This promises to be an action-packed encounter for Al Sharjah at Sharjah Stadium when the AFC Champions League tournament arrives in town and Bashundhara Kings with it. Read all about the Preliminary Round match here!
Al Sharjah form and stats
Last season their AFC Champions League adventure ended in the group stage.5 victories, 4 draws and 4 defeats. That’s what Al Sharjah have to build on here at Sharjah Stadium in the Uae League.
Sharjah are returning here after visiting Al Ain in a Arabian Gulf Cup match and winning with a 2-1 scoreline.
Before that game, a fine away victory at Al Ain. A Arabian Gulf Cup game.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Al Sharjah as they are travelling to their away game against Al Ittihad Kalba in the Uae League. That match is three days after this one.
Al Sharjah have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Sharjah Stadium with 21 goals in 13 league matches. From these home matches, Sharjah have conceded only 11 goals.
Bashundhara Kings form and stats
The strength of Bashundhara Kings on their travels this season is incredible with 25 points collected from 10 Premier League away games. Bashundhara Kings has 8-1-1 on the road, with 26 goals scored and 10 conceded.
Bashundhara Kings had fun at their own home (Sharjah Stadium) last time out, beating Abahani 1-0. Nascimento scored.
Before that one, a nice away victory 3-1 at Sheikh Jamal.Bashundhara create on average more than 2,5 goals per away game (in the league) all by themselves, having scored 26 goals in 10 travels.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  D. Gomes Nascimento 19 goals |  M. Ferreira Damasceno 10 goals | R. Azevedo da Silva 9 goals |
Al Sharjah missing players
Bashundhara Kings missing players
| Al Sharjah | Bashundhara Kings | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 8 | Won | W | 9 | 22 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | ||
| 38 | 24 | Scored | S | 30 | 62 | ||
| 20 | 12 | Conceded | C | 13 | 20 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 72% | 85% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 91% | 88% | ||
| 44% | 62% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 73% | 64% | ||
| 16% | 23% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 45% | 36% | ||
| 4% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 18% | 12% | ||
| 48% | 62% | BTTS | BTTS | 64% | 52% | ||
| 40% | 38% | Clean Sheets | C S | 36% | 48% | ||
| 16% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | ||
| 4.5 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.8 | 5.8 | ||
| 4.5 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3 | 3 | ||
| 2.1 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.3 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 9.6 | 10.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.8 | 11.3 | ||
| 4.4 | 4.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.4 | 5 | ||
| 34% | 43% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 49% | 48% | ||
| 6.6 | 6.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 3.4 | 4.4 | ||
| 2.6 | 2.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 1.9 | 2.1 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Shabab Al Ahli Dubai | 26 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 53 | 25 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 27 | 14 | 28 | 57 |
| 2 | Al Ain | 26 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 67 | 31 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 36 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 31 | 17 | 36 | 54 |
| 3 | Al Wahda | 26 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 48 | 26 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 10 | 22 | 52 |
| 4 | Al Wasl | 26 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 53 | 32 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 17 | 21 | 47 |
| 5 | Al Jazira | 26 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 50 | 39 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 23 | 11 | 46 |
| 6 | Ajman | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 41 | 38 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 18 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 20 | 3 | 44 |
| 7 | Al Sharjah | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 42 | 21 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 10 | 21 | 43 |
| 8 | Al Ittihad Kalba | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 32 | 41 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 22 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 19 | -9 | 33 |
| 9 | Al Nasr | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 27 | 43 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 30 | -16 | 27 |
| 10 | Al Khaleej | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 28 | 44 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 21 | -16 | 25 |
| 11 | Bani Yas | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 34 | 46 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 22 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 24 | -12 | 24 |
| 12 | Al Bataeh | 26 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 30 | 57 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 30 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 27 | -27 | 21 |
| 13 | Dibba Al Fujairah | 26 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 20 | 44 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 21 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 23 | -24 | 20 |
| 14 | Al Dhafra | 26 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 26 | 64 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 16 | 27 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 37 | -38 | 12 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Bashundhara Kings | 20 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 51 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 10 | 38 | 55 |
| 2 | Abahani | 20 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 45 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 10 | 27 | 40 |
| 3 | Bangladesh Police | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 39 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 18 | 35 |
| 4 | Mohammedan Dhaka | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 38 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 8 | 17 | 32 |
| 5 | Sheikh Russel | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 33 | 30 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 30 |
| 6 | Sheikh Jamal | 20 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 25 | 32 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 13 | -7 | 24 |
| 7 | Fortis | 20 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 25 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 16 | -2 | 23 |
| 8 | Abahani Chittagong | 20 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 26 | 35 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 18 | -9 | 21 |
| 9 | Rahmatgonj MFS | 20 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 31 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 19 | -16 | 19 |
| 10 | Muktijoddha SKC | 20 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 19 | 42 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 23 | -23 | 15 |
| 11 | AFC Uttara | 20 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 10 | 56 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 25 | -46 | 5 |
