KHOR FAKKAN, United Arab Emirates (Interstat) — KhorFakkan S&CC and Dibba SCC played to a 0-0 draw in an Arabian Gulf League match Wednesday at Saqr bin Mohammad al Qassimi Stadium.

The result defied pre-game projections from Interstat, which gave the home side a 76.6% probability to win and simulated a 2-0 victory. Neither team could break through in a contest that saw four players (Interstat) — Abdulla Saeed, Ahmed Jashak, ’Abdullah Khamis and Saeed Ahmad (Interstat) — each receive two yellow cards in quick succession during the second half, leading to their dismissals.

The stalemate leaves both clubs with identical records of 0 wins, 0 losses and 1 draw to open their league campaigns.