2016/2017| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Shaab | 15 | W2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7/15 | 7-12 |
| Al Thaid | 4 | L1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6/12 | 7-7 |
Computed over each team's finished games before kickoff — see the Games column for the sample behind each row.
| Team | Pos | Pld | Pts | GD | Form | Form rank | Form vs pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Shaab | 6 | 22 | 28 | 3 | DWDLL | 8 | -2 |
| Al Thaid | 9 | 22 | 24 | -9 | WDLDL | 8 | +1 |
Form rank = league-wide rank by points from the last 5 league games; "Form vs pos" > 0 means over-performing the table.
Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2017-02-24
28 points for Al Shaab (6th), 24 for Al Thaid (9th): a 4-point gap. Against a league average of 1.52 goals per team per game, Al Shaab ran at 1.86 scored and 1.73 conceded, Al Thaid at 0.86 and 1.27.
Khalid Bin Mohammed Stadium in Sharjah staged the fixture, a ground that holds 11,073.
