The league table is allowed to rest as Al Nasr and Al Ittihad Kalba battle for Arabian Gulf Cup honors in this first Semi-finals leg of two fixtures.
There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a Uae League game only four days ago.
8-16-16 (wins/draws/losses). These are the numbers for Al Ittihad Kalba when playing away games on grass, which is not the surface they have on their own home stadium (which has artifical turf). Their goal statistics from those 40 matches are 45-60 (scored/conceded).
Al Nasr form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here as Al Nasr have scored 13 goals to get 14 points from 7 games. The overall stats in the Uae League are 4-2-1 (wins-draws-losses).
Al Nasr's previous game was a Uae League match also played at home, ending 2-1 versus Al Khaleej. The home side are looking to build on that result. Heartbreak before that as Nasr lost 0-3 at Al Jazira's place.
Some amazing scenes last match, when M. Abeid scored the winning goal three minutes into stoppage time.
The Al Nasr fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 13 goals in 7 league matches. 8 goals have been conceded.
Al Ittihad Kalba form and stats
They also participated in Arabian Gulf Cup last season. This ended in the group stage.The story so far for the visiting team on their Uae League travels is 4 wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats. When we have look at the Arabian Gulf Cup statistics, we find 1W-3D-0L. This is both home and away. With two straight losses from their last two away games, Ittihad are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.
The supporters enjoyed Al Ittihad Kalba's previous game versus Ajman, a Uae League 2-1 win played at home. Prior to that match, the Ittihad manager J. da Silva Echeverrito faced defeat when travelling to Shabab Al Ahli Dubai and losing 0-2.
Late drama in the previous game, when P. Mlapa scored the winning goal eight minutes into stoppage time to defeat Ajman.
The visiting Al Ittihad Kalba have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 8 goals from 8 games. As opposed to that, Ittihad have seen the ball go into their own net 8 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: five - four - one (Nasr wins - draws - Al Ittihad Kalba wins). As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  S. Tagliabúe 5 goals |   P. Mlapa 5 goals |  A. Pinheiro de Carvalho 4 goals |
Al Nasr missing players
Al Ittihad Kalba missing players
| Al Nasr | Al Ittihad Kalba | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 7 | Won | W | 5 | 8 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Drew | D | 3 | 7 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Lost | L | 5 | 10 | ||
| 37 | 20 | Scored | S | 12 | 23 | ||
| 23 | 10 | Conceded | C | 13 | 33 | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | ||
| 68% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 69% | 72% | ||
| 52% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 23% | 40% | ||
| 16% | 17% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 8% | ||
| 8% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | ||
| 40% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 46% | 48% | ||
| 48% | 42% | Clean Sheets | C S | 23% | 24% | ||
| 20% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 31% | 36% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2 | 2.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.1 | 1.8 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 4 | 6 | ||
| 12.2 | 14.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.2 | 10.8 | ||
| 4.7 | 5.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 3.8 | ||
| 32% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 24% | ||
| 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 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 30 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 16 | 36 |
| 2 | Al Jazira | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 35 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 13 | 20 | 33 |
| 3 | Bani Yas | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 29 |
| 4 | Al Nasr | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 27 |
| 5 | Shabab Al Ahli Dubai | 15 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 30 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 25 |
| 6 | Al Ain | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 24 |
| 7 | Al Wahda | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 26 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 23 |
| 8 | Al Wasl | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 28 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 23 |
| 9 | Al Ittihad Kalba | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | -4 | 22 |
| 10 | Al Dhafra | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 28 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 16 | -10 | 16 |
| 11 | Al Khaleej | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 15 | -8 | 15 |
| 12 | Ajman | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 30 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 22 | -20 | 9 |
| 13 | Al Fujairah | 15 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 17 | 34 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 19 | -17 | 7 |
| 14 | Hatta | 15 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 36 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 15 | -28 | 2 |