National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Al Ain or Al Wasl that keep their silverware dream alive.
The hosts Al Ain saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the AFC Champions League. This match was also played here. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Al Wasl have had more rest.
Al Ain form and stats
Last season, Al Ain's Presidents Cup journey ended in the 8th finals.Al Ain have collected 12 points from their Uae League home games so far after 3-3-2.
Al Ain's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 1-2 versus Al Nassr. In the preceding match a 4-1 victory visiting Al Ittihad Kalba.
Al Ain have proved capable of finding the net in their games here with 15 goals in 8 league matches. 10 goals have been conceded.
Al Wasl form and stats
Al Wasl was sent out of Presidents Cup in the semi-finals last season.As the visiting team in Uae League matches, Al Wasl have produced an overall stat of 2-3-2 so far.
There were no winners in Al Wasl's previous match, a Uae League home game that ended 1-1 vs Ajman. A 0-5 defeat away at Al Ain before that.
Al Wasl find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 9 goals from 7 away fixtures in the league. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Al Wasl have conceded 11 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's seven Al Ain victories, one draw and two Al Wasl wins. Over/under statistics; ten of these games ended with three goals or more, zero matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  F. Laba 16 goals |   F. Virginio de Lima 9 goals |  W. Soares de Morais 8 goals |
Al Ain missing players
Al Wasl missing players
| Al Ain | Al Wasl | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 5 | Won | W | 2 | 9 | ||
| 6 | 5 | Drew | D | 4 | 6 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Lost | L | 5 | 10 | ||
| 52 | 21 | Scored | S | 11 | 34 | ||
| 29 | 18 | Conceded | C | 23 | 45 | ||
| 92% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 91% | 92% | ||
| 88% | 86% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 82% | 80% | ||
| 64% | 64% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 55% | 56% | ||
| 40% | 29% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 55% | 52% | ||
| 24% | 7% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 18% | 24% | ||
| 64% | 71% | BTTS | BTTS | 55% | 56% | ||
| 32% | 21% | Clean Sheets | C S | 9% | 20% | ||
| 12% | 14% | Failed to Score | F T | 45% | 32% | ||
| 5.7 | 5.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.8 | 6.5 | ||
| 4.3 | 5.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.7 | 3.8 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.9 | ||
| 3 | 3 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | ||
| 328 | 182 | Total Shots | T S | 137 | 360 | ||
| 130 | 69 | Shots on Target | S O | 52 | 132 | ||
| 40% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 21% | 26% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Shabab Al Ahli Dubai | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 33 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 24 | 36 |
| 2 | Al Ain | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 40 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 7 | 23 | 31 |
| 3 | Al Jazira | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 30 |
| 4 | Al Wahda | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 30 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 29 |
| 5 | Al Sharjah | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 32 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 11 | 28 |
| 6 | Al Dhafra | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 26 |
| 7 | Al Nasr | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 24 |
| 8 | Al Wasl | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 28 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | -3 | 23 |
| 9 | Bani Yas | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 15 | -5 | 20 |
| 10 | Ajman | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 31 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 15 | -9 | 18 |
| 11 | Al Ittihad Kalba | 16 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 21 | 35 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 20 | -14 | 13 |
| 12 | Hatta | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 25 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 13 | -13 | 12 |
| 13 | Al Fujairah | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 30 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 20 | -16 | 12 |
| 14 | Al Khaleej | 16 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 30 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 12 | -15 | 9 |