Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Dibba Al Hisn (4th, 56 pts) held a 33-point advantage over City (13th, 23 pts). Per game in the league, City were scoring 1 and conceding 1.93, Dibba Al Hisn 2.07 and 0.89, against a competition average of 1.44 goals per team per game.
City had not won in 7 games. The five-game form split read 1/15 points for City against 10/15 for Dibba Al Hisn.
The head-to-head ledger counts 4 games: 0 City wins, 4 for Dibba Al Hisn, 0 draws, at 4.25 goals per meeting. Home advantage is real in this fixture: whoever hosted won 75% of the meetings. History points to goals: 100% of the meetings had three or more, and both sides scored in 100%.
The Sevens Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 50,000. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 0-2.
Goal scorers
Dibba Al Hisn: Joao Vitor (90'), Okacha Hamzaoui (69')
Key stats
Possession: City 35% · Dibba Al Hisn 65% · Total shots: 6-13 · On target: 6-2 · Corners: 6-0