Al Dhafra fights Al Wasl in Uae League battle

Days
Hours
Minutes
Seconds
Competition: United Arab Emirates Uae League
Competition: Sat 16.January
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan Stadium (5000 seats)

Season ticket holders at Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan Stadium haven’t seen too many victories this season, with Al Dhafra languishing in the 10th position so far. The guesting Al Wasl will be hopeful to defend their higher league position in this one.

Insights:
  • Al Dhafra haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Al Wasl have scored in all their away matches so far.

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

L L L W D

Al Dhafra form and stats

The home supporters can't complain about results here at Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan Stadium as Al Dhafra have scored 11 goals to get 12 points from 6 games. The overall stats in the Uae League are 4-0-2 (wins-draws-losses).

Al Dhafra lost their last game at Bani Yas (placed 4th) after a 1-3 scoreline. Preceding that match was a defeat to Al Nasr (0-2).

The Dhafra fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 11 goals in 6 league matches. Dhafra have conceded 6 in these home matches.

D D W L L

Al Wasl form and stats

The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 4 wins, 0 draws and only 2 losses in the Uae League.

Al Wasl has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Al Sharjah for a Arabian Gulf Cup game that ended a draw (0-0). Ahead of that game was the 2-2 draw at home against Shabab Al Ahli Dubai in the Uae League.

Wasl have scored more than twice on average per away game (in the league), an impressive attacking display. They have 14 goals from 6 away matches. Al Wasl have conceded 9 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: three wins for Dhafra, two draws and five wins for Al Wasl. Over 2,5 goals: eight times; under 2,5 goals: two games.

Top Goalscorers

Al WaslF. Virginio de Lima
F. Virginio de Lima
7 goals
Al WaslJ. Brandão Figueiredo
J. Brandão Figueiredo
6 goals
DhafraY. Al Bakhet
Y. Al Bakhet
5 goals

Al Dhafra missing players

Al Wasl missing players

Al Dhafra Al Wasl
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
12 6 1 Played P 3 6 12
4 4 0 Won W 3 4 5
3 0 0 Drew D 0 0 1
5 2 1 Lost L 0 2 6
15 11 1 Scored S 8 14 23
20 6 2 Conceded C 4 9 23
92% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
83% 83% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 83% 92%
50% 50% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 83% 92%
42% 33% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 67% 50% 50%
25% 17% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 67% 50% 42%
58% 50% 100% BTTS BTTS 67% 67% 67%
25% 33% 0% Clean Sheets C S 33% 33% 25%
25% 17% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 8%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.9 2 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.3 2.7 2.8
2 0 0 Red cards R C 1 1 3
 
8.2 8.2 9 Shots (avg) S ( 6.7 8.8 9.8
2.8 3 2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.7 3.7 3.8
44% 61% 50% Goal Efficiency G E 73% 64% 50%
Key stats in Uae League this season:
  • Al Dhafra haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Al Wasl have scored in all their away matches so far.
  • Al Wasl haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  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 12 9 2 1 25 11 6 5 1 0 14 4 6 4 1 1 11 7 14 29
2 Al Jazira 12 8 3 1 27 11 6 4 1 1 10 2 6 4 2 0 17 9 16 27
3 Al Nasr 12 7 3 2 24 12 6 3 2 1 11 7 6 4 1 1 13 5 12 24
4 Bani Yas 12 7 2 3 24 10 6 4 0 2 14 7 6 3 2 1 10 3 14 23
5 Al Ain 12 5 5 2 18 14 7 3 3 1 11 6 5 2 2 1 7 8 4 20
6 Al Wahda 12 5 4 3 21 13 6 4 2 0 16 5 6 1 2 3 5 8 8 19
7 Al Ittihad Kalba 12 5 4 3 12 14 6 1 3 2 4 9 6 4 1 1 8 5 -2 19
8 Shabab Al Ahli Dubai 12 3 7 2 23 16 6 2 3 1 12 7 6 1 4 1 11 9 7 16
9 Al Wasl 12 5 1 6 23 23 6 1 1 4 9 14 6 4 0 2 14 9 0 16
10 Al Dhafra 12 4 3 5 15 20 6 4 0 2 11 6 6 0 3 3 4 14 -5 15
11 Al Khaleej 12 3 2 7 12 22 6 0 2 4 5 9 6 3 0 3 7 13 -10 11
12 Al Fujairah 12 2 1 9 13 27 7 2 1 4 9 15 5 0 0 5 4 12 -14 7
13 Ajman 12 0 3 9 5 26 5 0 2 3 3 6 7 0 1 6 2 20 -21 3
14 Hatta 12 0 2 10 6 29 5 0 0 5 6 16 7 0 2 5 0 13 -23 2