National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Bani Yas or Masfut that keep their silverware dream alive.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Bani Yas form and stats
Last season, Bani's Presidents Cup journey ended in the semi-finals against Al Wahda.The story so far in the Uae League for Bani Yas at their home stadium (Baniyas Stadium) is 2 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats.
Bani Yas are returning here after guesting Al Sharjah in a Arabian Gulf Cup match and winning with a 3-2 scoreline.
Preceding that match was the home Uae League game against Al Wasl that was lost 1-3.Bani Yas have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Baniyas Stadium with 9 goals in 6 league matches.
Masfut form and stats
Masfut was sent out of Presidents Cup in the group stage last season.As the visiting team in Division 1 matches, Masfut have produced an overall stat of 3-1-3 so far.
Masfut play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 1-3 to Hatta.
That result followed a home victory 2-1 versus Al Urooba in the Division 1.The travelling fans enjoy Masfut's attacking play in away games, having scored 12 goals in 7 league matches away. The Masfut manager has some worries about the defense as 15 goals have been conceded in these travels.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last two matches): Bani Yas two wins, zero draws and Masfut zero victories. As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one game had two or less.
Bani Yas missing players
Masfut missing players
| Bani Yas | Masfut | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Won | W | 7 | 12 | ||
| 6 | 5 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | ||
| 12 | 5 | Lost | L | 6 | 11 | ||
| 33 | 17 | Scored | S | 24 | 36 | ||
| 43 | 20 | Conceded | C | 26 | 38 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 92% | 86% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 93% | 76% | ||
| 56% | 43% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 86% | 68% | ||
| 36% | 29% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 43% | 28% | ||
| 16% | 7% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 36% | 24% | ||
| 56% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 93% | 76% | ||
| 16% | 21% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 12% | ||
| 28% | 29% | Failed to Score | F T | 7% | 12% | ||
| 5.1 | 5.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.6 | 4.5 | ||
| 4.4 | 4.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.7 | 6.3 | ||
| 1.7 | 1.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2.2 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | ||
| 9.7 | 10.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.8 | 7.5 | ||
| 4.2 | 4.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 3.1 | ||
| 32% | 26% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 52% | 47% | ||
| 11.1 | 10.1 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.2 | 8.7 | ||
| 4.9 | 4.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 4 | ||
| 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 | Khorfakkan Club | 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 |
| 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 |
