AFC Champions League betting and spectator preview: Al Shabab and Al Jazira meet at Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium to measure strength and learn who makes it to the next stage.
These teams have little in common geographically as Al Jazira have to travel 900 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
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 Shabab form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium as Al Shabab have scored 27 goals to get 28 points from 13 games. The overall stats in the Pro League are 8-4-1 (wins-draws-losses).
Shabab are returning here after visiting Mumbai City in a AFC Champions League game and winning with a 3-0 scoreline. Midfielder Banega was the best player on the team with a rating of 8.73 (out of ten) in that game. Banega scored two goals, hit five key passes, dribled past the opponent 3 of 4 times and had 58 successful passes (of 64 total).
Al Shabab are traveling soon after this match as the AFC Champions League match at Al Quwa Al Jawiya awaits in three days.
Goals decide football matches and Shabab are scoring many of them at home; 27 on target from 13 league matches. From these home matches, Al Shabab have conceded only 12 goals.
Al Jazira form and stats
Playing away, Al Jazira have won 3 games, drawn 2 and suffered 4 defeats in the Uae League this season.
This fixture can not go any worse than the previous one, a AFC Champions League home defeat versus Al Quwa Al Jawiya with 1-2 on the scoreboard. Midfielder Ameri was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.41. Ameri scored one goal, hit the woodwork once, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.
Before that, Jazira secured a home win against Shabab Al Ahli Dubai with the score 2-1.The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Mumbai City in just three days.
Al Jazira are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 11 away goals from 9 games (in the league).
Head 2 Head
Al Shabab-Al Jazira H2H statistics last four meetings regardless of arena: Al Shabab two wins, Al Jazira one win, one draw. three of these four matches had three or more goals (over 2,5). The matches between these sides have had a tendency to be a bit rough, having seen 2 red cards from the last four duels.Top Goalscorers
  A. Diaby 8 goals |   É. Banega 6 goals |
Al Shabab missing players
Al Jazira missing players
| Al Shabab | Al Jazira | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 10 | 25 | ||
| 15 | 9 | Won | W | 3 | 13 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Drew | D | 3 | 5 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 4 | 7 | ||
| 51 | 29 | Scored | S | 14 | 44 | ||
| 27 | 10 | Conceded | C | 17 | 35 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 90% | 96% | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 84% | ||
| 72% | 69% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 64% | ||
| 32% | 31% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 30% | 32% | ||
| 12% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 24% | ||
| 56% | 54% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 60% | ||
| 36% | 38% | Clean Sheets | C S | 40% | 36% | ||
| 12% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 8% | ||
| 4.8 | 5.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.7 | 5.4 | ||
| 3.8 | 3.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.7 | 5.1 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.1 | 1.3 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 12.4 | 13.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.5 | 10.4 | ||
| 5.2 | 5.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 4.6 | ||
| 39% | 39% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 39% | ||
| 9.2 | 10.1 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.3 | 11.1 | ||
| 3.6 | 3.9 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.1 | 4.4 | ||
| 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 Shabab | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | Al Quwa Al Jawiya | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Al Jazira | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 4 | Mumbai City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 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 | Al Ittihad | 25 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 54 | 20 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 13 | 34 | 60 |
| 2 | Al Hilal | 23 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 47 | 23 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 20 | 9 | 24 | 49 |
| 3 | Al Nassr | 25 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 44 | 31 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 48 |
| 4 | Al Shabab | 25 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 46 | 31 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 27 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 47 |
| 5 | Dhamk | 25 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 34 | 34 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 0 | 42 |
| 6 | Abha | 25 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 26 | 39 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 23 | -13 | 32 |
| 7 | Al Fateh | 25 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 36 | 30 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 26 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 31 |
| 8 | Al Feiha | 24 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 19 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 0 | 30 |
| 9 | Al Raed | 25 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 29 | 37 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 27 | -8 | 29 |
| 10 | Al Ahli | 25 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 33 | 36 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 19 | -3 | 28 |
| 11 | Al Faisaly | 25 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 25 | 33 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 20 | -8 | 28 |
| 12 | Al Ta'ee | 25 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 25 | 41 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 20 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 21 | -16 | 27 |
| 13 | Al Taawon | 25 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 39 | 42 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 25 | -3 | 26 |
| 14 | Al Batin | 25 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 24 | 35 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 19 | -11 | 25 |
| 15 | Al Ittifaq | 24 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 28 | 39 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 24 | -11 | 24 |
| 16 | Al Hazm | 25 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 34 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 19 | -19 | 14 |
| 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 | 20 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 44 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 8 | 28 | 49 |
| 2 | Al Wahda | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 39 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 23 | 42 |
| 3 | Al Jazira | 20 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 35 | 22 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 41 |
| 4 | Al Sharjah | 20 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 29 | 21 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 39 |
| 5 | Shabab Al Ahli Dubai | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 24 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 30 |
| 6 | Bani Yas | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 27 | 26 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 1 | 28 |
| 7 | Al Wasl | 20 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 25 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 26 |
| 8 | Al Nasr | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 32 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 4 | 25 |
| 9 | Ajman | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 22 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 14 | -4 | 25 |
| 10 | Al Ittihad Kalba | 20 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 27 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 15 | -4 | 23 |
| 11 | Al Khaleej | 20 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 28 | 36 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 25 | -8 | 21 |
| 12 | Al Dhafra | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 28 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 14 | -6 | 18 |
| 13 | Al Urooba | 20 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 47 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 23 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 24 | -28 | 10 |
| 14 | Emirates | 20 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 47 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 23 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 24 | -31 | 9 |
