AFC Champions League betting and spectator preview: Al Ain and Al Nassr meet at Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium to measure strength and learn who makes it to the next stage.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Al Nassr have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1000 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
Al Ain form and stats
Last season their AFC Champions League adventure ended in the group stage.3-3-2 (win-draw-lost) are the Uae League numbers at home for Al Ain so far this season.
Happy days for Al Ain in their previous game, a Uae League match away at Al Ittihad Kalba that ended with a 4-1 victory. Before that game, the home loss against Sepahan with the scoreline 0-4.
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Al Ain, as the Presidents Cup home game vs Al Wasl is only four days away.
The Al Ain fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 15 goals in 8 league matches. Al Ain have conceded 10 in these home matches.
Al Nassr form and stats
They also participated in AFC Champions League last season. This ended in the quarter-finals, when Al Sadd drew the shortest straw.The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 7 wins, 2 draws and only 1 loss in the Pro League.
Two travels in a row for Al Nassr, whose manager R. Pinho da Vitória could celebrate last time after the Pro League win against Al Shabab. A draw for Al Nassr before that, at their own venue hosting Al Sadd (2-2).
As you can tell from the result, the match against Al Shabab was as crazy as a clown in a village circus. Great fun for the neutral supporter with 6 goals, will the fun continue today? A. Hamdallah certainly enjoyed Al Nassr's last game versus Al Shabab, appearing multiple times in the match report with three goals and the 4-2 victory.
The schedule is very tough for Al Nassr now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Pro League game at Al Hazm is waiting in only four days.
The travelling fans enjoy Al Nassr's attacking play in away games, having scored 18 goals in 10 league matches away. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (6 so far).
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  F. Laba 16 goals |   A. Hamdallah 16 goals |  C. Canedo Corrêa 6 goals |
Al Ain missing players
Al Nassr missing players
| Al Ain | Al Nassr | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 14 | 6 | Won | W | 10 | 15 | ||
| 6 | 5 | Drew | D | 2 | 7 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | ||
| 54 | 23 | Scored | S | 29 | 48 | ||
| 29 | 18 | Conceded | C | 12 | 21 | ||
| 92% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 93% | 92% | ||
| 88% | 86% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 64% | 72% | ||
| 64% | 64% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 48% | ||
| 44% | 36% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 36% | 32% | ||
| 28% | 14% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 29% | 20% | ||
| 64% | 71% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 56% | ||
| 32% | 21% | Clean Sheets | C S | 43% | 36% | ||
| 12% | 14% | Failed to Score | F T | 14% | 16% | ||
| 5.8 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7.8 | 7.7 | ||
| 4.2 | 5.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.5 | 3.9 | ||
| 1.5 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 1.8 | ||
| 3 | 3 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 335 | 189 | Total Shots | T S | 180 | 361 | ||
| 133 | 72 | Shots on Target | S O | 68 | 148 | ||
| 41% | 32% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 35% | 29% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Sepahan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 2 | Al Nassr | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Al Sadd | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Al Ain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 |
| 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 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 33 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 24 | 36 |
| 2 | Al Ain | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 40 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 7 | 23 | 31 |
| 3 | Al Jazira | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 30 |
| 4 | Al Wahda | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 30 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 29 |
| 5 | Al Sharjah | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 32 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 11 | 28 |
| 6 | Al Dhafra | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 26 |
| 7 | Al Nasr | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 24 |
| 8 | Al Wasl | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 28 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | -3 | 23 |
| 9 | Bani Yas | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 15 | -5 | 20 |
| 10 | Ajman | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 31 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 15 | -9 | 18 |
| 11 | Al Ittihad Kalba | 16 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 21 | 35 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 20 | -14 | 13 |
| 12 | Hatta | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 25 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 13 | -13 | 12 |
| 13 | Al Fujairah | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 30 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 20 | -16 | 12 |
| 14 | Al Khaleej | 16 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 30 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 12 | -15 | 9 |
| 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 Hilal | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 48 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 9 | 30 | 41 |
| 2 | Al Nassr | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 30 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 20 | 38 |
| 3 | Al Ahli | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 33 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 33 |
| 4 | Al Wahda | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 28 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 8 | 33 |
| 5 | Al Taawon | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 23 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 28 |
| 6 | Al Faisaly | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 27 |
| 7 | Al Raed | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 31 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 14 | -6 | 27 |
| 8 | Al Shabab | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | -2 | 25 |
| 9 | Abha | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 24 | 30 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 18 | -6 | 23 |
| 10 | Al Hazm | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 27 | 33 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 16 | -6 | 22 |
| 11 | Al Feiha | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 27 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -5 | 21 |
| 12 | Al Ittifaq | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 27 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 20 |
| 13 | Al Ittihad | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 23 | 28 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 14 | -5 | 19 |
| 14 | Dhamk | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 35 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 24 | -20 | 14 |
| 15 | Al Adalh | 18 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 33 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 19 | -15 | 13 |
| 16 | Al Fateh | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 32 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 21 | -11 | 11 |