National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Al Ain or Ajman that keep their silverware dream alive.
Ain have less rest than Ajman in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Uae League game only four days ago. That game was an away game at Bani Yas, so at least Ain are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
Al Ain form and stats
Last season their Presidents Cup adventure ended in the semi-finals.Al Ain have collected 9 points from their Uae League home games so far after 3-0-1. Two home wins in a row for Ain bring valid hopes of a third.
In their previous game, the manager P. dos Santos Martins Silva led his Ain to a defeat in the Uae League match away at Bani Yas. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium. Ahead of that match, Ain won a home game hosting Al Wahda (1-0).
Al Ain can score goals in their home matches. After 4 league matches they have found the net 8 times. Ain have only conceded 3 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Ajman form and stats
They also participated in Presidents Cup last season. This ended in the 8th finals.Ajman have been very modest guests so far, leaving with zero points in all their 4 away matches played so far in the Uae League. The sun doesn’t shine and the birds do not sing for Ajman, who have now gone twelve games without a victory. The Al Nasr game was their last win and it’s been a dry spell since. It's all red in the travel logs of Ajman, having lost five matches in a row as the visiting team.
This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Uae League home defeat versus Al Wasl with 2-3 on the scoreboard. A 1-5 defeat away at Shabab Al Ahli Dubai before that.
Goals are few and far between in Ajman's away league games. Only 2 goals from 4 travels. The Ajman defense is as useful as an ashtray on a motorcycle, having conceded 15 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Ain won eight games, one match ended with a draw and Ajman has one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: nine / oneTop Goalscorers
  F. Laba 4 goals | R. Aboudan Al Jaberi 2 goals |  W. Naval Eduardo 2 goals |
Al Ain missing players
Ajman missing players
| Al Ain | Ajman | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 7 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Drew | D | 3 | 7 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Lost | L | 8 | 16 | ||
| 46 | 29 | Scored | S | 10 | 22 | ||
| 40 | 23 | Conceded | C | 29 | 53 | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | ||
| 80% | 85% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 68% | ||
| 64% | 69% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 52% | ||
| 44% | 46% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 36% | ||
| 32% | 38% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 32% | ||
| 60% | 62% | BTTS | BTTS | 58% | 60% | ||
| 32% | 31% | Clean Sheets | C S | 8% | 16% | ||
| 16% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 36% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 2.3 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 4 | 6 | ||
| 12.3 | 13.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.2 | 8.2 | ||
| 4.6 | 5.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.9 | 3.1 | ||
| 40% | 43% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 29% | ||
| 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 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 20 |
| 2 | Al Jazira | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 17 |
| 3 | Al Nasr | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 17 |
| 4 | Al Wahda | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 14 |
| 5 | Al Ain | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 14 |
| 6 | Shabab Al Ahli Dubai | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 13 |
| 7 | Bani Yas | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 13 |
| 8 | Al Ittihad Kalba | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | -3 | 13 |
| 9 | Al Wasl | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 12 |
| 10 | Al Dhafra | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | -2 | 11 |
| 11 | Al Khaleej | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | -10 | 5 |
| 12 | Al Fujairah | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | -12 | 4 |
| 13 | Ajman | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 15 | -15 | 2 |
| 14 | Hatta | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 12 | -18 | 1 |