Arab Club Championship betting and spectator preview: Al Shabab and Al Wahda meet at King Fahd Sport City Stadium to measure strength and learn who makes it to the next stage.
These teams have little in common geographically as Al Wahda have to travel 900 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
It's no vacation for neither Shabab nor Al Wahda 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 Shabab form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at King Fahd Sport City Stadium as Al Shabab have scored 28 goals to get 32 points from 15 games. The overall stats in the Pro League are 10-2-3 (wins-draws-losses).
Al Shabab's previous fixture was a Arab Club Championship game also played at their home, ending 1-0 against Monastir. The home side are looking to continue in that form.
Preceding that match, a home win hosting Zamalek in the Arab Club Championship.
The Shabab fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 28 goals in 15 league matches. From these home matches, Al Shabab have conceded only 10 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Al Wahda form and stats
Al Wahda's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Al Wahda collect 32 points from their 13 away matches in the Uae League. 10 victories and 2 draws have created these points (and only 1 defeat).
This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Arab Club Championship home defeat versus Raja Casablanca with 0-1 on the scoreboard.
Before that one, the victory at home against CR Belouizdad in the Arab Club Championship (2-1).
Wahda has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 25 goals from 13 games. Al Wahda are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 10 times in 13 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
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| Al Shabab | Al Wahda | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 9 | Won | W | 8 | 13 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 3 | 9 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | ||
| 42 | 22 | Scored | S | 18 | 37 | ||
| 27 | 10 | Conceded | C | 5 | 21 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 82% | 88% | ||
| 72% | 69% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 64% | 68% | ||
| 52% | 46% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 36% | 44% | ||
| 32% | 23% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 18% | 20% | ||
| 20% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 9% | 8% | ||
| 52% | 31% | BTTS | BTTS | 36% | 48% | ||
| 36% | 54% | Clean Sheets | C S | 64% | 40% | ||
| 16% | 15% | Failed to Score | F T | 18% | 24% | ||
| 4.6 | 3.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 5.1 | ||
| 4.1 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.5 | 3.6 | ||
| 1.8 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.1 | 2 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 13 | 12.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.8 | 10.1 | ||
| 4.8 | 5.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.9 | 3.9 | ||
| 36% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 42% | 38% | ||
| 9.5 | 10.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 6.7 | 7.1 | ||
| 3.7 | 3.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 1.9 | 2.4 | ||
| 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 Ittihad | 30 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 60 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 30 | 10 | 47 | 72 |
| 2 | Al Nassr | 30 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 63 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 34 | 10 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 8 | 45 | 67 |
| 3 | Al Hilal | 30 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 54 | 29 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 31 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 14 | 25 | 59 |
| 4 | Al Shabab | 30 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 57 | 33 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 10 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 29 | 23 | 24 | 56 |
| 5 | Al Taawon | 30 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 46 | 34 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 19 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 15 | 12 | 55 |
| 6 | Al Fateh | 30 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 48 | 43 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 25 | 21 | 5 | 43 |
| 7 | Al Ittifaq | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 28 | 36 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 19 | -8 | 37 |
| 8 | Dhamk | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 33 | 43 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 25 | -10 | 36 |
| 9 | Al Raed | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 41 | 49 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 25 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 24 | -8 | 34 |
| 10 | Al Ta'ee | 30 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 41 | 49 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 22 | 19 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 30 | -8 | 34 |
| 11 | Al Feiha | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 31 | 43 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 23 | -12 | 33 |
| 12 | Abha | 30 | 10 | 3 | 17 | 33 | 52 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 24 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 13 | 28 | -19 | 33 |
| 13 | Al Wahda | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 26 | 43 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 23 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 20 | -17 | 32 |
| 14 | Al Khaleej | 30 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 30 | 44 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 21 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 23 | -14 | 31 |
| 15 | Al Adalh | 30 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 30 | 56 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 26 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 30 | -26 | 28 |
| 16 | Al Batin | 30 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 27 | 63 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 28 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 35 | -36 | 20 |
| 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 | 26 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 53 | 25 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 27 | 14 | 28 | 57 |
| 2 | Al Ain | 26 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 67 | 31 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 36 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 31 | 17 | 36 | 54 |
| 3 | Al Wahda | 26 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 48 | 26 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 10 | 22 | 52 |
| 4 | Al Wasl | 26 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 53 | 32 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 17 | 21 | 47 |
| 5 | Al Jazira | 26 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 50 | 39 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 23 | 11 | 46 |
| 6 | Ajman | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 41 | 38 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 18 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 20 | 3 | 44 |
| 7 | Al Sharjah | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 42 | 21 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 10 | 21 | 43 |
| 8 | Al Ittihad Kalba | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 32 | 41 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 22 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 19 | -9 | 33 |
| 9 | Al Nasr | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 27 | 43 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 30 | -16 | 27 |
| 10 | Al Khaleej | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 28 | 44 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 21 | -16 | 25 |
| 11 | Bani Yas | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 34 | 46 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 22 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 24 | -12 | 24 |
| 12 | Al Bataeh | 26 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 30 | 57 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 30 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 27 | -27 | 21 |
| 13 | Dibba Al Fujairah | 26 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 20 | 44 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 21 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 23 | -24 | 20 |
| 14 | Al Dhafra | 26 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 26 | 64 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 16 | 27 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 37 | -38 | 12 |
