A trophy cabinet can never have too much silverware and both Al Jazira and Shabab Al Ahli Dubai know what's at stake in this second leg of the Arabian Gulf Cup Quarter-finals clash.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Jazira and Shabab Al Ahli Dubai.
Al Jazira form and stats
Last season, Al Jazira's Arabian Gulf Cup journey ended in the 3rd place final.When playing at home in the Uae League, Al Jazira have managed 3 wins, 1 draw and suffered 2 defeats from 6 games.
The Al Jazira manager Keizer and his crew return home after a 2-2 draw away versus Shabab Al Ahli Dubai in the Arabian Gulf Cup.
Before that, a nice away win at Dibba Al Hisn. A Presidents Cup game.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Al Jazira as they are travelling to their away game against Al Bataeh in the Uae League. That match is four days after this one.
The Jazira fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 9 goals in 6 league matches.
Shabab Al Ahli Dubai form and stats
Last season their Arabian Gulf Cup adventure ended in the final.The visitors are W3-D0-L1 on the road this term. That's in the Uae League.
260 minutes! That's how long the Shabab Al Ahli Dubai goalkeeper Majed Naser Humaid Bakhit Maqdemi and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
Shabab Al Ahli Dubai delivered a 2-2 draw playing at home against Al Jazira in their previous match; a Arabian Gulf Cup duel.
Before that game, the win at home hosting Al Wahda in the Presidents Cup (1-0).
The schedule is very tough for Shabab now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Uae League game at Al Wasl is waiting in only four days.
Shabab Al Ahli Dubai create on average more than 2,5 goals per away game (in the league) all by themselves, having scored 11 goals in 4 travels.
Head 2 Head
Shabab Al Ahli Dubai - Al Jazira 2-2 was the product when this pair of teams previously played each other, some time ago this season. Stats for the preceeding ten meetings featuring these two sides are: three wins for Al Jazira, five draws and two wins for Shabab Al Ahli Dubai. Over 2,5 goals: seven times; under 2,5 goals: three games.
Top Goalscorers
  A. Al Hajeri 9 goals |   I. da Cruz 3 goals |  O. Khribin 3 goals |
Al Jazira missing players
Shabab Al Ahli Dubai missing players
| Al Jazira | Shabab Al Ahli Dubai | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 6 | Won | W | 5 | 14 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 4 | 7 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | ||
| 38 | 17 | Scored | S | 19 | 48 | ||
| 34 | 11 | Conceded | C | 11 | 26 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 80% | 73% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 73% | 80% | ||
| 56% | 45% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 45% | 60% | ||
| 28% | 18% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 27% | 24% | ||
| 20% | 9% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 18% | 12% | ||
| 56% | 36% | BTTS | BTTS | 64% | 68% | ||
| 28% | 36% | Clean Sheets | C S | 27% | 24% | ||
| 20% | 27% | Failed to Score | F T | 9% | 12% | ||
| 5.6 | 5.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.5 | 5.5 | ||
| 5.3 | 5.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 4.7 | ||
| 1.5 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.6 | 1.8 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | ||
| 10.5 | 9.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.2 | 12 | ||
| 4.5 | 4.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 5.1 | ||
| 34% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 39% | 38% | ||
| 8.7 | 9.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.5 | 9.7 | ||
| 4.4 | 4.4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.6 | 3.7 | ||
| 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 | Al Khaleej | 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 |
