Match Report
The table gap was wide: 29 points between Shabab Al Ahli Dubai (2nd, 58 pts) and Al Sharjah (8th, 29 pts). Shabab Al Ahli Dubai ranked just 6th in the league on five-round form despite their 2nd table position. Scoring rates set the scale: Al Sharjah 1.35 scored and 1.81 conceded per game, Shabab Al Ahli Dubai 2.31 and 0.69, with the league averaging 1.41.
Shabab Al Ahli Dubai had won seven straight, having scored in 15 consecutive games.
The head-to-head ledger counts 16 games: 3 Al Sharjah wins, 9 for Shabab Al Ahli Dubai, 4 draws, at 3.06 goals per meeting.
The match was played at Al-Sharjah Stadium (capacity 11,073). On the scoreboard, it was 1-1 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 1-4.
Goal scorers
Al Sharjah: Firas Ben Al Arbi (41') · Shabab Al Ahli Dubai: Breno Cascardo (6'), Yahya Alghassani (50'), Saeed Ezatolahi (65'), João Marcelo (87')
Key stats
Possession: Al Sharjah 40% · Shabab Al Ahli Dubai 60% · Total shots: 8-15 · On target: 2-7 · Corners: 3-2