Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Al Ittihad Kalba & Al Bataeh face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Presidents Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
It's no vacation for neither Al Ittihad Kalba nor Al Bataeh as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Al Ittihad Kalba form and stats
Ittihad participated in Presidents Cup the last season, where they reached the quarter-finals.15 points is a decent return from 7 Uae League games here at Ittihad Kalba Club Stadium for Al Ittihad Kalba. The data says 5 wins, 0 draws and 2 losses.
The home team returns to Ittihad Kalba Club Stadium after drawing with Al Bataeh on their last time out; the game ended 2-2. A disappointing finish for Al Ittihad Kalba in their match versus Al Bataeh as their 2-0 lead was destroyed and replaced with a 2-2 full time score. Hamhami felt an ounce or two of guilt after the draw against Al Bataeh as the player was unable to convert a penalty kick in the 85th minute.
Ahead of that match, Al Ittihad Kalba won a home game hosting Al Jazira (2-1).There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Al Ittihad Kalba, as the Uae League home game vs Al Wahda is only four days away.
Ittihad have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Ittihad Kalba Club Stadium with 13 goals in 7 league matches. Al Ittihad Kalba have conceded 11 from these games.
Al Bataeh form and stats
They also participated in Presidents Cup last season. This ended in the qualifying round.As the visiting team in Uae League matches, Al Bataeh have produced an overall stat of 4-1-2 so far.
There were no winners in Al Bataeh's previous match, the home game that ended 2-2 vs Al Ittihad Kalba. The match against Al Ittihad Kalba looked like a defeat for Bataeh, but they did not accept the outcome and clawed their way back to 2-2. Rodrigues equalized in the 90th minute.
A loss against Al Ain was the result prior to that, in a Uae League home game.The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The Uae League trip to Al Wasl.
The visiting Al Bataeh have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 9 goals from 7 games. 8 goals have been conceded by Al Bataeh in these games.
Head 2 Head
Statistics for the previous three meetings featuring these two sides are: one win for Ittihad, one draw and one win for Al Bataeh. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: one game.
Top Goalscorers
  A. Al Naqbi 7 goals |   L. do Nascimento Rodrigues 6 goals |  J. Barradas Novais 4 goals |
Al Ittihad Kalba missing players
Al Bataeh missing players
| Al Ittihad Kalba | Al Bataeh | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 8 | Won | W | 8 | 14 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | ||
| 10 | 4 | Lost | L | 3 | 9 | ||
| 38 | 28 | Scored | S | 20 | 45 | ||
| 41 | 24 | Conceded | C | 13 | 40 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 80% | 92% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 84% | ||
| 60% | 69% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 58% | 72% | ||
| 36% | 54% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 44% | ||
| 16% | 31% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 24% | ||
| 56% | 62% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 56% | ||
| 24% | 23% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 24% | ||
| 24% | 15% | Failed to Score | F T | 17% | 20% | ||
| 5.9 | 6.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.2 | 3.6 | ||
| 5.1 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.2 | 4.9 | ||
| 2 | 2.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.9 | 1.7 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 12.4 | 11.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.8 | 8 | ||
| 5.1 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 3.6 | ||
| 30% | 43% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 44% | 51% | ||
| 9.3 | 7.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.8 | 11.7 | ||
| 3.6 | 3.4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 4.7 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | 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 | Khorfakkan Club | 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 |
