Al Dhafra will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 1 point behind Al Jazira.
There haven't been much time to rest for the hosts, as they played a Uae League match only four days ago. This match was also played here at Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan Stadium. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Al Jazira have had more rest.
Al Dhafra form and stats
Overall Uae League stats at home this season for Al Dhafra are 3-2-2 (wins-draw-losses). With a nice streak brewing from their home games, Al Dhafra are also looking for their fifth consecutive victory regardless of location. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan Stadium.
Al Dhafra's previous game was a Uae League match also played at home, ending 3-1 versus Al Fujairah (placed 12th). The home side are looking to build on that result. A strong away win before that one, visiting Hatta and winning 2-1.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Al Dhafra as they are travelling to their away game against Bani Yas in the Uae League. That match is four days after this one.
The Al Dhafra fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 10 in 7 matches. 8 goals have been conceded.
Al Jazira form and stats
The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 4 wins, 2 draws and only 1 loss in the Uae League.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Ajman (placed 10th) in their previous outing. The Uae League match ended in a draw 1-1. A draw for Al Jazira before that, at their own venue hosting Shabab Al Ahli Dubai (2-2).
The Al Jazira manager M. Keizer has got the team scoring on the road, with 14 away goals in 7 league matches. It's not easy to score on Al Jazira as they have only conceded 6 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Al Jazira - Al Dhafra 2-0. Last ten meetings between the teams: Al Dhafra won 1, Al Jazira won 5 and 4 draws. 4 games with over 2,5 goals, 6 matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
 
J. Pereira dos Santos
8 goals
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A. Al Hajeri
8 goals
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K. Al Shamsi
3 goals
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Al Dhafra missing players
Al Jazira missing players
| Al Dhafra | Al Jazira | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs
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Statistics | Stat | vs
|
Away | Total |
| 13 | 7 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 7 | 13 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 19 | 10 | 3 | Scored | S | 8 | 14 | 21 |
| 16 | 8 | 2 | Conceded | C | 4 | 6 | 12 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 86% | 85% |
| 85% | 71% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 86% | 77% |
| 54% | 43% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 57% | 46% |
| 31% | 43% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 43% | 31% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 14% | 15% |
| 69% | 71% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 57% | 46% |
| 15% | 14% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 43% | 46% |
| 15% | 14% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 14% | 23% |
| 4.2 | 4.6 | 7.5 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 3.3 | 4 | 4.8 |
| 5.1 | 4.3 | 3.5 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 7 | 5.6 | 4.5 |
| 1.9 | 1.4 | 2.5 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.3 | 1.5 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 122 | 68 | 17 | Total Shots | T S | 30 | 78 | 149 |
| 48 | 23 | 4 | Shots on Target | S O | 12 | 32 | 63 |
| 40% | 43% | 75% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 67% | 44% | 33% |
- Al Dhafra haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Al Jazira have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Al Jazira have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded 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 | Shabab Al Ahli Dubai | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 24 | 32 |
| 2 | Al Ain | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 6 | 15 | 24 |
| 3 | Al Sharjah | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 10 | 24 |
| 4 | Al Jazira | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 24 |
| 5 | Al Dhafra | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 23 |
| 6 | Al Nasr | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 23 |
| 7 | Al Wasl | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 21 |
| 8 | Al Wahda | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 25 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 13 | -1 | 20 |
| 9 | Bani Yas | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | -6 | 14 |
| 10 | Ajman | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 26 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 14 | -7 | 14 |
| 11 | Al Ittihad Kalba | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 17 | -8 | 13 |
| 12 | Al Fujairah | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 26 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 16 | -15 | 10 |
| 13 | Hatta | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 12 | -13 | 8 |
| 14 | Al Khaleej | 13 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 26 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -16 | 4 |