Match Report
In the standings it was Al Wahda 6th on 9 points, Bani Yas 14th on 1 — separated by 8. Per game in the league, Al Wahda were scoring 1.2 and conceding 1, Bani Yas 1 and 2, against a competition average of 1.67 goals per team per game.
Al Wahda had not won in 7 games. Bani Yas arrived off three straight defeats, having scored in 15 consecutive games.
GioScore's database holds 10 meetings between the two: 4 for Al Wahda, 2 for Bani Yas and 4 drawn, at 2.5 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 40% of meetings won. The fixture leans high-scoring: 60% of meetings brought at least three goals.
A. Al Naqbi officiated: 65 games logged, averaging 0.9 yellow cards each. Al-Nahyan Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 15,000. On the scoreboard, it was 1-1 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 2-1.
Goal scorers
Al Wahda: Facundo Kruspzky (23'), Ala Zhir (89') · Bani Yas: Youssouf Niakate (42')
Key stats
Possession: Al Wahda 60% · Bani Yas 40% · Total shots: 22-9 · On target: 4-4 · Corners: 9-0