Al Ittifaq 1-3 Al Arabi in the UAE 1st Division, round 17.

Al Ittifaq won 1, drew 0 and lost 4 of their previous 5 matches (L–W–L–L–L), scoring 9 and conceding 12.

Al Arabi won 4, drew 0 and lost 1 of their previous 5 matches (W–W–W–L–W), scoring 14 and conceding 9.

The two sides have met 2 times: Al Ittifaq 0 wins, Al Arabi 2, 0 draws.