Al Bataeh get ready to welcome Al Ain for something different than the ordinary league football: The Arabian Gulf Cup 1st Round leg 1 of 2.
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 Al Bataeh and Al Ain.
Al Bataeh form and stats
Last season their Arabian Gulf Cup adventure ended in the 1st round against Al Nasr.0 victories, 1 draw and 0 defeats. That’s what Al Bataeh have to build on here at Khalid Bin Mohammed Stadium in the Uae League.
The spoils were shared in Bataeh's previous game, also at home. Visiting Al Ittihad Kalba travelled back with a draw after a 0-0 scoreline.
Before that match, a Uae League win away at Al Wahda.Early season league goal statistics from Al Bataeh's 1 home game: {0 goals}, 0 conceded.
Al Ain form and stats
Al Ain was sent out of Arabian Gulf Cup in the semi-finals last season.The story so far for the visiting team on their Uae League travels is 1 win, 0 draws and 0 defeats.
It's the second away game in a row for Al Ain, but there's smiles all around after the 2-0 victory versus Hatta last time out.
Prior to that match, a home win 3-2 against Bani Yas in the Uae League.As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Al Ain has managed {2 goals} and let in 0 from 1 match.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the prior two meetings): Bataeh won zero games, zero matches ended with a draw and Al Ain managed two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: two / zero. Laba likes to face Al Bataeh and have scored 4 goals in these encounters.
Top Goalscorers
  F. Laba 2 goals |   A. Abang 1 goals |  Alvaro de Oliveira 1 goals |
Al Bataeh missing players
Al Ain missing players
| Al Bataeh | Al Ain | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Won | W | 8 | 17 | ||
| 8 | 6 | Drew | D | 3 | 4 | ||
| 12 | 4 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | ||
| 34 | 20 | Scored | S | 24 | 54 | ||
| 52 | 24 | Conceded | C | 9 | 22 | ||
| 96% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 96% | ||
| 84% | 85% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 76% | ||
| 72% | 62% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 52% | ||
| 44% | 46% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 36% | ||
| 24% | 31% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 32% | ||
| 64% | 62% | BTTS | BTTS | 42% | 48% | ||
| 16% | 23% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 40% | ||
| 24% | 23% | Failed to Score | F T | 17% | 16% | ||
| 3.3 | 2.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.2 | 5.4 | ||
| 4.9 | 3.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.5 | 3.3 | ||
| 1.4 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.9 | 1.3 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 9 | 8.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.8 | 11.5 | ||
| 3.4 | 3.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.2 | 5.1 | ||
| 40% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 42% | ||
| 11.7 | 11.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7.8 | 7.5 | ||
| 5.3 | 4.9 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 3 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Shabab Al Ahli Dubai | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 2 | Al Ain | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | Al Wasl | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | Al Bataeh | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Bani Yas | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Al Jazira | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Al Wahda | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | Al Khaleej | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | Al Sharjah | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -1 | 3 |
| 10 | Emirates | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| 11 | Al Ittihad Kalba | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| 12 | Ajman | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | -3 | 1 |
| 13 | Hatta | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 0 |
| 14 | Al Nasr | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -4 | 0 |
