The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Al Nasr are in the 7th position while the guesting Al Khaleej worry at 12th.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Al Nasr form and stats
Al Nasr, who have the most clean sheets (5) at home in Uae League, have played 9 Uae League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 4-1-4 (wins-draws-losses).
Al Nasr travelled for their previous game, a trip to Shabab Al Ahli Dubai that ended 2-2. Ahead of that match, Al Nasr won a home game hosting Al Wahda (3-0).
Late drama in the game against Shabab Al Ahli Dubai as Al Nasr were trailing by a goal near the finishing line until Álvaro Negredo popped out and made it level in the 90th minute.
The Al Nasr fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 9 in 9 matches. Al Nasr are not conceding a lot of goals here in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 7 from 9 matches.
Al Khaleej form and stats
There's been little loot from Al Khaleej's travels as they have only collected 7 points from 8 away games in the Uae League. Al Khaleej only have 1 win to counter their 3 defeats and 4 draws.
The supporters enjoyed Al Khaleej's previous game versus Bani Yas (placed 9th), a Uae League 2-1 win played at home. Ahead of that match was the victory versus Al Jazira at their stadium, the result 1-0.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Al Khaleej have scored 9 goals in 8 league games away. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Al Khaleej have conceded 12 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Al Khaleej - Al Nasr 0-1 earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last two meetings: one - one - zero (Al Nasr wins - draws - Al Khaleej wins). As for goals, zero matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  Á. Negredo Sánchez 8 goals | R. Guimarães de Paula 7 goals |  A. Pinheiro de Carvalho 5 goals |
Al Nasr missing players
Al Khaleej missing players
| Al Nasr | Al Khaleej | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 9 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 8 | 18 |
| 8 | 4 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 23 | 9 | 3 | Scored | S | 3 | 9 | 18 |
| 19 | 7 | 1 | Conceded | C | 3 | 12 | 31 |
| 89% | 89% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 61% | 44% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 88% | 89% |
| 56% | 33% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 38% | 50% |
| 28% | 11% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 25% | 28% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | 6% |
| 50% | 22% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 75% | 67% |
| 39% | 56% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 12% | 6% |
| 22% | 33% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 12% | 28% |
| 5.1 | 5.1 | 7.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 1 | 3.4 | 3.6 |
| 3.7 | 4.1 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 5.9 | 6.5 |
| 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.5 | 1.2 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 248 | 145 | 63 | Total Shots | T S | 21 | 76 | 187 |
| 91 | 51 | 18 | Shots on Target | S O | 7 | 35 | 77 |
| 25% | 18% | 17% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 43% | 26% | 23% |
- Al Khaleej has the fewest clean sheets (1)
- Al Khaleej haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Al Nasr has the fewest conceded goals (7) at home
- Al Nasr has the fewest scored goals in the first half (6)
- Al Nasr has the most clean sheets (5) at home
| 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 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 36 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 25 | 40 |
| 2 | Al Ain | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 45 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 7 | 27 | 37 |
| 3 | Al Jazira | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 10 | 33 |
| 4 | Al Sharjah | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 35 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 32 |
| 5 | Al Wahda | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 31 | 29 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 2 | 32 |
| 6 | Al Dhafra | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 24 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 29 |
| 7 | Al Nasr | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 28 |
| 8 | Al Wasl | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 31 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | -3 | 26 |
| 9 | Bani Yas | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 17 | -7 | 20 |
| 10 | Ajman | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 23 | 34 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 16 | -11 | 18 |
| 11 | Al Ittihad Kalba | 18 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 23 | 37 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 20 | -14 | 16 |
| 12 | Al Khaleej | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 31 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 12 | -13 | 15 |
| 13 | Hatta | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 29 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 14 | -16 | 13 |
| 14 | Al Fujairah | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 33 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 22 | -18 | 12 |