International cups are a highlight for most teams. Both Al Sharjah and Al Zawra'a are looking forward to this AFC Champions League fight to decide who advances from the Play-offs.
These teams have little in common geographically as Al Zawra'a have to travel 1800 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Al Sharjah form and stats
Last season their AFC Champions League adventure ended in the 8th finals.24 points is a decent return from 10 Uae League games here at Sharjah Stadium for Al Sharjah. The data says 8 wins, 0 draws and 2 losses.
The Al Sharjah club members enjoyed the previous fixture, watching their team host Ajman and win 2-1.
Prior to that, an away loss at Al Jazira in the Uae League.The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier Al Sharjah matches with similar probabilities have ended with four wins, zero draws and zero defeats (from four games).
The Sharjah fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 15 goals in 10 league matches.
Al Zawra'a form and stats
Al Zawra'a was sent out of AFC Champions League in the play-offs last season.4-8-1 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Al Zawra'a in their Iraqi League matches away.
Al Zawra'a have been frustrated by their lack of goals lately, as they haven't scored in the league since they found the net 401 minutes ago. Kdouh was the goal scorer. Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Zawra'a goalkeeper Jalal Hassan Hachim is eager to challenge this, with his 199 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.
Al Zawra'a has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Al Kahrabaa for a 0-0 draw.
A 0-0 draw was the result before that, hosting Samaraa in the Iraqi League.Many goals are not expected from the visiting Al Zawra'a as they have only managed to score 12 times from 13 away games in the league. Al Zawra'a are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 8 times in 13 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  C. Lucas Fernandes 8 goals | B. Malango Ngita 6 goals | M. Barbosa Meloni 2 goals |
Al Sharjah missing players
Al Zawra'a missing players
| Al Sharjah | Al Zawra'a | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 8 | Won | W | 4 | 12 | ||
| 10 | 4 | Drew | D | 8 | 9 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | ||
| 36 | 22 | Scored | S | 12 | 29 | ||
| 27 | 17 | Conceded | C | 8 | 16 | ||
| 84% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 69% | 80% | ||
| 64% | 79% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 46% | 56% | ||
| 56% | 64% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 23% | 36% | ||
| 32% | 21% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 15% | 8% | ||
| 12% | 14% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | ||
| 48% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 31% | 36% | ||
| 36% | 36% | Clean Sheets | C S | 62% | 56% | ||
| 32% | 21% | Failed to Score | F T | 38% | 28% | ||
| 5.4 | 4.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 5.7 | ||
| 3.4 | 3.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.2 | 3.5 | ||
| 2.3 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.5 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 10.4 | 10.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.4 | 11.6 | ||
| 4.2 | 4.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.5 | ||
| 35% | 37% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 40% | ||
| 7.4 | 7.9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7.2 | 6.8 | ||
| 3.2 | 3.6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 1.8 | 2.1 | ||
| 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 | 19 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 41 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 8 | 27 | 46 |
| 2 | Al Wahda | 19 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 35 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 21 | 39 |
| 3 | Al Sharjah | 19 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 27 | 21 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 36 |
| 4 | Al Jazira | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 30 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 35 |
| 5 | Shabab Al Ahli Dubai | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 22 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 30 |
| 6 | Bani Yas | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 28 |
| 7 | Al Wasl | 19 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 23 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 26 |
| 8 | Al Nasr | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 32 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 6 | 25 |
| 9 | Ajman | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 11 | -1 | 25 |
| 10 | Al Ittihad Kalba | 18 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 20 | 24 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | -4 | 20 |
| 11 | Al Khaleej | 19 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 24 | 34 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 25 | -10 | 18 |
| 12 | Al Dhafra | 19 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 28 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 14 | -9 | 15 |
| 13 | Al Urooba | 19 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 46 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 22 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 24 | -27 | 10 |
| 14 | Emirates | 19 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 43 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 24 | -29 | 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 Shorta | 25 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 43 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 6 | 31 | 67 |
| 2 | Al Talaba | 25 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 10 | 19 | 52 |
| 3 | Al Quwa Al Jawiya | 25 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 34 | 18 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 48 |
| 4 | Al Zawra'a | 25 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 29 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 13 | 45 |
| 5 | Naft Al-Wasat | 25 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 35 | 23 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 44 |
| 6 | Naft | 25 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 39 |
| 7 | Zakho | 25 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 37 |
| 8 | Al Najaf | 25 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 24 | 21 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 37 |
| 9 | Naft Al-Janoob | 25 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 29 | 29 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 0 | 33 |
| 10 | Naft Maysan | 25 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 20 | 24 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -4 | 32 |
| 11 | Al Kahrabaa | 25 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 22 | 24 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 13 | -2 | 30 |
| 12 | Erbil | 25 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 24 | 26 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -2 | 29 |
| 13 | Al Sinaah | 25 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 20 | 23 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 15 | -3 | 29 |
| 14 | Newroz SC | 25 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 25 | 33 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 21 | -8 | 27 |
| 15 | Al-Qasim | 25 | 4 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 21 | -7 | 26 |
| 16 | Baghdad | 25 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 19 | 27 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 14 | -8 | 24 |
| 17 | Al Karkh | 25 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 17 | 25 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 11 | -8 | 20 |
| 18 | Al Diwaniya | 25 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 43 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 25 | -26 | 17 |
| 19 | Al Minaa Basra | 25 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 20 | 36 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 22 | -16 | 16 |
| 20 | Samaraa | 25 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 13 | 37 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 20 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 17 | -24 | 10 |
