubai 64% · Al Dhafra 36% · Total shots: 20-6 · On target: 6-2 · Corners: 8-1