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.
It's no vacation for neither Al Jazira nor Al Wahda as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
This is a match between teams from the same area, a local derby. The community is buzzing.
Al Jazira form and stats
Last season, Al Jazira's Presidents Cup journey ended in the 8th finals.The story so far in the Uae League for Al Jazira at their home stadium is 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat.
Ali Ahmed Mabkhout was the last player to score a league goal for Al Jazira and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Al Jazira haven't scored in 195 minutes.
Happy days for Al Jazira in their previous game, a Uae League match away at Al Wasl that ended with a 4-0 victory. Before that game, the 1-0 home victory against Al Fujairah.
As mentioned above, Al Jazira "killed" Al Wasl in their previous game. They need to reset completely for this one and beware of complacency. Ali Mabkhout was absolutely essential when Al Jazira beat Al Wasl 4-0, scoring 3 goals.
The manager M. Keizer will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Bani Yas in only four days.
Al Jazira has scored 6 league goals at home this season, in 5 matches. From these home matches, Al Jazira have conceded only 4 goals.
Al Wahda form and stats
Last season their Presidents Cup adventure ended in the 8th finals.Playing away, Al Wahda have won 2 games, drawn 0 and suffered 3 defeats in the Uae League this season.
Two travels in a row for Al Wahda, whose manager Manolo Jiménez could celebrate last time after the Uae League win against Al Ittihad Kalba. Ahead of that game was the 2-2 draw at home against Al Khaleej in the Uae League.
A new game in only four days for Al Wahda, the Uae League home match versus Al Ain. Busy days.
Al Wahda are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 9 times in 5 away games so far. The Al Wahda manager Manolo Jiménez has some worries about the defense as 12 goals have been conceded in these travels.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Al Jazira 3 wins, 2 draws and Al Wahda 5 victories. As for goals, 9 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 1 game had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  S. Tagliabúe 9 goals |   Ali Ahmed Mabkhout 5 goals |  Carlitos López 5 goals |
Al Jazira missing players
Al Wahda missing players
| Al Jazira | Al Wahda | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 6 | Won | W | 4 | 10 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 3 | 7 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Lost | L | 5 | 8 | ||
| 36 | 15 | Scored | S | 19 | 44 | ||
| 30 | 15 | Conceded | C | 21 | 43 | ||
| 88% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 96% | ||
| 76% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 84% | ||
| 52% | 42% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 58% | 68% | ||
| 40% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 64% | ||
| 8% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 24% | ||
| 36% | 42% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 76% | ||
| 44% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 17% | 12% | ||
| 32% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 16% | ||
| 4.2 | 4.8 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 3.9 | 4.5 | ||
| 4.9 | 3.8 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 3.6 | 3.8 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.8 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1.6 | 1.9 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 272 | 130 | Total Shots | T S | 128 | 284 | ||
| 111 | 52 | Shots on Target | S O | 52 | 114 | ||
| 32% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 37% | 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 Sharjah | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 14 | 24 |
| 2 | Shabab Al Ahli Dubai | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 23 |
| 3 | Al Jazira | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 20 |
| 4 | Al Ain | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 11 | 18 |
| 5 | Al Nasr | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 17 |
| 6 | Al Wahda | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 12 | -2 | 14 |
| 7 | Al Dhafra | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | -2 | 14 |
| 8 | Al Wasl | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | -6 | 12 |
| 9 | Bani Yas | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -2 | 11 |
| 10 | Al Ittihad Kalba | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -2 | 10 |
| 11 | Ajman | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | -9 | 9 |
| 12 | Al Fujairah | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 12 | -12 | 9 |
| 13 | Hatta | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -8 | 8 |
| 14 | Al Khaleej | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -10 | 4 |