Getting closer to the top teams is at stake when these two mid-table clubs battle it out. Both will be aiming to improve their league table standing, Al Ain in 5th and Shabab Al Ahli Dubai in 6th place.
- Shabab Al Ahli Dubai has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (5) in Uae League
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Al Ain form and stats
3 victories, 3 draws and 1 defeat. That’s what Al Ain have to build on here at Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium in the Uae League. Three draws from their last three home games means a steady supply of points here at Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium, but a victory now would be sweet for Ain.
An away draw last time out for Ain, facing Al Khaleej in a game that ended 2-2. Before that match, a win away at Hatta.
Ain have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium with 11 goals in 7 league matches. Ain have only conceded 6 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Shabab Al Ahli Dubai form and stats
Playing away, Shabab Al Ahli Dubai have won 1 game, drawn 4 and suffered 1 defeat in the Uae League this season.
Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Shabab Al Ahli Dubai goalkeeper Majed Naser Humaid Bakhit Maqdemi is eager to challenge this, with his 256 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.
Impressive finishing from Mohammed Jumaa secured the home win 2-0 against Al Ittihad Kalba in their previous game. Prior to that match, a home win 5-0 against Al Khaleej in the Arabian Gulf Cup.
There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Shabab manager M. Redha as the team has another away game coming up in only four days, this time against Al Wasl.
Shabab Al Ahli Dubai has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 11 goals from 6 games. As for defending, Shabab rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 9 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Shabab Al Ahli Dubai - Al Ain 1-1 earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: four - four - two (Ain wins - draws - Shabab Al Ahli Dubai wins). As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  I. da Cruz 10 goals |   F. Laba 5 goals |  W. Naval Eduardo 3 goals |
Al Ain missing players
Shabab Al Ahli Dubai missing players
| Al Ain | Shabab Al Ahli Dubai | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 14 | 7 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 6 | 14 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 21 | 11 | 2 | Scored | S | 6 | 11 | 26 |
| 16 | 6 | 1 | Conceded | C | 3 | 9 | 16 |
| 93% | 86% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 86% |
| 79% | 71% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 79% |
| 50% | 43% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 67% | 50% |
| 29% | 29% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 50% | 36% |
| 14% | 14% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 17% | 21% |
| 71% | 57% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 83% | 57% |
| 29% | 43% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 17% | 43% |
| 7% | 14% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 14% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.8 | 1.9 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2.2 | 1.4 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11.9 | 13.1 | 9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 19.3 | 17 | 14.5 |
| 4.1 | 4.7 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 7 | 6.2 | 5.7 |
| 36% | 33% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 30% | 32% |
- All of Shabab Al Ahli Dubai's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Shabab Al Ahli Dubai has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (5) in Uae League
- Shabab Al Ahli Dubai have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Shabab Al Ahli Dubai have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Shabab Al Ahli Dubai haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| 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 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 35 |
| 2 | Al Jazira | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 30 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 12 | 16 | 30 |
| 3 | Bani Yas | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 14 | 26 |
| 4 | Al Nasr | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 24 |
| 5 | Al Ain | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 21 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 24 |
| 6 | Shabab Al Ahli Dubai | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 26 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 22 |
| 7 | Al Wahda | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 22 |
| 8 | Al Wasl | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 26 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 20 |
| 9 | Al Ittihad Kalba | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | -5 | 19 |
| 10 | Al Dhafra | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 16 | -6 | 16 |
| 11 | Al Khaleej | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 13 | -7 | 15 |
| 12 | Ajman | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 28 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 20 | -19 | 9 |
| 13 | Al Fujairah | 14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 16 | 32 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 17 | -16 | 7 |
| 14 | Hatta | 14 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 34 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 13 | -27 | 2 |