International cups are a highlight for most teams. Both Al Wahda and Al Zawra'a are looking forward to this AFC Champions League fight to decide who advances from the Play-offs.
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1800 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Al Wahda form and stats
Last season their AFC Champions League adventure ended in the 8th finals.Al Wahda have played 12 Uae League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 6-3-3 (wins-draws-losses).
Before that, Wahda had a Uae League home game versus Al Jazira which ended with a victory 2-0.
A decent goal production from Al Wahda in their home games so far, with 22 goals from 12 league matches. Al Wahda have conceded 13 in these home matches.
Al Zawra'a form and stats
Zawra'a was sent out of AFC Champions League in the 2nd preliminary round last season.5-7-1 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Al Zawra'a in their Iraqi League matches away.
285 minutes! That's how long the Al Zawra'a goalkeeper Jalal Hassan Hachim and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
Zawra'a has another fixture away, a Iraqi League game, against Alsinaat Alkahrabaiya in just three days. A tough schedule for the visitors!
The attacking power of Zawra'a when travelling is not overwhelming with 12 goals scored from 13 league matches away. Zawra'a are tight as a drum on their travels, having allowed the opposition only 6 goals away. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only -1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  T. Matavž 9 goals |  I. Al Mekhaini Al Junaibi 7 goals |  O. Khribin 6 goals |
Al Wahda missing players
Al Zawra'a missing players
| Al Wahda | Al Zawra'a | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 6 | Won | W | 5 | 12 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Drew | D | 6 | 11 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | ||
| 41 | 22 | Scored | S | 11 | 29 | ||
| 31 | 13 | Conceded | C | 5 | 12 | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 80% | ||
| 84% | 85% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 58% | 60% | ||
| 56% | 46% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 8% | 20% | ||
| 32% | 23% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 4% | ||
| 16% | 15% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | ||
| 48% | 38% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 32% | ||
| 28% | 38% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 60% | ||
| 32% | 31% | Failed to Score | F T | 42% | 28% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.9 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.5 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 11.2 | 11.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.7 | 12.8 | ||
| 4.6 | 4.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 4.2 | ||
| 35% | 39% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 23% | 22% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Bani Yas | 22 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 43 | 20 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 8 | 23 | 48 |
| 2 | Al Jazira | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 54 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 15 | 31 | 47 |
| 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 Nasr | 23 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 40 | 26 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 15 | 14 | 42 |
| 5 | Al Sharjah | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 41 | 27 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 41 |
| 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 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 44 | 38 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 26 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 34 |
| 10 | Al Khaleej | 22 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 30 | 43 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 29 | -13 | 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 | 22 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 48 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 31 | -32 | 11 |
| 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 Quwa Al Jawiya | 25 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 42 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 27 | 56 |
| 2 | Al Zawra'a | 26 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 30 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 17 | 48 |
| 3 | Al Najaf | 26 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 28 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 7 | 13 | 48 |
| 4 | Al Shorta | 25 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 32 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 18 | 46 |
| 5 | Naft Al-Wasat | 25 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 28 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 42 |
| 6 | Naft | 25 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 24 | 21 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 35 |
| 7 | Zakho | 25 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 23 | 23 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 34 |
| 8 | Naft Maysan | 25 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 23 | 23 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 33 |
| 9 | Baghdad | 25 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 20 | 20 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 33 |
| 10 | Al Karkh | 25 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 22 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 11 | -2 | 30 |
| 11 | Naft Al-Janoob | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 24 | 32 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 17 | -8 | 30 |
| 12 | Erbil | 26 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 28 | 26 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 29 |
| 13 | Al Minaa Basra | 25 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 25 | 29 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 18 | -4 | 28 |
| 14 | Al Diwaniya | 25 | 5 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 24 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 18 | -10 | 28 |
| 15 | Alsinaat Alkahrabaiya | 25 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 15 | 23 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 16 | -8 | 26 |
| 16 | Al Kahrabaa | 25 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 23 | 27 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 15 | -4 | 24 |
| 17 | Al Talaba | 25 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 23 | 32 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 16 | -9 | 24 |
| 18 | Al-Qasim | 25 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 23 | 34 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 16 | -11 | 22 |
| 19 | Al Hudod | 25 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 21 | 34 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 16 | -13 | 19 |
| 20 | Al Simawa | 25 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 34 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 25 | -21 | 19 |