Shabab Al Ahli Dubai welcomes Al Wasl in this Arabian Gulf Cup Quarter-finals. Read on for key stats and predictions!
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.
There's local pride at stake here, as these teams are practically neighbours. Expect lots of passion from both players and supporters.
Shabab Al Ahli Dubai form and stats
Last season, Shabab Al Ahli Dubai's Arabian Gulf Cup journey ended in the final against Al Wahda.Perfect Uae League season at home so far for Shabab Al Ahli Dubai 3 wins from 3 appearances. There’s a good atmosphere here after three straight home wins.
Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Majed Naser Humaid Bakhit Maqdemi not having conceded a league goal in 182 minutes.
The home supporters saw a 0-0 draw versus Al Khaleej in the Arabian Gulf Cup last time out and are looking for a win here. In the preceding match a 1-0 victory visiting Al Ittihad Kalba.
With more than three goals on average, the attacking play of Shabab Al Ahli Dubai is on fire here. A stunning 10 from 3 league matches. Shabab Al Ahli Dubai are not conceding a lot of goals here in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 2 from 3 matches.
Al Wasl form and stats
Al Wasl was sent out of Arabian Gulf Cup in the quarter-finals last season, when Al Nasr turned out to be too strong.1 win, 2 draws and 1 loss. That’s the product of Al Wasl playing as the away team in the Uae League this season.
The supporters enjoyed Al Wasl's previous game versus Ajman, a Arabian Gulf Cup 3-2 win played at home. Before that, Al Wasl travelled to Al Wahda and returned home with a draw after the Arabian Gulf Cup game finished 1-1.
It's hard not to mention Fabio de Lima's lethal finishing against Ajman. 3 goals was a big reason for the three points.
Al Wasl have scored 5 goals on their travels this season, from 4 away games in the league. As opposed to that, Al Wasl have seen the ball go into their own net 4 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's 4 Shabab Al Ahli Dubai victories, 3 draws and 3 Al Wasl wins. 6 of these games ended with three goals or more, 4 matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  Welliton 4 goals |  Fabio Lima 3 goals |   Henrique Luvannor 2 goals |
Shabab Al Ahli Dubai missing players
Al Wasl missing players
| Shabab Al Ahli Dubai | Al Wasl | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 18 | 7 | Won | W | 3 | 9 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 4 | 5 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Lost | L | 5 | 11 | ||
| 57 | 25 | Scored | S | 16 | 39 | ||
| 22 | 12 | Conceded | C | 23 | 50 | ||
| 92% | 91% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 96% | ||
| 76% | 82% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 88% | ||
| 64% | 64% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 58% | 64% | ||
| 48% | 64% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 56% | ||
| 24% | 27% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 28% | ||
| 52% | 55% | BTTS | BTTS | 58% | 68% | ||
| 36% | 27% | Clean Sheets | C S | 17% | 16% | ||
| 20% | 27% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 20% | ||
| 5.4 | 6 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 6 | 5.7 | ||
| 3.5 | 2.9 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 3.2 | 3.4 | ||
| 2.3 | 1.9 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 2 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 265 | 132 | Total Shots | T S | 123 | 276 | ||
| 121 | 58 | Shots on Target | S O | 49 | 106 | ||
| 40% | 43% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 30% | ||
- Shabab Al Ahli Dubai have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Shabab Al Ahli Dubai have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
| 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 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 19 |
| 2 | Shabab Al Ahli Dubai | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 16 |
| 3 | Al Ain | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 14 |
| 4 | Al Nasr | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 13 |
| 5 | Al Jazira | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 11 |
| 6 | Al Wahda | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 10 |
| 7 | Ajman | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -2 | 8 |
| 8 | Al Wasl | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | -3 | 8 |
| 9 | Hatta | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -4 | 8 |
| 10 | Bani Yas | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -2 | 7 |
| 11 | Al Dhafra | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -5 | 7 |
| 12 | Al Ittihad Kalba | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -5 | 6 |
| 13 | Al Fujairah | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -11 | 6 |
| 14 | Al Khaleej | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -6 | 3 |