Match Report
24 points separated the sides: Al Jazira 7th on 37, Al Urooba 14th on 13. The last five rounds placed Al Urooba 7th in the league for form — higher than their 14th in the standings. Against a league average of 1.6 goals per team per game, Al Urooba ran at 0.92 scored and 2.46 conceded, Al Jazira at 1.73 and 1.54.
Defeat had followed defeat for Al Urooba — eight in succession. Over the last five, Al Urooba had taken 0 of 15 points to Al Jazira's 7.
4 meetings are on record — 0 won by Al Urooba, 4 by Al Jazira, 0 drawn, at 1.25 goals per meeting. This has been a host's fixture — the home side won 75% of the meetings. Low-scoring is the pattern: just 0% of the meetings went over two goals.
Gibbo Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 10,000. On the scoreboard, it was 1-1 at the break; 7 second-half goals set the final 4-5.
Goal scorers
Al Urooba: Solomon-Otabor Viv (33'), Khalifa Al-Hammadi (63' og), Witi (68'), Ali Eid (90') · Al Jazira: Bruno Oliveira (44'), Ravil Tagir (54'), Nabil Fekir (58'), Ahmad Fawzi Johar Faraj Abdalla (65'), Nabil Fekir (67')
Key stats
Possession: Al Urooba 35% · Al Jazira 65% · Total shots: 10-15 · On target: 5-7 · Corners: 1-6