National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Al Wasl or Al Ain that keep their silverware dream alive.
There have been little to rest for the hosts, as they were involved in a Uae League fixture only four days back. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Al Jazira.
Al Wasl form and stats
Last season, Al Wasl's Presidents Cup journey ended in the quarter-finals.2 victories, 2 draws and 2 defeats. That’s what Al Wasl have to build on here at Zabeel Stadium in the Uae League.
Al Wasl lost their last game at Al Jazira after a 2-3 scoreline.
Ahead of that match, Al Wasl lost 3-4 at home to Al Ain.The Al Wasl fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 9 goals in 6 league matches. Wasl'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
Last season their Presidents Cup adventure ended in the 8th finals.The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 4 wins, 2 draws and only 1 loss in the Uae League.
Two away games in a row for Al Ain, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-2 versus Al Sharjah in the Uae League.
Preceding that game was the away Arabian Gulf Cup victory against Al Wasl with the score of 4-3.With an average of more than two away goals per league game away, Al Ain are regular goalscorers on their travels. 8 goals have been conceded by Al Ain in these games.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: one - two - seven (Wasl wins - draws - Al Ain wins). As for goals, eight matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  F. Laba 14 goals |  M. Araújo Villar 4 goals |  C. Guanca 4 goals |
Al Wasl missing players
Al Ain missing players
| Al Wasl | Al Ain | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Won | W | 7 | 14 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Drew | D | 3 | 5 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Lost | L | 4 | 6 | ||
| 44 | 24 | Scored | S | 23 | 44 | ||
| 38 | 18 | Conceded | C | 19 | 31 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 84% | 92% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 79% | 80% | ||
| 60% | 58% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 36% | 44% | ||
| 36% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 36% | 36% | ||
| 32% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 21% | 20% | ||
| 64% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 43% | 52% | ||
| 28% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 29% | 32% | ||
| 12% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 29% | 16% | ||
| 5.2 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.7 | 5.6 | ||
| 4.8 | 5.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 4 | ||
| 1.7 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.6 | 1.6 | ||
| 3 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 11.1 | 12.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.4 | 10 | ||
| 4.8 | 5.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.4 | 5.1 | ||
| 37% | 39% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 35% | ||
| 8.8 | 9.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.9 | 8.2 | ||
| 3.5 | 4.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.9 | 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 |
