Pre-match most people would expect a noteworthy difference in performance between these sides based on results so far, with Al Ain ahead of Al Dhafra by 11 points.
- Al Ain have the the best goal difference (+10) in Uae League
- Al Dhafra have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
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 Al Ain and Al Dhafra.
Al Ain form and stats
Al Ain have collected seven points from their first three Uae League games here at Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium, a promising start.
Ain shared the glory with Shabab Al Ahli Dubai in their last match, an away game that ended all square 1-1.
Prior to that, an away loss at Emirates in the Arabian Gulf Cup.Goals decide football matches and Al Ain are scoring many of them at home; 7 on target from 3 league matches. Ain have only conceded 2 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Al Dhafra form and stats
2 wins, 0 draws and 2 losses. That’s the product of Al Dhafra playing as the away team in the Uae League this season.
This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Uae League home defeat versus Al Wahda with 1-3 on the scoreboard.
A 0-0 draw at Al Nasr's stadium before that.Al Dhafra are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 6 times in 4 away games so far. As for defending, Al Dhafra rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 6 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's seven Ain victories, zero draws and three Al Dhafra wins. Over/under statistics; seven of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  F. Laba 10 goals | K. Autonne 2 goals | S. Rahimi 2 goals |
Al Ain missing players
Al Dhafra missing players
| Al Ain | Al Dhafra | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 8 | 3 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 17 | 7 | 6 | Scored | S | 0 | 6 | 9 |
| 7 | 2 | 1 | Conceded | C | 2 | 6 | 13 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 88% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 88% |
| 38% | 33% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 75% | 62% |
| 38% | 33% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 25% | 25% |
| 25% | 33% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 62% | 67% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 25% | 50% |
| 38% | 33% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 12% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 50% | 38% |
| 7.5 | 7.7 | 9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 3.5 | 4 |
| 2.8 | 1.3 | 2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 7 | 6.4 |
| 1.4 | 1.7 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1 | 1.8 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 12.5 | 12.3 | 10.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 3 | 8.8 | 8 |
| 5.6 | 6.3 | 7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 2.5 | 2.2 |
| 38% | 37% | 43% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 60% | 50% |
- Al Ain have not yet lost a game.
- Al Ain have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Al Ain have scored in all their matches so far.
- Al Ain have the most scored goals in the first half (13) in Uae League
- Al Ain have the the best goal difference (+10) in Uae League
- Al Ain have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Al Ain haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Al Dhafra have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Al Dhafra haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- All of Al Ain's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- All of Al Dhafra's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
| 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 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 18 |
| 2 | Al Jazira | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 16 |
| 3 | Shabab Al Ahli Dubai | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 15 |
| 4 | Al Wahda | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 14 |
| 5 | Al Nasr | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 13 |
| 6 | Al Sharjah | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 13 |
| 7 | Al Khaleej | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 12 |
| 8 | Al Wasl | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 12 |
| 9 | Ajman | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 11 |
| 10 | Al Ittihad Kalba | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 10 |
| 11 | Al Dhafra | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | -4 | 7 |
| 12 | Bani Yas | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -5 | 6 |
| 13 | Al Urooba | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | -11 | 4 |
| 14 | Emirates | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 11 | -16 | 0 |