Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Emirates & Bani Yas face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Presidents Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
Emirates and Bani Yas should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Emirates form and stats
Last season their Presidents Cup adventure ended in the quarter-finals.Emirates have played 5 Uae League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 0-1-4 (wins-draws-losses).
A draw after 90 minutes last time out for Emirates, who played 0-0 against Al Sharjah. That match was also played at this venue (Emirates Club Stadium).
A strong away win before that one, visiting Bani Yas and winning 1-0.Emirates has huge difficulties finding the net and are scoring on average only once per two home matches in the league: 1 goal from 5 games. Emirates have conceded 10 goals in these home games, a significant number.
Bani Yas form and stats
Bani's mission in Presidents Cup last season failed in the semi-finals.Playing away, Bani Yas have won 1 game, drawn 2 and suffered 1 defeat in the Uae League this season.
Two travels in a row for Bani, whose manager Isăilă could celebrate last time after the Arabian Gulf Cup win against Al Khaleej.
The game before that, in the Arabian Gulf Cup, was lost at home, a 0-1 defeat against Emirates.Bani Yas have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 4 league away games 5 goals have been scored. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Bani Yas have conceded 6 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Head to head numbers (for the previous ten meetings): Emirates won three games, three matches ended with a draw and Bani Yas have four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: eight / twoTop Goalscorers
  J. Gnadou 3 goals |  S. Ivković 3 goals | N. Giménez 3 goals |
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| Emirates | Bani Yas | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 8 | 5 | Won | W | 5 | 10 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Drew | D | 4 | 7 | ||
| 10 | 4 | Lost | L | 2 | 8 | ||
| 33 | 18 | Scored | S | 19 | 36 | ||
| 36 | 14 | Conceded | C | 13 | 29 | ||
| 96% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 72% | 58% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 80% | ||
| 44% | 42% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 55% | 44% | ||
| 36% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 27% | 28% | ||
| 20% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 9% | 12% | ||
| 48% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 64% | 52% | ||
| 28% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 18% | 24% | ||
| 28% | 42% | Failed to Score | F T | 18% | 28% | ||
| 3.9 | 4.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.2 | 4.7 | ||
| 6.1 | 5.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 4.6 | ||
| 2.2 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | ||
| 7.1 | 7.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.8 | 9.8 | ||
| 2.6 | 2.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.4 | 3.8 | ||
| 24% | 13% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 38% | ||
| 9.6 | 10 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.8 | 10.8 | ||
| 4.1 | 3.6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 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 | Al Khaleej | 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 |