2016/2017| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Shabab | 15 | L1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4/15 | 3-10 |
| Al Wahda | 14 | L1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10/15 | 12-6 |
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 Shabab | 8 | 26 | 30 | -20 | DLWLD | 8 | 0 |
| Al Wahda | 5 | 26 | 39 | 14 | DDLLW | 8 | -3 |
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 2017-05-13
9 points and 3 places separated them: Al Shabab 8th with 30, Al Wahda 5th with 39. In league terms the two rates read 0.92/1.69 for Al Shabab and 2.08/1.54 for Al Wahda (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.57.
The five-game form split read 4/15 points for Al Shabab against 10/15 for Al Wahda.
The match was played at Maktoum Bin Rashid al Maktoum Stadium in Dubai (capacity 12,000). On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 1-1.
