Match Report
20 points separated the sides: Shabab Al Ahli Dubai 2nd on 58, Al Nasr 6th on 38. Shabab Al Ahli Dubai had been under-performing their position — 6th on five-round form against 2nd in the table.
Al Nasr were unbeaten in 9, having scored in 9 consecutive games.
The head-to-head ledger counts 16 games: 8 Shabab Al Ahli Dubai wins, 3 for Al Nasr, 5 draws, at 3.56 goals per meeting. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 63% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 69%. Recent meetings have been cagier — 2.6 goals per game across the last five against 3.56 historically.
Goal scorers
Shabab Al Ahli Dubai: Mateusão (39'), Yuri César (90') · Al Nasr: Ramón Miérez (28')
Key stats
Possession: Shabab Al Ahli Dubai 52% · Al Nasr 48% · Total shots: 12-12 · On target: 8-5 · Corners: 4-3