The league table is allowed to rest as Al Khaleej and Shabab Al Ahli Dubai battle for Arabian Gulf Cup honors in this first Quarter-finals leg of two fixtures.
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
Al Khaleej form and stats
Last season their Arabian Gulf Cup adventure ended in the group stage.The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Uae League this season. Al Khaleej have only managed 0 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses from their games here at Saqr bin Mohammad al Qassimi Stadium. The Al Khaleej manager R. Caneda Perez might feel some added pressure to get something from this game after two straight home defeats.
Preceding that match was a Uae League defeat to Al Wasl (0-1).
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Khaleej here at Saqr bin Mohammad al Qassimi Stadium in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (5 from 6 games). Al Khaleej have conceded 9 from these games.
Shabab Al Ahli Dubai form and stats
Shabab was sent out of Arabian Gulf Cup in the final last season.Playing away, Shabab Al Ahli Dubai have won 1 game, drawn 3 and suffered 1 defeat in the Uae League this season.
A 0-0 draw was the result before that, hosting Bani Yas in the Uae League.
An inspired comeback made the scores level in Shabab Al Ahli Dubai's duel with Al Wasl. It looked bad at 0-2 but the team were not done and fought back to 2-2 after Carlos Eduardo found the equalizer.
Shabab has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 9 goals from 5 games. Shabab have conceded 7 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Al Khaleej-Shabab Al Ahli Dubai H2H statistics last three meetings regardless of arena: Khaleej zero wins, Shabab Al Ahli Dubai one win, two draws. one of these three matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  I. da Cruz 10 goals |   R. Lopes de Freitas 6 goals |  R. Cavalcante Mendes 3 goals |
Al Khaleej missing players
Shabab Al Ahli Dubai missing players
| Al Khaleej | Shabab Al Ahli Dubai | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Won | W | 5 | 10 | ||
| 5 | 4 | Drew | D | 5 | 11 | ||
| 13 | 7 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | ||
| 27 | 12 | Scored | S | 22 | 44 | ||
| 42 | 21 | Conceded | C | 13 | 25 | ||
| 96% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | ||
| 76% | 77% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 72% | ||
| 56% | 62% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 48% | ||
| 28% | 23% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 28% | ||
| 16% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 16% | ||
| 56% | 62% | BTTS | BTTS | 58% | 52% | ||
| 8% | 8% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 44% | ||
| 40% | 38% | Failed to Score | F T | 8% | 16% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.1 | 2.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.4 | 1.8 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 10 | 10.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.3 | 12.5 | ||
| 4 | 4.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 5.2 | ||
| 27% | 22% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 37% | 34% | ||
| 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 Sharjah | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 14 | 29 |
| 2 | Al Jazira | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 27 |
| 3 | Al Nasr | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 23 |
| 4 | Bani Yas | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 12 | 20 |
| 5 | Al Ain | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 20 |
| 6 | Al Ittihad Kalba | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | -2 | 19 |
| 7 | Al Wahda | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 18 |
| 8 | Shabab Al Ahli Dubai | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 21 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 15 |
| 9 | Al Wasl | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 15 |
| 10 | Al Dhafra | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | -3 | 15 |
| 11 | Al Khaleej | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 13 | -10 | 11 |
| 12 | Al Fujairah | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 27 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 12 | -14 | 7 |
| 13 | Ajman | 12 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 20 | -21 | 3 |
| 14 | Hatta | 12 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 29 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 13 | -23 | 2 |