Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Al Dhafra & Bani Yas face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Presidents Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
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 Dhafra and Bani Yas.
Al Dhafra form and stats
Last season their Presidents Cup adventure ended in the round of 16.When playing at home in the Uae League, Al Dhafra have managed 2 wins, 1 draw and suffered 3 defeats from 6 games.
Al Dhafra faced defeat in their previous match, away at Al Nasr (0-1).
Before that, Al Dhafra had a Uae League home game versus Dibba Al Fujairah which ended with a victory 2-1.The Al Dhafra fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 7 in 6 matches. On the other hand, Dhafra have conceded 8 goals.
Bani Yas form and stats
Bani Yas was sent out of Presidents Cup in the semi-finals last season, when Al Wahda turned out to be too strong.Playing away, Bani Yas have won 3 games, drawn 1 and suffered 3 defeats in the Uae League this season.
Two away matches in a row for Bani Yas, whose manager Isăilă could celebrate last time after the win against Al Khaleej.
Preceding that, the 0-1 home loss versus Al Wahda.A quick return to home after this game, as Bani are hosting Al Sharjah in the Uae League only four days away.
Bani Yas are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 11 times in 7 away games so far. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Bani have conceded 12 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: three - one - six (Al Dhafra wins - draws - Bani Yas wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  S. Ivković 3 goals | N. Giménez 3 goals |
Al Dhafra missing players
Bani Yas missing players
| Al Dhafra | Bani Yas | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 7 | 6 | Won | W | 4 | 7 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 6 | ||
| 16 | 5 | Lost | L | 6 | 12 | ||
| 29 | 18 | Scored | S | 20 | 33 | ||
| 51 | 14 | Conceded | C | 25 | 44 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 80% | 77% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 88% | ||
| 64% | 54% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 92% | 64% | ||
| 32% | 8% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 36% | ||
| 24% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 16% | ||
| 48% | 46% | BTTS | BTTS | 83% | 64% | ||
| 12% | 23% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 8% | ||
| 40% | 31% | Failed to Score | F T | 17% | 28% | ||
| 4.2 | 4.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 4.6 | ||
| 5.6 | 5.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.1 | 4.3 | ||
| 1.7 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 1.6 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | ||
| 9 | 10.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.2 | 9.7 | ||
| 3.2 | 3.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.9 | 4 | ||
| 34% | 34% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 43% | 33% | ||
| 11.4 | 10.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.5 | 11.3 | ||
| 5 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.5 | 4.8 | ||
| 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 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 13 | 29 |
| 2 | Al Sharjah | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 15 | 28 |
| 3 | Al Wahda | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 14 | 27 |
| 4 | Al Wasl | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 27 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 26 |
| 5 | Al Jazira | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 26 |
| 6 | Al Ain | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 35 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 17 | 25 |
| 7 | Ajman | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 10 | -1 | 23 |
| 8 | Al Ittihad Kalba | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 21 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -2 | 21 |
| 9 | Bani Yas | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 18 |
| 10 | Al Khaleej | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | -6 | 15 |
| 11 | Al Bataeh | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 30 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | -14 | 14 |
| 12 | Al Nasr | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 15 | -12 | 11 |
| 13 | Al Dhafra | 14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 14 | 38 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 30 | -24 | 7 |
| 14 | Dibba Al Fujairah | 14 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 26 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 11 | -20 | 4 |
