A home win is expected from this fixture if the league table is anything to judge by. The Dibba Al Hisn fans are optimistic that the difference between 2nd and Al Thaid's 8th place in the table will show on the pitch.
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.
Dibba Al Hisn form and stats
Overall Division 1 stats at home this season for Dibba Al Hisn are 2-2-0 (wins-draw-losses).
Happy days for Dibba Al Hisn in their previous game, a Division 1 match away at Al Urooba (placed 9th) that ended with a 3-2 victory. Preceding that game was the home draw versus Dibba Al Fujairah that ended 1-1.
The Dibba Al Hisn fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 6 goals in 4 league matches. Defensively Dibba Al Hisn have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (2 in 4 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Al Thaid form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Division 1 travels is 1 win, 0 draws and 4 defeats. Three might be a magic number, but there's been little wizardry in Al Thaid's last three away games as they have all been lost.
Impressive finishing secured the home win 2-1 against Al-Taawon in their previous game. A 0-2 defeat away at Al Arabi before that.
Al Thaid are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed 2 goals from 5 away games. As opposed to that, Al Thaid have seen the ball go into their own net 7 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Last ten meetings between the teams: Dibba Al Hisn won seven, Al Thaid won one and two draws. three games with over 2,5 goals, seven matches with two goals or less.Dibba Al Hisn missing players
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| Dibba Al Hisn | Al Thaid | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 14 | 6 | 2 | Scored | S | 0 | 2 | 11 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Conceded | C | 2 | 7 | 15 |
| 89% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 78% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 60% | 78% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 20% | 56% |
| 11% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 22% |
| 11% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 11% |
| 56% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 20% | 56% |
| 44% | 50% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 20% | 11% |
| 11% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 60% | 33% |
| 4.9 | 3.5 | 3 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 6 | 7.2 | 6 |
| 3.9 | 3 | 3 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 9 | 5 | 4.6 |
| 1.2 | 0.8 | 0 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.8 | 1.9 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 92 | 57 | 8 | Total Shots | T S | 9 | 50 | 103 |
| 51 | 32 | 5 | Shots on Target | S O | 4 | 21 | 54 |
| 27% | 19% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 10% | 20% |
- Al Thaid have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Al Thaid have won significantly more corners away than at home.
- Al Thaid haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- All of Dibba Al Hisn's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Dibba Al Hisn has the fewest conceded goals (6)
- Dibba Al Hisn has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (2)
- Dibba Al Hisn have not yet lost a game.
- Dibba Al Hisn have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Dibba Al Hisn have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Al Thaid have scored away.
- Dibba Al Hisn have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Dibba Al Hisn have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- Dibba Al Hisn haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 | Emirates | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 24 |
| 2 | Dibba Al Hisn | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 21 |
| 3 | Dibba Al Fujairah | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 17 |
| 4 | Al Hamriyah | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 16 |
| 5 | Al Bataeh | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 13 |
| 6 | Al Arabi | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 12 |
| 7 | Masfut | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | -1 | 12 |
| 8 | Al Thaid | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7 | -4 | 10 |
| 9 | Al Urooba | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | -7 | 8 |
| 10 | Masafi | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 9 | -14 | 3 |
| 11 | Al-Taawon | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 13 | -13 | 1 |