It's advantage Al Ain so far with their 2nd position in the Uae League table, welcoming Bani Yas who are placed 9th.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Al Ain form and stats
Al Ain, who have the most scored goals (46) in Uae League, have collected 15 points from their Uae League home games so far after 4-3-2.
The fans are hoping that Al Ain will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 1-3 away loss in the Uae League game against Al Jazira (placed 3rd). In the game before, an away victory in the Presidents Cup match versus Al Sharjah with a 3-2 scoreline.
The Al Ain fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 17 goals in 9 league matches. Al Ain have conceded 11 in these home matches.
Bani Yas form and stats
Bani Yas have only collected 8 points from their away games in the Uae League, after 2-2-6 (10 played). The travelling fans think it's time that their travel expenses are covered with some points now, as Bani Yas have lost on their last two travels.
Bani Yas go into this game after a win, the home game against Al Ittihad Kalba that ended 2-1. A 0-1 loss hosting Al Dhafra (after extra-time) before that.
The visitors have scored 9 goals from 10 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. As for defending, Bani Yas rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 17 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Al Ain and Bani Yas have met before this season: Bani Yas - Al Ain 0-0. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's four Al Ain victories, four draws and two Bani Yas wins. Over/under statistics; two of these games ended with three goals or more, eight matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
 F. Laba 18 goals |  J. Hussain Maroof 7 goals | C. Canedo Corrêa 6 goals |
Al Ain missing players
Bani Yas missing players
| Al Ain | Bani Yas | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 9 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 10 | 19 |
| 11 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 6 | 8 |
| 46 | 17 | 8 | Scored | S | 0 | 9 | 21 |
| 21 | 11 | 4 | Conceded | C | 2 | 17 | 27 |
| 89% | 89% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 90% | 89% |
| 89% | 89% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 70% | 63% |
| 79% | 78% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 47% |
| 47% | 33% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 20% | 21% |
| 32% | 22% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 20% | 16% |
| 68% | 78% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 53% |
| 32% | 22% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 20% | 26% |
| 11% | 11% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 40% | 32% |
| 6.3 | 6.6 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.5 | 3.6 | 4 |
| 3.9 | 4.5 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8 | 4.2 | 3.9 |
| 1.3 | 1.4 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.4 | 2.1 |
| 4 | 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 258 | 112 | 35 | Total Shots | T S | 19 | 90 | 177 |
| 104 | 45 | 20 | Shots on Target | S O | 5 | 38 | 67 |
| 42% | 33% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 24% | 31% |
- Al Ain has the most scored goals (46)
- Al Ain has the most scored goals in the second half (29)
- Al Ain have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Al Ain have scored more than double the goals of Bani Yas.
- Bani Yas has the most conceded goals in the first half (19)
- Bani Yas have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
| 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 |