A home win is expected from this fixture if the league table is anything to judge by. The home fans are optimistic that the difference between 4th and 11th place in the table will show on the pitch.
The hosts Al Ain saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the Uae League.
Al Ittihad Kalba play their home games on artificial turf, while this game is played on grass. Recent stats for Al Ittihad Kalba when playing on grass are 11 wins, 7 draws and 9 defeats from 27 matches. They have scored 43 goals and conceded 36 times in these games.
Al Ain form and stats
Al Ain have performed well at Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium so far this season with 7 wins from 11 matches. Points have also been lost, as they have drawn 1 game and lost 3. The Al Ain manager Juan Garrido might feel some added pressure to get something from this game after two straight home defeats.In their previous game, the manager Juan Garrido led his Al Ain to a defeat in the Uae League match away at Bani Yas. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium. Preceding that match was a AFC Champions League defeat to Al Duhail (0-2).
The Al Ain fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 17 goals in 11 matches. Al Ain's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 12 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Al Ittihad Kalba form and stats
2-6-2 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Al Ittihad Kalba in their matches away. Al Ittihad Kalba are desperate to end a ten-game winless run, as they haven't won a game since the Al Wasl fixture. The awayteam now has four consecutive draws when travelling away from home.Al Ittihad Kalba delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Al Sharjah in their previous match; a Uae League game. Preceding that game, the 0-0 draw paying a visit to Ajman.
Al Ittihad Kalba are not goal shy away from home, finding the net 16 times in 10 away games so far. In the opposite end, Al Ittihad Kalba have conceded 17 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Al Ittihad Kalba - Al Ain 1-2. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's 8 Al Ain victories, 0 draws and 2 Al Ittihad Kalba wins.Al Ain missing players
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| Al Ain | Al Ittihad Kalba | |||||
| Total | Home | Home vs
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Statistic | Away vs
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Away | Total |
| 22 | 11 | 3 | Played | 3 | 10 | 22 |
| 12 | 7 | 2 | Won | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Drew | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Lost | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| 36 | 17 | 6 | Scored | 4 | 16 | 35 |
| 31 | 12 | 1 | Conceded | 5 | 17 | 42 |
| 95% | 91% | 67% | Over 0.5 | 100% | 90% | 91% |
| 91% | 82% | 67% | Over 1.5 | 100% | 90% | 91% |
| 77% | 73% | 67% | Over 2.5 | 67% | 50% | 64% |
| 32% | 18% | 33% | Over 3.5 | 33% | 40% | 50% |
| 5% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | 0% | 20% | 27% |
| 55% | 55% | 33% | BTTS | 100% | 80% | 77% |
| 27% | 36% | 67% | Clean Sheets | 0% | 20% | 18% |
| 23% | 18% | 33% | Failed To Score | 0% | 10% | 14% |
| 6.5 | 6 | 5.3 | Corners For (avg) | 3.7 | 4.4 | 5.2 |
| 4.3 | 3.5 | 3 | Corners Against (avg) | 10 | 8 | 6.7 |
| 2.3 | 2.4 | 1.3 | Yellow Cards (avg) | 2 | 2.2 | 1.9 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Red Cards | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 08-04-19 |
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Al Duhail | 2 - 2 | Al Ain |
| 13-04-19 |
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Al Ain | 0 - 4 | Ajman |
| 17-04-19 |
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Al Sharjah | 2 - 2 | Al Ain |
| 23-04-19 |
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Al Ain | 0 - 2 | Al Duhail |
| 27-04-19 |
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Bani Yas | 2 - 0 | Al Ain |
| 01-05-19 |
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Al Ain | 14:05 | Al Ittihad Kalba |
| 06-05-19 |
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Al Hilal | 19:00 | Al Ain |
| 11-05-19 |
|
Dibba Al Fujairah | 18:00 | Al Ain |
| 15-05-19 |
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Al Ain | 18:00 | Al Wasl |
| 20-05-19 |
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Al Ain | 18:00 | Esteghlal |
| 27-02-19 |
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Al Nasr | 1 - 1 | Al Ittihad Kalba |
| 29-03-19 |
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Al Ittihad Kalba | 1 - 3 | Shabab Al Ahli Dubai |
| 05-04-19 |
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Al Fujairah | 3 - 3 | Al Ittihad Kalba |
| 13-04-19 |
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Al Ittihad Kalba | 2 - 4 | Al Jazira |
| 19-04-19 |
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Ajman | 0 - 0 | Al Ittihad Kalba |
| 26-04-19 |
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Al Ittihad Kalba | 1 - 1 | Al Sharjah |
| 01-05-19 |
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Al Ain | 14:05 | Al Ittihad Kalba |
| 10-05-19 |
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Bani Yas | 18:00 | Al Ittihad Kalba |
| 15-05-19 |
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Al Ittihad Kalba | 18:00 | Dibba Al Fujairah |
| 25-05-19 |
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Al Wasl | 18:00 | Al Ittihad Kalba |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
| 1 | Al Sharjah | 22 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 48 | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 9 | 26 | 52 |
| 2 | Shabab Al Ahli Dubai | 22 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 46 | 29 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 14 | 17 | 44 |
| 3 | Al Jazira | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 60 | 34 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 28 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 32 | 23 | 26 | 41 |
| 4 | Al Ain | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 36 | 31 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 5 | 39 |
| 5 | Al Wahda | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 54 | 35 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 32 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 17 | 19 | 37 |
| 6 | Bani Yas | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 42 | 29 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 31 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 13 | 36 |
| 7 | Ajman | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 31 | 31 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 0 | 31 |
| 8 | Al Dhafra | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 30 | 36 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 19 | -6 | 28 |
| 9 | Al Nasr | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 33 | 36 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 25 | -3 | 27 |
| 10 | Al Wasl | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 38 | 45 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 22 | 20 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 25 | -7 | 27 |
| 11 | Al Ittihad Kalba | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 35 | 42 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 25 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 17 | -7 | 23 |
| 12 | Emirates | 22 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 27 | 53 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 26 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 27 | -26 | 15 |
| 13 | Al Fujairah | 22 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 28 | 57 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 22 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 11 | 35 | -29 | 15 |
| 14 | Dibba Al Fujairah | 22 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 26 | 54 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 23 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 31 | -28 | 12 |
