Match Report
Emirates, 13th on 17 points, faced a 50-point deficit to Al Wasl (1st, 67). Against a league average of 1.71 goals per team per game, Emirates ran at 1.23 scored and 2.31 conceded, Al Wasl at 2.69 and 1.04.
Emirates had lost nine in a row. Al Wasl arrived on a run of six straight wins, having scored in 15 consecutive games. The last-five ledger: Emirates 0/15, Al Wasl 15/15.
5 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Emirates 1, draws 0, Al Wasl 4, at 3.6 goals per meeting. The fixture leans high-scoring: 60% of meetings brought at least three goals, and both sides scored in 60%.
The venue was Emirates Club Stadium in Ras al-Khaimah, with room for 12,250 spectators. Al Wasl led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 0-2 full-time score.