2016/2017| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Urooba | 4 | W1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 7/12 | 12-9 |
| Dubai | 15 | W2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9/15 | 9-7 |
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 Urooba | 3 | 22 | 37 | 23 | WDDWW | 2 | +1 |
| Dubai | 2 | 22 | 43 | 15 | LWWDW | 3 | -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 2017-03-11
Al Urooba went into the game 3rd in the table on 37 points; Dubai sat 2nd on 43 — a 6-point gap. Scoring rates set the scale: Al Urooba 2.27 scored and 1.23 conceded per game, Dubai 1.68 and 1, with the league averaging 1.52.
The match was played at Al-Oruba Club Stadium (capacity 6,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 4 more goals closed it at 1-3.
