The home team ticketholders await a win and three points in this game, as the home advantage could mean an extra goal versus a stumbling visitor. Masafi are in 6th place while the guesting City panic at 13th.
- Masafi have not yet lost a game at home.
- City have the fewest scored goals in the first half (1) in Division 1
This has all the signs of an interesting match with lots of action and bustle as both contenders are well renewed since they last ran out on the pitch. Game on!
Masafi form and stats
Masafi have collected seven points from their first three Division 1 games here at Masafi Stadium, a promising start.
It's back home for Masafi, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Fursan Hispania away with the result 1-0.
Before that game, the 3-1 home victory against Al Ramms.Early season league goal statistics from Masafi's 3 home games: {6 goals}, 3 conceded.
City form and stats
Playing away, City have won 0 games, drawn 2 and suffered 2 defeats in the Division 1 this season.
City's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Al Hamriyah that finished 2-2.
Preceding that game, the 0-1 loss visiting Al-Taawon's place.The attacking power of City when travelling is not overwhelming with 3 goals scored from 4 league matches away. In the opposite end, City have conceded 6 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head statistics (for the last three meetings): Masafi won two games, zero matches ended in a draw and City have one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: one / two.
Masafi missing players
City missing players
| Masafi | City | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | 6 | 3 | Scored | S | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Conceded | C | 1 | 6 | 15 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 71% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 75% | 75% |
| 43% | 67% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 25% | 50% |
| 14% | 33% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 25% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 12% |
| 57% | 100% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 75% | 62% |
| 14% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 12% |
| 29% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 25% | 25% |
| 6 | 6.3 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 2.2 | 3.8 |
| 3.7 | 4.3 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 5.8 | 5.6 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2 | 1.9 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 5.5 | 6.3 | 3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 5.2 | 5.2 |
| 3 | 4.3 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1 | 1.5 | 1.9 |
| 50% | 46% | 100% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 50% | 53% |
| 4 | 5.3 | 1 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10 | 7 | 5.8 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 1 | 2.2 | 2.6 |
- All of Masafi's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- City have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- City have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- City have the fewest scored goals in the first half (1) in Division 1
- City have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- City have yet to win a game away.
- City haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Masafi have not yet lost a game at home.
- Masafi haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Emirates | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 16 | 15 |
| 2 | Dibba Al Hisn | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 12 | 15 |
| 3 | Al Jazira Al Hamra | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 14 |
| 4 | Al Hamriyah | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 14 |
| 5 | Hatta | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 13 |
| 6 | Masafi | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 |
| 7 | Al Urooba | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 13 |
| 8 | Al-Taawon | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 11 |
| 9 | Al Arabi | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 11 |
| 10 | Masfut | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | -1 | 11 |
| 11 | Al Thaid | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| 12 | Al Ramms | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | -2 | 8 |
| 13 | City | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -7 | 7 |
| 14 | Al Fujairah | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -2 | 6 |
| 15 | Gulf Heroes | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -13 | 6 |
| 16 | Baynounah SC | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | -14 | 6 |
| 17 | Fursan Hispania | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 14 | -16 | 3 |
