Match Report
Al Urooba, 14th on 13 points, faced a 25-point deficit to Al Nasr (6th, 38). Al Urooba's recent output outran their position: 7th on form over five rounds, 14th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Al Nasr 1.73 scored and 1.73 conceded per game, Al Urooba 0.92 and 2.46, with the league averaging 1.6.
Defeat had followed defeat for Al Urooba — seven in succession.
The head-to-head ledger counts 5 games: 3 Al Nasr wins, 0 for Al Urooba, 2 draws, at 3.2 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 40% of those meetings. Goals tend to flow: 60% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 60%.
Al Maktoum Stadium in Dubayy staged the fixture, a ground that holds 15,058. On the scoreboard, it was 1-1 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 2-1.
Goal scorers
Al Nasr: Adel Sabeel (40' og), Marouan Azarkan (45') · Al Urooba: Abdoulaye Toure (58' og)