International cups are a highlight for most teams. Both Al Wahda and Al Rayyan are looking forward to this AFC Champions League fight to decide who advances from the Group Stage.
It's no vacation for neither Wahda nor Al Rayyan 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 Wahda form and stats
Last season their AFC Champions League adventure ended in the 8th finals.Overall Uae League stats at home this season for Al Wahda are 6-3-3 (wins-draw-losses). On the other hand, in the AFC Champions League, Al Wahda has performed like this (both home and away): 1 win, 1 draw and 1 loss.
The home supporters saw a 0-0 draw versus Goa in the AFC Champions League last time out and are looking for a win here. Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Persepolis (0-1).
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Al Wahda as they are travelling to their away game against Al Rayyan in the AFC Champions League. That match is three days after this one.
Al Wahda have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium with 22 goals in 12 league matches. On the other hand, Wahda have conceded 13 goals.
Al Rayyan form and stats
Al Rayyan was sent out of AFC Champions League in the play-offs last season.As the visiting team in Premier League matches, Al Rayyan have produced an overall stat of 4-3-4 so far. The travelling fans think it's time that their travel expenses are covered with some points now, as Rayyan have lost on their last two travels.
This game can not go any worse than the last one, a AFC Champions League home defeat versus Persepolis with 1-3 on the scoreboard. A 0-0 draw at Goa's stadium before that.
After this away game Al Rayyan return home for a AFC Champions League game against Al Wahda. That game is only three sleeps after this.
Rayyan are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 16 away goals from 11 games (in the league). As opposed to that, Rayyan have seen the ball go into their own net 12 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last four meetings: three - zero - one (Wahda wins - draws - Al Rayyan wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), zero had two or less.Top Goalscorers
![]() Y. Boli 11 goals | ![]() T. Matavž 9 goals | ![]() I. Al Mekhaini Al Junaibi 7 goals |
Al Wahda missing players
Al Rayyan missing players
| Al Wahda | Al Rayyan | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 6 | Won | W | 6 | 12 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Drew | D | 3 | 5 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Lost | L | 4 | 8 | ||
| 35 | 17 | Scored | S | 18 | 35 | ||
| 30 | 13 | Conceded | C | 11 | 24 | ||
| 88% | 85% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 96% | ||
| 76% | 77% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 77% | 84% | ||
| 52% | 46% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 38% | 40% | ||
| 28% | 15% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 8% | 12% | ||
| 12% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 4% | ||
| 44% | 38% | BTTS | BTTS | 31% | 44% | ||
| 28% | 38% | Clean Sheets | C S | 54% | 40% | ||
| 40% | 38% | Failed to Score | F T | 23% | 20% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.9 | 2 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 10.3 | 10.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.6 | 9.7 | ||
| 4.4 | 4.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.1 | 4.4 | ||
| 32% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 32% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Persepolis | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | Goa | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Al Wahda | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| 4 | Al Rayyan | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -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 Jazira | 23 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 57 | 25 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 15 | 32 | 50 |
| 2 | Bani Yas | 23 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 44 | 21 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 9 | 23 | 49 |
| 3 | Shabab Al Ahli Dubai | 23 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 46 | 28 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 21 | 14 | 18 | 43 |
| 4 | Al Sharjah | 23 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 42 | 28 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 42 |
| 5 | Al Nasr | 23 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 40 | 26 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 15 | 14 | 42 |
| 6 | Al Ain | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 37 | 30 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 7 | 37 |
| 7 | Al Wahda | 23 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 41 | 29 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 35 |
| 8 | Al Ittihad Kalba | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 27 | 34 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 14 | -7 | 35 |
| 9 | Al Wasl | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 46 | 41 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 26 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 15 | 5 | 34 |
| 10 | Al Khaleej | 23 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 32 | 46 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 29 | -14 | 21 |
| 11 | Al Dhafra | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 28 | 48 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 19 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 29 | -20 | 21 |
| 12 | Al Fujairah | 23 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 29 | 51 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 13 | 30 | -22 | 14 |
| 13 | Ajman | 23 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 50 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 33 | -31 | 14 |
| 14 | Hatta | 23 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 46 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 26 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 20 | -31 | 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 Sadd | 22 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 77 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 7 | 63 | 60 |
| 2 | Al Duhail | 22 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 53 | 25 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 33 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 28 | 47 |
| 3 | Al Rayyan | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 31 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 35 |
| 4 | Al Gharafa | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 41 | 34 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 33 |
| 5 | Al Ahli | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 28 | 38 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 14 | -10 | 33 |
| 6 | Qatar SC | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 30 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 32 |
| 7 | Al Arabi | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 28 | 32 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 18 | -4 | 29 |
| 8 | Al Wakrah | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 17 | -10 | 26 |
| 9 | Al Sailiya | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 22 | 36 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 17 | -14 | 26 |
| 10 | Umm Salal | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 31 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 17 | -18 | 21 |
| 11 | Al Khor | 22 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 17 | 42 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 30 | -25 | 17 |
| 12 | Al Kharitiyath | 22 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 17 | 49 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 23 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 26 | -32 | 12 |