Al Wasl get ready to welcome Al Sharjah 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 Wasl form and stats
Al Wasl participated in Arabian Gulf Cup the last season, where they reached the quarter-finals.Al Wasl's struggle is real here at Zabeel Stadium with only 4 points collected from 6 Uae League games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 1-1-4. This match is a Arabian Gulf Cup match, and the hometeam has the total statistics 2 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses in this competition.
Wasl drew their last game, 1-1 away at Al Dhafra. A 0-0 draw away in the Arabian Gulf Cup before that, with Al Sharjah the opponent.
The manager O. Hellmann will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Bani Yas in only four days.
Wasl have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Zabeel Stadium with 9 goals in 6 league matches. Goals are flowing in at the wrong end for Wasl with 14 goals conceded in these matches.
Al Sharjah form and stats
Sharjah's mission in Arabian Gulf Cup last season failed in the quarter-finals.The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 4 wins, 1 draw and only 1 loss in the Uae League.
Sharjah have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Darwish Mohamed Obaid Mohamed Bin Habib. It's been 225 minutes since they last conceded in Uae League.
Al Sharjah go into this game after a win, the home game against Al Ittihad Kalba that ended 1-0. Preceding that match was the 0-0 draw at home vs Al Wasl.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Al Fujairah in just four days.
Sharjah has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 11 goals from 6 games. 7 goals have been conceded by Sharjah in these games.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have met before this season: Al Sharjah - Wasl 0-0. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Wasl three wins, two draws and Al Sharjah five victories. As for goals, eight matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  W. Soares de Morais 11 goals |  I. Coronado 9 goals |   F. Virginio de Lima 7 goals |
Al Wasl missing players
Al Sharjah missing players
| Al Wasl | Al Sharjah | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 10 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 3 | Won | W | 9 | 17 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | ||
| 10 | 4 | Lost | L | 3 | 4 | ||
| 41 | 14 | Scored | S | 29 | 53 | ||
| 43 | 16 | Conceded | C | 13 | 24 | ||
| 92% | 90% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 80% | 90% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 85% | 84% | ||
| 68% | 70% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 62% | 60% | ||
| 36% | 30% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 38% | 32% | ||
| 32% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 23% | 24% | ||
| 60% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 38% | 52% | ||
| 28% | 30% | Clean Sheets | C S | 46% | 40% | ||
| 20% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 15% | 12% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.4 | 2.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.4 | 1.5 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 11.1 | 11.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.8 | 11.9 | ||
| 4.4 | 4.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6 | 5.4 | ||
| 37% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 37% | 39% | ||
| 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 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 15 | 32 |
| 2 | Al Jazira | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 27 |
| 3 | Bani Yas | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 16 | 26 |
| 4 | Al Nasr | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 24 |
| 5 | Al Ain | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 23 |
| 6 | Shabab Al Ahli Dubai | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 24 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 19 |
| 7 | Al Wahda | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 19 |
| 8 | Al Ittihad Kalba | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | -3 | 19 |
| 9 | Al Wasl | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 17 |
| 10 | Al Dhafra | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | -5 | 16 |
| 11 | Khorfakkan Club | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 13 | -7 | 14 |
| 12 | Al Fujairah | 13 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 14 | 29 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 14 | -15 | 7 |
| 13 | Ajman | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 27 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 20 | -20 | 6 |
| 14 | Hatta | 13 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 13 | -24 | 2 |