Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Al Dhafra & Al Sharjah face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Presidents Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
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 Dhafra and Al Sharjah.
Al Dhafra form and stats
Last season their Presidents Cup adventure ended in the semi-finals.The story so far in the Uae League for Al Dhafra at their home stadium (Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan Stadium) is 4 wins, 0 draws and 1 defeat.
Nothing to worry about in defence for Dhafra, as their goalkeeper has completely shut out the opponents for 219 minutes in the Uae League.
A nice win for Al Dhafra last time playing, versus Hatta. That was also a home game and the match ended 1-0 with Denílson scoring for the victors. 0-0 away at Shabab Al Ahli Dubai before that.
With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (11 in 5 games), Dhafra's attacking play is working. From these home matches, Dhafra have conceded only 4 goals.
Al Sharjah form and stats
Al Sharjah was sent out of Presidents Cup in the semi-finals last season.Playing away, Al Sharjah have won 3 games, drawn 1 and suffered 1 defeat in the Uae League this season.
It might be tough going out on the road again for Al Sharjah, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 0-1 versus Bani Yas. That result followed a home victory 2-1 versus Al Wasl in the Uae League.
The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The Uae League trip to Hatta.
The travelling fans enjoy Sharjah's attacking play in away games, having scored 8 goals in 5 league matches away. 5 goals have been conceded by Sharjah in these games.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's four Dhafra victories, one draw and five Al Sharjah wins. Over/under statistics; six of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  I. Coronado 8 goals |   Y. Al Bakhet 4 goals | C. Lucas Fernandes 3 goals |
Al Dhafra missing players
Al Sharjah missing players
| Al Dhafra | Al Sharjah | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 9 | Won | W | 7 | 14 | ||
| 5 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Lost | L | 4 | 6 | ||
| 33 | 23 | Scored | S | 24 | 50 | ||
| 31 | 14 | Conceded | C | 14 | 29 | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 72% | 77% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 85% | 88% | ||
| 56% | 69% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 54% | 64% | ||
| 24% | 31% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 23% | 32% | ||
| 12% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 15% | 20% | ||
| 60% | 62% | BTTS | BTTS | 46% | 64% | ||
| 24% | 23% | Clean Sheets | C S | 38% | 24% | ||
| 24% | 15% | Failed to Score | F T | 15% | 12% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 1.5 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 8.2 | 8.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.2 | 11.8 | ||
| 3.1 | 3.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.5 | 5.1 | ||
| 42% | 53% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 34% | 39% | ||
| 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 Jazira | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 13 | 23 |
| 2 | Al Sharjah | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 23 |
| 3 | Al Nasr | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 20 |
| 4 | Bani Yas | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 12 | 19 |
| 5 | Al Ain | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 18 |
| 6 | Al Ittihad Kalba | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | -2 | 17 |
| 7 | Al Wahda | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 15 |
| 8 | Al Dhafra | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | -1 | 15 |
| 9 | Shabab Al Ahli Dubai | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| 10 | Al Wasl | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 20 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 9 | -1 | 12 |
| 11 | Al Khaleej | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 12 | -10 | 8 |
| 12 | Al Fujairah | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 10 | -12 | 7 |
| 13 | Ajman | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 15 | -16 | 3 |
| 14 | Hatta | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 13 | -22 | 1 |