Al Ain vs Al Wahda preview: Arabian Gulf Cup Quarter-finals leg 1 of 2

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Competition: United Arab Emirates Arabian Gulf Cup
Competition: Mon 12.December
Match begins: 15:30 (UTC)
Venue: Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium (25000 seats)

The league table is allowed to rest as Al Ain and Al Wahda battle for Arabian Gulf Cup honors in this first Quarter-finals leg of two fixtures.

Al Ain have less rest than Al Wahda in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Presidents Cup game only four days ago. This match was also played here at Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Al Wahda have had more rest.

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Al Ain form and stats

3 victories, 0 draws and 1 defeat. That’s what Al Ain have to build on here at Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium in the Uae League.

Ain's previous fixture was a Presidents Cup game also played at home, ending 4-0 versus Dibba Al Fujairah. The home team are looking to continue in that form.

A 2-2 draw away in the Uae League before that, with Al Sharjah the opponent.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Al Ain handle that role? We have found 9 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 1 win, 6 draws and 2 defeats.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Al Ain as they are travelling to their away game against Al Wahda in the Arabian Gulf Cup. That match is four days after this one.

Ain always seem capable of creating a buzz here at Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium with 14 goals in 4 league games.

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Al Wahda form and stats

Al Wahda's mission in Arabian Gulf Cup last season failed in the 3rd place final.

The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 4 wins, 1 draw and only 1 loss in the Uae League.

Wahda have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Mohamed Al Shamsi. It's been 281 minutes since they last conceded in Uae League.

Two away games in a row for Al Wahda, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-1 vs Shabab Al Ahli Dubai in the Presidents Cup.

Earlier, the Arabian Gulf Cup victory away at Al Ittihad Kalba. We have checked recent matches where Al Wahda have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 6 games were 1 victory, 3 draws and 2 defeats.

A quick return to home after this game, as Al Wahda are hosting Al Ain in the Arabian Gulf Cup only four days away.

{12 goals} so far away for Al Wahda, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 6. All from 6 league matches away.

Head 2 Head

Previous ten meetings involving these squads: Ain won seven, Al Wahda triumphed in two and we saw one draw. three games with more than 2,5 goals, seven matches with under 2,5 goals. The games between these teams have sometimes been hot-tempered, having seen 6 red cards from the last ten duels.

Top Goalscorers

Al AinF. Laba
F. Laba
10 goals
Al WahdaJ. Pereira dos Santos
J. Pereira dos Santos
8 goals
Al AinS. Rahimi
S. Rahimi
6 goals

Al Ain missing players

Al Wahda missing players

Al Ain Al Wahda
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
25 14   Played P   12 25
13 7   Won W   7 13
7 4   Drew D   2 3
5 3   Lost L   3 9
50 32   Scored S   25 47
24 15   Conceded C   16 35
96% 93%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 100%
80% 86%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   75% 76%
56% 64%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   75% 72%
40% 50%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   50% 48%
16% 29%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   25% 20%
52% 50%   BTTS BTTS   58% 52%
44% 43%   Clean Sheets C S   25% 24%
8% 14%   Failed to Score F T   17% 24%
 
6.9 7.4   Corners for (avg) C F   6 5.4
4.4 4.2   Corners against (avg) C A   4.3 3.7
1.1 1   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.5 1.9
2 1   Red cards R C   1 2
 
13 13.5   Shots (avg) S (   12.8 11.4
5 5.4   Shots on Target (avg) S O   6.1 5.1
44% 48%   Goal Efficiency G E   34% 37%
 
7.7 6.8   Shots against (avg) S A   9 8.4
2.8 2.5   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   4.2 3.6

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Al Wahda 10 7 1 2 23 9 4 3 0 1 11 3 6 4 1 1 12 6 14 22
2 Shabab Al Ahli Dubai 10 7 1 2 20 9 6 4 1 1 9 5 4 3 0 1 11 4 11 22
3 Al Wasl 10 6 3 1 19 11 5 2 3 0 11 6 5 4 0 1 8 5 8 21
4 Al Sharjah 10 6 2 2 18 9 5 2 1 2 8 4 5 4 1 0 10 5 9 20
5 Al Ain 10 5 2 3 24 12 4 3 0 1 14 4 6 2 2 2 10 8 12 17
6 Al Jazira 10 5 2 3 17 11 6 3 1 2 9 6 4 2 1 1 8 5 6 17
7 Ajman 10 5 2 3 13 10 6 3 2 1 8 5 4 2 0 2 5 5 3 17
8 Al Ittihad Kalba 10 5 2 3 14 12 5 4 0 1 11 6 5 1 2 2 3 6 2 17
9 Al Bataeh 10 4 0 6 8 19 4 0 0 4 1 13 6 4 0 2 7 6 -11 12
10 Bani Yas 10 3 2 5 14 14 6 2 2 2 9 6 4 1 0 3 5 8 0 11
11 Khorfakkan Club 10 3 2 5 11 14 6 3 1 2 10 8 4 0 1 3 1 6 -3 11
12 Al Nasr 10 1 3 6 9 21 4 1 0 3 4 7 6 0 3 3 5 14 -12 6
13 Al Dhafra 10 1 1 8 10 32 4 1 1 2 5 6 6 0 0 6 5 26 -22 4
14 Dibba Al Fujairah 10 0 1 9 4 21 5 0 0 5 3 12 5 0 1 4 1 9 -17 1