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. Against a league average of 1.41 goals per team per game, Shabab Al Ahli Dubai ran at 2.31 scored and 0.69 conceded, Al Nasr at 1.38 and 1.31.
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.
Al-Rashid Stadium, capacity 10,000, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, it was 1-1 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 2-1.
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