Division 1: High-level versus subpar, at least that's what the table says. Al Arabi - Al Urooba. Home win or a shock?
- Al Arabi have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (4) in Division 1
- Al Urooba have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
This has all the signs of an entertaining game with lots of fun and excitement as both sides are well renewed since they last saw competitive action. Let's start!
Al Arabi form and stats
Al Arabi have collected 9 points from their Division 1 home games so far after 3-0-2.
The Al Arabi regulars got no joy from their last match, a Presidents Cup duel also played here at Al Arabi Stadium: A 0-3 defeat against Ajman.
Before that match, a Division 1 win away at City.Al Arabi are an "over 2,5 goals" team alone here at Al Arabi Stadium in their league games, having scored an impressive 14 goals in 5 matches. On the other hand, Arabi have conceded 6 goals.
Al Urooba form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Al Urooba so far with only 4 points returning home. The records show 1-1-4 (win-draw-lose). Three might be a magic number, but there's been little wizardry in Al Urooba's last three away games as they have all been lost.
This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Presidents Cup home loss versus Al Khaleej with 1-3 on the scoreboard.
Preceding that match was the 2-2 draw at home vs Al Thaid.Goal-happy betting people should observe that 8 of this team's 10 latest league matches have ended with three goals or more.
Al Urooba have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 6 league away games 7 goals have been scored. For Al Urooba, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net. Urooba has visited these top teams three times, and 2 of 3 has ended with 2 goals or more!
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Al Arabi two wins, two draws and Al Urooba six victories. As for goals, nine matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one game had two or less.
Al Arabi missing players
Al Urooba missing players
| Al Arabi | Al Urooba | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 11 | 5 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 6 | 12 |
| 6 | 3 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 21 | 14 | 12 | Scored | S | 2 | 7 | 15 |
| 10 | 6 | 3 | Conceded | C | 9 | 13 | 21 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 64% | 60% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 83% |
| 36% | 60% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 83% | 75% |
| 18% | 40% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 17% | 25% |
| 9% | 20% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 17% | 8% |
| 55% | 60% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 67% | 67% |
| 27% | 20% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 17% | 17% |
| 18% | 20% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 17% | 17% |
| 5.3 | 4.6 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.1 |
| 5.5 | 5 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 5.2 | 3.6 |
| 1.8 | 1.8 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.2 | 1.3 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 7.1 | 6.8 | 6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.7 | 8.2 | 8.2 |
| 4.2 | 4.8 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.8 |
| 46% | 58% | 100% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 44% | 46% |
| 8.4 | 7.4 | 1.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.7 | 10.8 | 7.8 |
| 3 | 2.6 | 1.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 4 | 3.2 |
- Al Arabi have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Al Arabi have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Al Arabi have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (4) in Division 1
- Al Arabi have the fewest matches over the total-line (3) in Division 1
- Al Arabi haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Al Urooba have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Al Urooba haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- All of Al Urooba's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Dibba Al Hisn | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 17 | 24 |
| 2 | Hatta | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 23 |
| 3 | Emirates | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 18 | 21 |
| 4 | Al Jazira Al Hamra | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 21 |
| 5 | Al Arabi | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 20 |
| 6 | Al Hamriyah | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 18 |
| 7 | Al Thaid | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 18 |
| 8 | Masafi | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 18 |
| 9 | Al-Taawon | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 17 |
| 10 | Masfut | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 15 | -2 | 17 |
| 11 | Gulf Heroes | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 27 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 10 | -9 | 16 |
| 12 | Al Ramms | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 9 | -3 | 12 |
| 13 | Al Urooba | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -6 | 12 |
| 14 | Al Fujairah | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | -4 | 9 |
| 15 | City | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -12 | 8 |
| 16 | Baynounah SC | 11 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 32 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 11 | -20 | 6 |
| 17 | Fursan Hispania | 12 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 34 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 24 | -24 | 6 |
