National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Al Jazira or Al Wahda that keep their silverware dream alive.
These teams are located so close to each other that their supporters eat in the same restaurants, hang out at the same night clubs and give birth at the same hospitals. This means added importance to the game and a vibrant atmosphere.
Al Jazira have less rest than Al Wahda in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Uae League game only four days ago. Thankfully the previous game, versus Al Wasl, was also a home game here at Sheikh Zayed Sports City. The away team is better rested.
Al Jazira form and stats
Al Jazira was eliminated in the 8th finals last season in the Presidents Cup.This stadium, Sheikh Zayed Sports City, has been a fortress for Al Jazira in the Uae League so far this season with the win-draw-loss statistic 7-0-1.
The Al Jazira supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Al Wasl in Uae League and win 3-2. The victory against Al Wasl came after Fawzi's winning goal. The Al Jazira manager Keizer was very happy afterwards with the decision to bring on that player in the 61st minute.
The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a Super Cup home game that ended 1-1 versus Shabab Al Ahli Dubai (after extra-time, 5-3 on penalties).Goals decide football matches and Jazira are scoring many of them at home; 18 on target from 8 league matches. On the other hand, Al Jazira have conceded 10 goals.
Al Wahda form and stats
They also participated in Presidents Cup last season. This ended in the 8th finals.Playing away, Al Wahda have won 4 games, drawn 3 and suffered 1 defeat in the Uae League this season.
Two travels in a row for Al Wahda, whose manager Dufrennes could celebrate last time after the Uae League win against Al Nasr.
Prior to that match, a home win 2-0 against Al Nasr in the Arabian Gulf Cup.Al Wahda has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 15 goals from 8 games. It's not easy to score on Al Wahda as they have only conceded 6 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's four Al Jazira victories, one draw and five Al Wahda wins. Over/under statistics; six of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. Pereira dos Santos 8 goals |  O. Khribin 7 goals |   A. Diaby 5 goals |
Al Jazira missing players
Al Wahda missing players
| Al Jazira | Al Wahda | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 16 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 14 | 13 | Won | W | 6 | 12 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Drew | D | 6 | 10 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | ||
| 46 | 35 | Scored | S | 25 | 42 | ||
| 33 | 18 | Conceded | C | 12 | 22 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 86% | 88% | ||
| 84% | 88% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 86% | 76% | ||
| 56% | 56% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 44% | ||
| 36% | 44% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 29% | 28% | ||
| 28% | 31% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 14% | 16% | ||
| 64% | 62% | BTTS | BTTS | 64% | 56% | ||
| 32% | 38% | Clean Sheets | C S | 36% | 44% | ||
| 8% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 14% | 12% | ||
| 5.7 | 5.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.8 | 5 | ||
| 4.2 | 4.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.4 | 3.7 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2.2 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | ||
| 11 | 11.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.6 | 11.7 | ||
| 4.6 | 4.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.6 | 4.3 | ||
| 40% | 46% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 39% | 39% | ||
| 8.4 | 6.6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.3 | 8.3 | ||
| 3.8 | 2.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3.5 | ||
| 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 Ain | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 16 | 30 |
| 2 | Al Wahda | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 15 | 24 |
| 3 | Al Jazira | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 23 |
| 4 | Al Sharjah | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 23 |
| 5 | Shabab Al Ahli Dubai | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 23 |
| 6 | Al Nasr | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 18 |
| 7 | Bani Yas | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 18 |
| 8 | Al Ittihad Kalba | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 18 |
| 9 | Al Wasl | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 17 |
| 10 | Ajman | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -3 | 15 |
| 11 | Al Khaleej | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 14 | -5 | 15 |
| 12 | Al Dhafra | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | -6 | 10 |
| 13 | Al Urooba | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 33 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 16 | -19 | 8 |
| 14 | Emirates | 13 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 18 | -19 | 5 |
