National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Al Nasr or Shabab Al Ahli Dubai that keep their silverware dream alive.
The visiting Shabab Al Ahli Dubai played their last game only four days ago, a Uae League match. That game, against Al Khaleej, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for Shabab Al Ahli Dubai.
This is a local derby, usually meaning added tension and importance.
Al Nasr form and stats
Last season their Presidents Cup adventure ended in the quarter-finals.Overall Uae League stats at home this season for Al Nasr are 2-1-2 (wins-draw-losses).
Happy days for Al Nasr in their previous game, a Uae League match away at Hatta that ended with a 2-1 victory. Preceding that match was a Uae League defeat to Al Sharjah (1-3).
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Uae League game versus Al Fujairah in only four days. This game is also played here.
The Al Nasr fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 5 in 5 matches. On the other hand, Al Nasr have conceded 5 goals.
Shabab Al Ahli Dubai form and stats
Nothing but glory last season for Shabab Al Ahli Dubai, as they won the Presidents Cup.3-1-1 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Shabab Al Ahli Dubai in their Uae League matches away. Momentum is building for Shabab Al Ahli Dubai in their away games, having won their two previous outings.
Shabab Al Ahli Dubai play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 2-0 victory visiting Al Khaleej. A 1-1 draw was the result before that, hosting Al Wasl in the Uae League.
A new game in only four days for Shabab Al Ahli Dubai, the Uae League home match versus Al Ittihad Kalba. Busy days.
Shabab Al Ahli Dubai find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 6 goals from 5 away fixtures in the league. Shabab Al Ahli Dubai are tight as a drum on their travels, having allowed the opposition only 1 goal away.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Al Nasr won 1 game, 4 matches ended with a draw and Shabab Al Ahli Dubai has 5 wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: 2 / 8Top Goalscorers
  Leonardo 5 goals |   Tozé 4 goals |  Álvaro Negredo 4 goals |
Al Nasr missing players
Shabab Al Ahli Dubai missing players
| Al Nasr | Shabab Al Ahli Dubai | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 14 | 7 | Won | W | 10 | 18 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | ||
| 40 | 21 | Scored | S | 25 | 57 | ||
| 27 | 15 | Conceded | C | 7 | 19 | ||
| 88% | 85% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 76% | 77% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 69% | 80% | ||
| 60% | 62% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 54% | 60% | ||
| 36% | 38% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 23% | 44% | ||
| 4% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 20% | ||
| 56% | 54% | BTTS | BTTS | 38% | 48% | ||
| 40% | 38% | Clean Sheets | C S | 54% | 44% | ||
| 16% | 23% | Failed to Score | F T | 15% | 16% | ||
| 4.4 | 4.1 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 4.8 | 5.6 | ||
| 4.2 | 4 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 3.9 | 3.6 | ||
| 2 | 1.9 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 2.3 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Red Cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 298 | 167 | Total Shots | T S | 108 | 265 | ||
| 133 | 77 | Shots on Target | S O | 53 | 121 | ||
| 30% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 40% | ||
| 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 |