National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Al Nasr or Al Ain that keep their silverware dream alive.
There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a Arabian Gulf Cup game only four days ago.
Al Nasr form and stats
Al Nasr participated in Presidents Cup the last season, where they reached the final.The story so far in the Uae League for Al Nasr at their home stadium (Al Maktoum Stadium) is 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat.
Nasr drew their last game, also a home match. Al Wahda was the opponent, 0-0 the score.
The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a Uae League home game that ended 1-1 versus Shabab Al Ahli Dubai.The manager Díaz will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Al Ain in only four days.
Goals decide football matches and Nasr are scoring many of them at home; 11 on target from 5 league matches. Al Nasr's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 6 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Al Ain form and stats
Ain was sent out of Presidents Cup in the 8th finals last season.The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 4 wins, 2 draws and only 0 losses in the Uae League.
Ain delivered a 3-3 draw playing at home against Al Wasl in their previous match; a Arabian Gulf Cup game. An insane match with plenty of goals last time out for Al Ain, as mentioned above. 6 goals in that one, will this fixture be as full of joy?
Ahead of that match was the victory versus Al Jazira at their stadium, the result 5-1.A new game in only four days for Al Ain, the Uae League home match versus Al Nasr. Busy days.
Al Ain are a potent attacking force on the road with their 15 goals in 6 league games. Ain have conceded 6 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: three - two - five (Nasr wins - draws - Al Ain wins). As for goals, nine matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  F. Laba 13 goals |   A. Pinheiro de Carvalho 6 goals |  S. Tagliabúe 6 goals |
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| Al Nasr | Al Ain | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 5 | Won | W | 7 | 13 | ||
| 7 | 5 | Drew | D | 3 | 6 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Lost | L | 4 | 6 | ||
| 45 | 22 | Scored | S | 25 | 45 | ||
| 35 | 16 | Conceded | C | 17 | 29 | ||
| 88% | 85% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 88% | 85% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 86% | 84% | ||
| 76% | 69% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 48% | ||
| 40% | 31% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 36% | 36% | ||
| 20% | 23% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 14% | 16% | ||
| 60% | 62% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 56% | ||
| 28% | 31% | Clean Sheets | C S | 29% | 32% | ||
| 24% | 23% | Failed to Score | F T | 21% | 12% | ||
| 5.5 | 6.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.5 | 5.7 | ||
| 4.7 | 4.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 3.4 | ||
| 2 | 1.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.4 | 1.5 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 9.4 | 9.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.6 | 10.2 | ||
| 4.3 | 4.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 4.8 | ||
| 42% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 38% | ||
| 8.9 | 7.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9 | 8.1 | ||
| 3.7 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 3.4 | ||
| 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 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 15 | 24 |
| 2 | Al Wahda | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 20 |
| 3 | Al Nasr | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 17 |
| 4 | Shabab Al Ahli Dubai | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 17 |
| 5 | Al Jazira | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 16 |
| 6 | Al Sharjah | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | -2 | 16 |
| 7 | Khorfakkan Club | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 15 |
| 8 | Ajman | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -1 | 14 |
| 9 | Al Wasl | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | -1 | 13 |
| 10 | Al Ittihad Kalba | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 12 |
| 11 | Bani Yas | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 12 |
| 12 | Al Dhafra | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | -5 | 8 |
| 13 | Al Urooba | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 11 | -16 | 4 |
| 14 | Emirates | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 14 | -18 | 1 |