Al Sharjah welcomes Ajman to this second leg of the Arabian Gulf Cup 1st Round. It's time to find a winner and both teams know what is needed.
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 Sharjah and Ajman.
Al Sharjah form and stats
Al Sharjah participated in Arabian Gulf Cup the last season, where they reached the quarter-finals.3 victories, 0 draws and 1 defeat. That’s what Al Sharjah have to build on here at Sharjah Stadium in the Uae League.
Times are rough for the home team, having gone 184 minutes without scoring a league goal. B. Malango was the last player to find the net.
The Sharjah crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 0-3 to Al Nasr here at Sharjah Stadium in a Uae League match.
Preceding that game was the away draw at Ajman that finished 2-2.The manager A. Al Anberi will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Al Urooba in only three days.
The Sharjah fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 6 goals in 4 league matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 6 goals have been conceded.
Ajman form and stats
Last season their Arabian Gulf Cup adventure ended in the 1st round.Ajman are doing rather OK so far in their away games in the Uae League, having played 3 games and collected 4 points (1 win, 1 draw and 1 loss).
This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Uae League home defeat versus Al Dhafra with 1-3 on the scoreboard.
A 2-2 draw was the result before that, hosting Al Sharjah in the Arabian Gulf Cup.There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Ajman manager G. Tufegdžić as the team has another away game coming up in only four days, this time against Al Khaleej.
Ajman are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 3 away goals from 3 games (in the league). They concede less than a goal on average per away game (2 so far).
Head 2 Head
It's not the first time these two teams face each other this season, as the fixture list show this recent fixture: Ajman - Al Sharjah 2-2. Previous ten meetings featuring these contenders: Al Sharjah won five, Ajman were winners in one and we saw four draws. three games with more than 2,5 goals, seven matches with less than 2,5 goals.Top Goalscorers
  B. Malango Ngita 5 goals |  M. Ben Larbi 4 goals | Y. Mena Palacios 4 goals |
Al Sharjah missing players
Ajman missing players
| Al Sharjah | Ajman | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 7 | Won | W | 3 | 7 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 6 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Lost | L | 8 | 12 | ||
| 38 | 21 | Scored | S | 11 | 30 | ||
| 35 | 18 | Conceded | C | 23 | 46 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 72% | 85% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 56% | 62% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 60% | ||
| 28% | 23% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 17% | 24% | ||
| 24% | 23% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 16% | ||
| 48% | 46% | BTTS | BTTS | 42% | 52% | ||
| 24% | 23% | Clean Sheets | C S | 8% | 12% | ||
| 32% | 31% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 36% | ||
| 4.4 | 3.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.1 | 3.9 | ||
| 4.6 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.2 | 4.9 | ||
| 1.8 | 1.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 1.9 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 4 | 6 | ||
| 10.1 | 10.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.3 | 9.3 | ||
| 3.9 | 4.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 4.1 | ||
| 39% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 26% | 29% | ||
| 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 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 17 |
| 2 | Shabab Al Ahli Dubai | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 14 |
| 3 | Al Nasr | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 13 |
| 4 | Al Jazira | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 13 |
| 5 | Al Sharjah | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 12 |
| 6 | Ajman | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 |
| 7 | Al Khaleej | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -1 | 9 |
| 8 | Al Wasl | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -1 | 9 |
| 9 | Al Wahda | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 10 | Al Dhafra | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | -2 | 7 |
| 11 | Al Ittihad Kalba | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -3 | 7 |
| 12 | Bani Yas | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | -3 | 6 |
| 13 | Al Urooba | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | -11 | 3 |
| 14 | Emirates | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -12 | 0 |