The Al Ain manager P. dos Santos Martins Silva attacks this game with the team placed 7th so far. In the visitors dressing room Al Dhafra and their manager V. Rašović are in 4th place before this match.
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 Ain form and stats
OK but not perfect. That could be the conclusion for Al Ain's two home games in the Uae League so far this season, having collected 3 points here at Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium.
Preceding that match was a defeat to Al Sharjah (1-2).
Fahad Hadeed was able to secure the draw 1-1 in the game against Al Fujairah after coming on as a substitute and scoring the final goal. In the starting lineup today?
It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Al Ain at home in the league. 3 on target and 2 scored by the opposition; from 2 matches.
Al Dhafra form and stats
Still no away game victory in the Uae League for Al Dhafra with 1 draw and 1 loss from their first 2 attempts.
A home win before that, celebrating 3-1 vs Al Fujairah.
Al Dhafra lost the plot completely in their previous game, as mentioned above. They need to recover quickly from that 0-5 beating and focus on this one.
As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Al Dhafra has managed 1 goal and let in 6 from 2 matches.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: eight - zero - two (Ain wins - draws - Al Dhafra wins). As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  Y. Al Bakhet 3 goals |  S. Al Mansoori 2 goals |  M. Ali Shakir 1 goals |
Al Ain missing players
Al Dhafra missing players
| Al Ain | Al Dhafra | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Scored | S | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | Conceded | C | 1 | 6 | 8 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 25% | 50% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 75% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 50% | 75% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 75% | 50% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 50% | 75% |
| 25% | 50% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 50% | 25% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.8 | 3 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.5 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 55 | 34 | 21 | Total Shots | T S | 6 | 13 | 24 |
| 15 | 9 | 6 | Shots on Target | S O | 4 | 6 | 15 |
| 33% | 33% | 17% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 17% | 53% |
| Al Ain | Last season | Al Dhafra | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 19 | 9 | Played | P | 9 | 19 | ||
| 11 | 4 | Won | W | 5 | 9 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 4 | 8 | ||
| 46 | 17 | Scored | S | 12 | 25 | ||
| 21 | 11 | Conceded | C | 12 | 24 | ||
| 89% | 89% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 89% | 89% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 89% | 79% | ||
| 79% | 78% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 58% | ||
| 47% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 11% | 21% | ||
| 32% | 22% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | ||
| 68% | 78% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 68% | ||
| 32% | 22% | Clean Sheets | C S | 11% | 11% | ||
| 11% | 11% | Failed to Score | F T | 22% | 21% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.3 | 1.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.1 | 1.9 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 5 | ||
| 258 | 112 | Total Shots | T S | 77 | 168 | ||
| 104 | 45 | Shots on Target | S O | 35 | 68 | ||
| 42% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 34% | 37% | ||
| 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 Sharjah | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 12 |
| 2 | Bani Yas | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 9 |
| 3 | Al Nasr | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 4 | Al Dhafra | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 7 |
| 5 | Shabab Al Ahli Dubai | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 6 | Al Jazira | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 7 | Al Ain | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 8 | Al Wahda | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
| 9 | Al Wasl | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | -4 | 3 |
| 10 | Al Ittihad Kalba | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 3 |
| 11 | Ajman | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -4 | 1 |
| 12 | Al Fujairah | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -6 | 1 |
| 13 | Hatta | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | -8 | 1 |
| 14 | Al Khaleej | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | -8 | 0 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Shabab Al Ahli Dubai | 19 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 41 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 28 | 43 |
| 2 | Al Ain | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 46 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 10 | 25 | 37 |
| 3 | Al Jazira | 19 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 29 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 12 | 36 |
| 4 | Al Sharjah | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 38 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 14 | 15 | 35 |
| 5 | Al Wahda | 19 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 33 | 30 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 3 | 35 |
| 6 | Al Nasr | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 31 |
| 7 | Al Dhafra | 19 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 25 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 29 |
| 8 | Al Wasl | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 31 | 33 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 15 | -2 | 29 |
| 9 | Bani Yas | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 17 | -6 | 23 |
| 10 | Ajman | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 25 | 39 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 23 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 16 | -14 | 18 |
| 11 | Al Ittihad Kalba | 19 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 24 | 39 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 22 | -15 | 16 |
| 12 | Al Khaleej | 19 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 32 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | -14 | 15 |
| 13 | Hatta | 19 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 32 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 14 | -17 | 13 |
| 14 | Al Fujairah | 19 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 36 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 22 | -21 | 12 |