In the 13th round of the Professional League of Ettihad Dubai, the date for determining the leader of the first round, which will receive the status of "winter champion," was postponed. The team that topped the tournament table, Sharjah, ceded its position to Wasl and now has 34 points, leading with a gap of two points ahead of the following teams from "Dubai Fursans." The Sharjah team suffered a series of unsuccessful games at the Zabeel Stadium, where it has not won for more than ten years, losing to the Emperors by a score of 1:0.
Shabab Al-Ahli maintains a positive streak of results, defeating Sharjah 2:1 and remaining unbeaten this season, with 10 wins and 2 draws in its record.
Bani Yas ended its series without victories, which lasted about 123 days. It secured a win over Kalba 1:0 and continues to demonstrate a good perspective under the guidance of the Romanian coach, Dan Izaila.
The best bomber of the Emirates League is Laba Kodjo from Al-Ain with 15 goals, surpassing by five goals the forward from Al-Uhaid, Omar Kharibina, who has 10 goals. Updated statistics show that in the first round, 304 goals were scored in 90 matches, averaging 3.38 goals per game.
