Match Report
21 points separated the sides: Al Ettifaq 7th on 50, Damac FC 16th on 29. Per game in the league, Al Ettifaq were scoring 1.5 and conceding 1.62, Damac FC 0.94 and 1.62, against a competition average of 1.5 goals per team per game.
Damac FC had not won in 8 games. Over the last five, Al Ettifaq had taken 10 of 15 points to Damac FC's 2.
The head-to-head ledger counts 7 games: 4 Al Ettifaq wins, 2 for Damac FC, 1 draw, at 2.14 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 29% of the wins in this fixture.
The match was played at EGO STADIUM (capacity 15,000). Al Ettifaq led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 2-0 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Al Ettifaq: Georginio Wijnaldum (19'), Mukhtar Ali (75')
Key stats
Possession: Al Ettifaq 42% · Damac FC 58% · Total shots: 12-15 · On target: 6-2 · Corners: 2-5