12th- against 5th place might not feel all that steamy. Fear not: Tipsway has the intelligence that makes Al Dhafra - Shabab Al Ahli Dubai (even) more engrossing!
- Al Dhafra have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Shabab Al Ahli Dubai is in the worst form (1-0-5)
Both teams have had enough rest since their previous match. Let's wish for an in-your-face game!
Al Dhafra form and stats
Al Dhafra's struggle is real here at Al Dhafra Stadium with only 10 points collected from 11 Uae League games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 2-4-5. Al Dhafra has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager Idrisi and the players.
Al Dhafra are anxiously hoping for a goal as it's been 212 minutes since the last one in league fixtures. (Scored by Aljneibi).
No payout for Dhafra in their previous match, an away game at Al Wasl that ended in defeat 0-1.
Preceding that match was a defeat to Al Ain (0-1).There will be little rest for Al Dhafra after this match as they are travelling to Al Nasr for a Uae League game in only four days.
Al Dhafra has scored 13 league goals at home this season, in 11 matches. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. On the other hand, Dhafra have conceded 15 goals.
Shabab Al Ahli Dubai form and stats
Shabab Al Ahli Dubai have only collected 8 points from their away games in the Uae League, after 1-5-5 (11 played). Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in ten away games in a row.
Home advantage was not enough for Shabab Al Ahli Dubai in their previous game as they lost hosting Al Nasr, 1-2.
Prior to that match, a home win 2-1 against Al Ittihad Kalba.Many goals are not expected from the visiting Shabab Al Ahli Dubai as they have only managed to score 6 times from 11 away games in the league. 12 goals have been conceded by Shabab in these games.
Head 2 Head
This was the end result when the squads faced each other earlier this campaign; Shabab Al Ahli Dubai - Al Dhafra 1-0. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Dhafra one win, two draws and Shabab Al Ahli Dubai seven victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Diop 6 goals |   T. Lehne Olsen 5 goals |  M. Ghaedi 4 goals |
Al Dhafra missing players
Shabab Al Ahli Dubai missing players
| Al Dhafra | Shabab Al Ahli Dubai | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 11 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 11 | 23 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| 6 | 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | 6 |
| 13 | 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 5 | 8 |
| 24 | 13 | 7 | Scored | S | 2 | 6 | 27 |
| 33 | 15 | 5 | Conceded | C | 1 | 12 | 28 |
| 96% | 91% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 82% | 91% |
| 70% | 73% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 45% | 65% |
| 48% | 55% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 18% | 43% |
| 26% | 27% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 9% | 22% |
| 9% | 9% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 9% | 9% |
| 43% | 55% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 45% | 61% |
| 13% | 18% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 27% | 22% |
| 48% | 36% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 45% | 26% |
| 4.3 | 5 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7 | 6.3 | 5.4 |
| 6.5 | 6.4 | 7.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3 | 4.9 | 4.4 |
| 1.5 | 1.9 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 1.8 | 1.7 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 9.1 | 9.6 | 7.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.3 | 12.8 | 12.2 |
| 3.6 | 4 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 7 | 4.9 | 4.9 |
| 29% | 30% | 58% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 10% | 11% | 24% |
| 12.3 | 11.9 | 13.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7.3 | 10.1 | 9.5 |
| 5.3 | 5.3 | 6.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 4.5 | 4.7 |
- Al Dhafra have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Al Dhafra have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Shabab Al Ahli Dubai have scored away.
- Shabab Al Ahli Dubai have the fewest scored goals (6) away in Uae League
- Shabab Al Ahli Dubai is in the worst form (1-0-5)
| 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 Ain | 23 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 51 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 35 | 58 |
| 2 | Al Sharjah | 23 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 39 | 23 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 16 | 48 |
| 3 | Al Wahda | 23 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 45 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 11 | 23 | 46 |
| 4 | Al Jazira | 23 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 39 | 28 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 45 |
| 5 | Shabab Al Ahli Dubai | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 27 | 28 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 12 | -1 | 33 |
| 6 | Al Wasl | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 31 | 24 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 32 |
| 7 | Al Nasr | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 39 | 33 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 20 | 6 | 32 |
| 8 | Bani Yas | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 31 | 31 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 0 | 30 |
| 9 | Ajman | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 28 | 33 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 17 | -5 | 29 |
| 10 | Al Ittihad Kalba | 23 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 29 | 32 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 17 | -3 | 27 |
| 11 | Khorfakkan Club | 23 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 32 | 44 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 32 | -12 | 22 |
| 12 | Al Dhafra | 23 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 24 | 33 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 18 | -9 | 18 |
| 13 | Al Urooba | 23 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 22 | 54 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 24 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 30 | -32 | 14 |
| 14 | Emirates | 23 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 19 | 55 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 25 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 30 | -36 | 10 |
