The league table is allowed to rest as Al Wahda and Bani Yas battle for Presidents Cup honors in this first Semi-finals leg of two fixtures.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Al Wahda form and stats
Last season their Presidents Cup adventure ended in the 8th finals.Al Wahda are steadily winning Uae League games and points here at Al-Nahyan Stadium. 3 wins, 3 draws and 0 defeats is the summary from 6 games.
A strong away win for Wahda against Bani Yas the last match, as Jumaa were on target.
Ahead of that match, Al Wahda won a home game hosting Al Urooba (4-2).The match schedule is unforgiving for Al Wahda as they have a new game in only four days, a Uae League match thankfully also at home. Al Khaleej are visiting.
Al Wahda can score goals in their home matches. After 6 league matches they have found the net 13 times. Wahda have only conceded 5 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Bani Yas form and stats
They also participated in Presidents Cup last season. This ended in the semi-finals.2 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses. That’s the product of Bani Yas playing as the away team in the Uae League this season.
Bani Yas are looking to quickly end their 200 minutes long goal drought in the Uae League.
The manager Isăilă was unhappy after their last game, played at their home stadium Bani Yas Stadium. Bani Yas suffered a 0-1 loss to Al Wahda.
A 0-0 draw at Al Wasl's stadium before that.The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The Uae League trip to Al Ain.
Bani Yas find the net regularly in their away games. 8 goals from 7 away fixtures in the league. 10 goals have been conceded by Bani in these games.
Head 2 Head
Data for the preceeding ten meetings featuring these two participants are: four wins for Al Wahda, four draws and two wins for Bani Yas. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: six games.Top Goalscorers
  J. Pereira dos Santos 9 goals |  O. Khribin 8 goals |  F. Santos Martins 5 goals |
Al Wahda missing players
Bani Yas missing players
| Al Wahda | Bani Yas | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 10 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 6 | Won | W | 5 | 8 | ||
| 9 | 3 | Drew | D | 5 | 7 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 3 | 10 | ||
| 44 | 18 | Scored | S | 19 | 34 | ||
| 23 | 10 | Conceded | C | 17 | 33 | ||
| 88% | 90% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 96% | ||
| 76% | 70% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 92% | 80% | ||
| 48% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 62% | 52% | ||
| 28% | 30% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 31% | 32% | ||
| 20% | 30% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | ||
| 60% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 54% | 52% | ||
| 40% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 23% | 16% | ||
| 12% | 10% | Failed to Score | F T | 31% | 36% | ||
| 5 | 5.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.8 | 5.4 | ||
| 3.8 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.9 | 5.1 | ||
| 2.2 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.1 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | ||
| 11.9 | 13.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.5 | 9 | ||
| 4.2 | 4.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3.5 | ||
| 42% | 43% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 41% | 39% | ||
| 8.2 | 8.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.9 | 10.8 | ||
| 3.6 | 3.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 3.9 | ||
| 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 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 35 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 22 | 36 |
| 2 | Al Wahda | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 29 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 18 | 30 |
| 3 | Al Sharjah | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 29 |
| 4 | Shabab Al Ahli Dubai | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 27 |
| 5 | Al Jazira | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 23 |
| 6 | Al Wasl | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 21 |
| 7 | Al Nasr | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 19 |
| 8 | Bani Yas | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 19 |
| 9 | Ajman | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -2 | 19 |
| 10 | Al Ittihad Kalba | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | -1 | 18 |
| 11 | Al Khaleej | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 18 | -9 | 15 |
| 12 | Al Dhafra | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 10 | -7 | 10 |
| 13 | Al Urooba | 15 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 38 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 20 | -21 | 9 |
| 14 | Emirates | 15 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 35 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 20 | -23 | 5 |
