Match Report
In the standings it was Al Fujairah 6th on 43 points, Dibba Al Fujairah 2nd on 56 — separated by 13. Recent form told a different story for Al Fujairah: only 11th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 6th. Against a league average of 1.49 goals per team per game, Al Fujairah ran at 1.73 scored and 1.27 conceded, Dibba Al Fujairah at 2.04 and 0.85.
Defeat had not touched Al Fujairah in 8 games, having scored in 9 consecutive games. Dibba Al Fujairah arrived on a run of three straight wins.
6 meetings are on record — 2 won by Al Fujairah, 3 by Dibba Al Fujairah, 1 drawn, at 1.83 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 33% of those meetings. More than two goals is the exception here — seen in 33% of meetings.
The match was played at Dibba Al Fujairah Club Stadium (Dibba Al-Fujairah) in Dibba Al-Fujairah. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 0-1.