The league table is allowed to rest as Al Wahda and Al Wasl battle for Arabian Gulf Cup honors in this first 1st Round leg of two fixtures.
Al Wahda form and stats
Wahda was eliminated in the quarter-finals last season in the Arabian Gulf Cup.Al Wahda have performed here this season with 6 wins from 10 Uae League matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 2 games and lost 2. Ever since the Al Ain game Al Wahda has been unbeatable here producing four straight wins.
Al Wahda are returning here after visiting Al Dhafra in a Uae League game and winning with a 2-1 scoreline. P. M'Poku and S. Tagliabúe scored the goal(s). Before that game, the 1-0 home victory against Ajman.
The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Wahda handle that role? We have found ten games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are five wins, one draw and four defeats.
A decent goal production from Wahda in their home games so far, with 19 goals from 10 league matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only -1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. On the other hand, Wahda have conceded 13 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only -1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Al Wasl form and stats
Last season their Arabian Gulf Cup adventure ended in the quarter-finals.The visitors are W3-D3-L3 on the road this term. That's in the Uae League.
Two travels in a row for Wasl, whose manager L. Reghecampf could celebrate last time after the Uae League win against Hatta. A home win before that, celebrating 2-1 vs Al Dhafra.
Wasl are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is zero wins, two draws and five defeats. From a total of seven matches.
The visiting Al Wasl have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 13 goals from 9 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only -1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Wasl struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 15 goals conceded from these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only -1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Al Wahda four wins, two draws and Al Wasl four victories. As for goals, eight matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two games had two or less.Al Wahda missing players
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| Al Wahda | Al Wasl | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 6 | Won | W | 3 | 11 | ||
| 4 | 4 | Drew | D | 3 | 5 | ||
| 9 | 3 | Lost | L | 6 | 9 | ||
| 40 | 21 | Scored | S | 20 | 44 | ||
| 42 | 19 | Conceded | C | 32 | 51 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 84% | 92% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 92% | ||
| 68% | 62% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 68% | ||
| 44% | 46% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 56% | ||
| 20% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 32% | ||
| 60% | 62% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 68% | ||
| 20% | 23% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 16% | ||
| 20% | 15% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 20% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.9 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.1 | 2.2 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 4 | 5 | ||
| 294 | 149 | Total Shots | T S | 154 | 353 | ||
| 120 | 58 | Shots on Target | S O | 64 | 141 | ||
| 33% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 31% | ||
| 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 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 41 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 28 | 43 |
| 2 | Al Ain | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 46 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 10 | 25 | 37 |
| 3 | Al Jazira | 19 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 29 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 12 | 36 |
| 4 | Al Sharjah | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 38 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 14 | 15 | 35 |
| 5 | Al Wahda | 19 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 33 | 30 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 3 | 35 |
| 6 | Al Nasr | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 31 |
| 7 | Al Dhafra | 19 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 25 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 29 |
| 8 | Al Wasl | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 31 | 33 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 15 | -2 | 29 |
| 9 | Bani Yas | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 17 | -6 | 23 |
| 10 | Ajman | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 25 | 39 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 23 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 16 | -14 | 18 |
| 11 | Al Ittihad Kalba | 19 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 24 | 39 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 22 | -15 | 16 |
| 12 | Al Khaleej | 19 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 32 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | -14 | 15 |
| 13 | Hatta | 19 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 32 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 14 | -17 | 13 |
| 14 | Al Fujairah | 19 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 36 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 22 | -21 | 12 |