Al Sharjah get ready to welcome Al Wasl for something different than the ordinary league football: The Arabian Gulf Cup Quarter-finals leg 1 of 2.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Al Sharjah form and stats
Sharjah participated in Arabian Gulf Cup the last season, where they reached the quarter-finals.Home games in the Uae League have been a walk in the park for Al Sharjah so far, with 16 points won from 6 matches; 5 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses. Two home wins in a row for Sharjah bring valid hopes of a third.
The Al Sharjah supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Ajman in Uae League and win 2-0. In the preceding match a 3-2 victory visiting Hatta.
The Sharjah manager A. Al Anberi has got the team scoring with 14 from 6 home games in the league. From these home matches, Sharjah have conceded only 4 goals.
Al Wasl form and stats
They also participated in Arabian Gulf Cup last season. This ended in the quarter-finals.The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 4 wins, 0 draws and only 2 losses in the Uae League.
There were no winners in Wasl's previous match, a Uae League home game that ended 2-2 vs Shabab Al Ahli Dubai. Prior to that result Wasl won their away game at Al Khaleej in the Uae League. The scoreline was 1-0.
Drawing 2-2 against Shabab Al Ahli Dubai after 90 minutes last time out was very disappointing after leading the match 2-0. Their manager L. Reghecampf needs to evaluate why the team couldn't defend their result.
The Wasl manager L. Reghecampf has got the team scoring on the road, with 14 away goals in 6 league matches. Wasl struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 9 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Sharjah won five games, one match ended with a draw and Al Wasl has four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: nine / oneTop Goalscorers
  W. Soares de Morais 11 goals |  I. Coronado 9 goals |   F. Virginio de Lima 7 goals |
Al Sharjah missing players
Al Wasl missing players
| Al Sharjah | Al Wasl | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 16 | 7 | Won | W | 7 | 12 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 6 | 10 | ||
| 54 | 25 | Scored | S | 26 | 47 | ||
| 27 | 14 | Conceded | C | 26 | 43 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 88% | 92% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 77% | 84% | ||
| 64% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 77% | 72% | ||
| 36% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 46% | 40% | ||
| 24% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 46% | 36% | ||
| 56% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 62% | 60% | ||
| 32% | 17% | Clean Sheets | C S | 23% | 28% | ||
| 12% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 15% | 16% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2.4 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 4 | 6 | ||
| 12.2 | 11.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.6 | 11.4 | ||
| 5.3 | 4.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.4 | 4.6 | ||
| 41% | 45% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 46% | 41% | ||
| 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 |