AFC Champions League preview and statistics: Shabab Al Ahli Dubai vs Ahal full pre-match guide

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Competition: Asia AFC Champions League
Competition: Fri 22.April
Match begins: 17:15 (UTC)
Venue: King Abdullah Sports City (62345 seats)

Ahal have traveled here for an interesting AFC Champions League fight against Shabab Al Ahli Dubai. Prepare for the match with this cup preview!

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Shabab Al Ahli Dubai and Ahal.

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Shabab Al Ahli Dubai form and stats

Last season, Shabab Al Ahli Dubai's AFC Champions League journey ended in the group stage.

22 points is a decent return from 10 Uae League games here at King Abdullah Sports City for Shabab Al Ahli Dubai. The data says 7 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses.

Shabab's previous fixture was a AFC Champions League game also played at home, ending 8-2 vs Al Gharafa. The home team are looking to continue in that form. The forward Olsen bested all teammates in that fixture and was awarded a match rating of 9.0 out of 10. Olsen scored two goals, served one assist and hit two key passes.

The home team are expected to win this game about three out of four times, according to the bookmaker odds. When checking the database for Shabab Al Ahli Dubai home games with this odds we find eight games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in six wins, two draws and zero defeats. Looking at the victories, three matches were won by at least two goals.

There will be little rest for Shabab Al Ahli Dubai after this match as they are travelling to Foolad for a AFC Champions League game in only four days.

The Shabab fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 18 goals in 10 league matches. Shabab Al Ahli Dubai's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 13 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Ahal form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their Ýokary Liga travels is 3 wins, 4 draws and 0 defeats.

This fixture can not go any worse than the last one, a AFC Champions League home defeat versus Foolad with 0-1 on the scoreboard. Midfielder Hojamammedov was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.24. Hojamammedov dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.

A new game in only four days for Ahal, the AFC Champions League home match versus Al Gharafa. Busy days.

Ahal find the net regularly in their away games. 9 goals from 7 away fixtures in the league. It's not easy to score on Ahal as they have only conceded 5 goals from these away games.

Head 2 Head

Shabab Al Ahli Dubai and Ahal have met earlier this season: Ahal - Shabab Al Ahli Dubai 1-1.

Top Goalscorers

Shabab Al Ahli DubaiM. Ghaedi
M. Ghaedi
4 goals
ShababA. Nourollahi
A. Nourollahi
3 goals
Shabab Al Ahli DubaiT. Lehne Olsen
T. Lehne Olsen
2 goals

Shabab Al Ahli Dubai missing players

Ahal missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Shabab Al Ahli Dubai Ahal
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
25 12   Played P   12 25
11 8   Won W   5 12
9 2   Drew D   4 6
5 2   Lost L   3 7
37 25   Scored S   20 45
27 14   Conceded C   13 27
92% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   83% 92%
72% 83%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   75% 80%
40% 58%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   42% 56%
24% 33%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   25% 36%
8% 8%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   17% 8%
68% 75%   BTTS BTTS   58% 64%
24% 17%   Clean Sheets C S   25% 24%
16% 8%   Failed to Score F T   33% 20%
 
4 3.3   Corners for (avg) C F   3 4.5
4.6 3.8   Corners against (avg) C A   5.5 3.9
2 1.7   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   3.5 2.5
4 2   Red cards R C   1 2
 
11.9 12.2   Shots (avg) S (   11.5 11
4.9 5.4   Shots on Target (avg) S O   4.5 4.2
30% 38%   Goal Efficiency G E   22% 32%
 
8.7 7.6   Shots against (avg) S A   14.8 11.4
3.9 3.3   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   5.8 4.6

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Foolad 4 2 2 0 3 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 8
2 Shabab Al Ahli Dubai 4 1 3 0 11 5 2 1 1 0 9 3 2 0 2 0 2 2 6 6
3 Al Gharafa 4 1 2 1 5 9 2 1 1 0 3 1 2 0 1 1 2 8 -4 5
4 Ahal 4 0 1 3 1 5 2 0 1 1 1 2 2 0 0 2 0 3 -4 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 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
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Altyn Asyr 14 11 1 2 28 15 7 6 0 1 14 5 7 5 1 1 14 10 13 34
2 Ahal 14 8 5 1 25 11 7 5 1 1 16 6 7 3 4 0 9 5 14 29
3 Köpetdag Aşgabat 14 5 6 3 22 18 7 2 4 1 11 8 7 3 2 2 11 10 4 21
4 Sagadam 14 6 3 5 23 20 7 4 1 2 16 9 7 2 2 3 7 11 3 21
5 Merw 14 4 5 5 23 21 7 2 4 1 13 8 7 2 1 4 10 13 2 17
6 Asgabat 14 3 4 7 19 24 7 3 1 3 15 9 7 0 3 4 4 15 -5 13
7 Balkan 14 3 4 7 8 15 7 2 2 3 6 6 7 1 2 4 2 9 -7 13
8 Energetik 14 1 2 11 9 33 7 1 2 4 6 9 7 0 0 7 3 24 -24 5

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Foolad 4 2 2 0 3 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 8
2 Shabab Al Ahli Dubai 4 1 3 0 11 5 2 1 1 0 9 3 2 0 2 0 2 2 6 6
3 Al Gharafa 4 1 2 1 5 9 2 1 1 0 3 1 2 0 1 1 2 8 -4 5
4 Ahal 4 0 1 3 1 5 2 0 1 1 1 2 2 0 0 2 0 3 -4 1

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