Al Wasl get ready to welcome Al Sharjah for something different than the ordinary league football: The Presidents Cup Semi-finals leg 1 of 2.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Wasl and Al Sharjah.
Al Wasl form and stats
Last season, Al Wasl's Presidents Cup journey ended in the quarter-finals.2 victories, 3 draws and 2 defeats. That’s what Al Wasl have to build on here at Zabeel Stadium in the Uae League.
Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper not having conceded a league goal in 190 minutes.
A good away victory last time out for Al Wasl, who won 1-0 against Al Khaleej.
In the match before that, Al Wasl hosted Bani Yas and drew the Uae League game 0-0.The match schedule is unforgiving for Wasl as they have a new game in only four days, a Uae League match thankfully also at home. Al Sharjah are visiting.
Al Wasl are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 9 goals in 7 games. Al Wasl are not conceding a lot of goals here at Zabeel Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 6 from 7 matches.
Al Sharjah form and stats
Sharjah was sent out of Presidents Cup in the semi-finals last season.Playing away, Al Sharjah have won 3 games, drawn 2 and suffered 2 defeats in the Uae League this season.
291 minutes! That's how long the Al Sharjah goalkeeper and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
Sharjah had fun at their own home (Zabeel Stadium) last time out, beating Al Dhafra 1-0. Camara scored.
Prior to that result Al Sharjah won their away game at Al Ittihad Kalba in the Uae League. The scoreline was 1-0.Al Sharjah have another fixture that requires travelling in just four days, a Uae League match vs Al Wasl. A back-breaking fixture list for them!
Al Sharjah are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 12 times in 7 away games so far. 10 goals have been conceded by Sharjah in these games.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's two Al Wasl victories, three draws and five Al Sharjah wins. Over/under statistics; seven of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less. The matches between these sides sometimes lean towards being rough and physical, having seen 5 red cards from the last ten encounters.Top Goalscorers
  C. Lucas Fernandes 6 goals | B. Malango Ngita 6 goals |  M. Araújo Villar 5 goals |
Al Wasl missing players
Al Sharjah missing players
| Al Wasl | Al Sharjah | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 10 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 6 | Won | W | 4 | 12 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Drew | D | 4 | 9 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | ||
| 40 | 22 | Scored | S | 18 | 41 | ||
| 29 | 12 | Conceded | C | 13 | 31 | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 90% | 92% | ||
| 72% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 60% | 72% | ||
| 52% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 60% | ||
| 28% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 60% | 36% | ||
| 20% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 16% | ||
| 48% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 56% | ||
| 40% | 42% | Clean Sheets | C S | 30% | 32% | ||
| 20% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 20% | ||
| 5.4 | 5.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.8 | 5.6 | ||
| 5.2 | 5.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.1 | 3.9 | ||
| 1.9 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2.1 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 4 | ||
| 11.5 | 12.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.5 | 11 | ||
| 5 | 5.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 4.2 | ||
| 32% | 34% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 42% | 39% | ||
| 8.2 | 8.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7.1 | 8 | ||
| 3.2 | 3.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.6 | 3.2 | ||
| 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 |
