Match Report
Bani Yas went into the game 10th in the table on 27 points; Al Sharjah sat 8th on 29 — a 2-point gap. Bani Yas ranked 6th in the league on five-round form, well above their 10th table position. Per game in the league, Bani Yas were scoring 1.12 and conceding 1.65, Al Sharjah 1.35 and 1.81, against a competition average of 1.41 goals per team per game.
8 meetings are on record — 3 won by Bani Yas, 5 by Al Sharjah, 0 drawn, at 3.63 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 38% of the wins in this fixture. History points to goals: 75% of the meetings had three or more.
Bani Yas Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 8,854. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Al Sharjah led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-1.
Goal scorers
Bani Yas: Yu-Min Cho (51' og) · Al Sharjah: Ousmane Camara (10')
Key stats
Possession: Bani Yas 56% · Al Sharjah 44% · Total shots: 11-14 · On target: 4-4 · Corners: 6-4