Al Wasl welcomes Bani Yas 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 Al Wasl and Bani Yas.
Al Wasl form and stats
Al Wasl was eliminated in the semi-finals last season in the Arabian Gulf Cup.1 victory, 2 draws and 1 defeat. That’s what Al Wasl have to build on here at Zabeel Stadium in the Uae League.
Al Wasl's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 0-2 versus Al Ain.
In the preceding match a 2-1 victory visiting Bani Yas.There will be little rest for Al Wasl after this match as they are travelling to Emirates for a Uae League game in only four days.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Al Wasl here at Zabeel Stadium in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (3 from 4 games). On the other hand, Wasl have conceded 4 goals.
Bani Yas form and stats
Last season their Arabian Gulf Cup adventure ended in the quarter-finals.Bani Yas are doing rather OK so far in their away games in the Uae League, having played 3 games and collected 5 points (1 win, 2 draws and 0 losses). The away team travel with confidence. Not since the Al Nasr game have they lost an away game, meaning Bani Yas has taken points from twelve away matches in a row.
Bani Yas's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Al Khaleej that finished 2-2.
A 1-2 loss hosting Al Wasl before that.There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Bani Yas manager D. Isăilă as the team has another away game coming up in only three days, this time against Al Jazira.
Bani has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 5 goals from 3 games. As opposed to that, Bani have seen the ball go into their own net 4 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The fixture history shows this score when the teams faced each other previously this campaign; Bani Yas - Wasl 1-2. Head to head numbers (for the prior ten meetings): Wasl won five games, two matches ended with a tie and Bani Yas managed three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / sixTop Goalscorers
  S. Ivković 3 goals |  M. Araújo Villar 2 goals | W. de Oliveira Pottker 2 goals |
Al Wasl missing players
Bani Yas missing players
| Al Wasl | Bani Yas | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Won | W | 6 | 10 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Drew | D | 5 | 9 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Lost | L | 0 | 6 | ||
| 38 | 23 | Scored | S | 23 | 36 | ||
| 38 | 21 | Conceded | C | 11 | 27 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 88% | 92% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 80% | ||
| 48% | 54% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 55% | 40% | ||
| 28% | 31% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 27% | 20% | ||
| 20% | 23% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 18% | 12% | ||
| 68% | 69% | BTTS | BTTS | 73% | 56% | ||
| 20% | 15% | Clean Sheets | C S | 27% | 24% | ||
| 12% | 15% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 24% | ||
| 3.6 | 3.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.7 | 4.7 | ||
| 5.2 | 5.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.8 | 4.1 | ||
| 2.2 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2 | ||
| 3 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 4 | ||
| 9.6 | 10.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 10 | ||
| 4 | 4.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 4.3 | ||
| 38% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 42% | 34% | ||
| 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 |