Struggling Al Dhafra will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Bani Yas in the upcoming league round. It’s 11th vs 2nd and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.
- Al Dhafra is in the worst form (0-1-5)
- Bani Yas have the fewest conceded goals (21) in Uae League
It's no vacation for neither Dhafra nor Bani Yas as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Dhafra are fighting like crazy to avoid relegation and desperately need points in this fixture. Bani are still fighting for top positions and their benefits.
Al Dhafra form and stats
When playing at home in the Uae League, Al Dhafra have managed 5 wins, 2 draws and suffered 5 defeats from 12 games. We have seen two home losses in a row now for Dhafra, who are hoping that the phrase “third time lucky” applies to them.
Preceding that game was the away draw at Hatta that finished 2-2.
The defeat against Al Nasr was especially painful as the deciding goal against was scored six minutes into stoppage time (by S. Tagliabue).
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Dhafra as they are travelling to their away game against Al Wasl in the Uae League. That match is three days after this one.
The Dhafra fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 17 in 12 matches. Al Dhafra have conceded 19 from these games.
Bani Yas form and stats
Bani Yas, who have the fewest conceded goals (21) in Uae League, have an excellent away record in the Uae League so far with 7-4-1 from 12 games. In general it has been a productive period now for Bani as they haven't lost any of their last ten games. The away team travel with confidence. Not since the Al Nasr game have they lost an away game, meaning Bani has taken points from eight away matches in a row.
Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to Al Sharjah.
A new game in only three days for Bani, the Uae League home match versus Al Wahda. Busy days.
Bani are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 22 times in 12 away games so far. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (9 so far).
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Bani Yas - Dhafra 3-1 earlier this season. Dhafra-Bani Yas H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Al Dhafra five wins, Bani Yas four wins, one draw. three of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  J. Pereira dos Santos 17 goals | N. Giménez 7 goals |   M. Diop 6 goals |
Al Dhafra missing players
Bani Yas missing players
| Al Dhafra | Bani Yas | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 12 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 12 | 24 |
| 5 | 5 | 0 | Won | W | 3 | 7 | 15 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 13 | 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 30 | 17 | 2 | Scored | S | 8 | 22 | 44 |
| 51 | 19 | 8 | Conceded | C | 2 | 9 | 21 |
| 96% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 83% | 88% |
| 92% | 92% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 75% | 75% |
| 67% | 58% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 50% | 50% |
| 42% | 25% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 25% | 33% |
| 29% | 17% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 17% | 21% |
| 75% | 67% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | 46% |
| 12% | 17% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 42% | 42% |
| 17% | 17% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 25% | 25% |
| 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 | 2.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.6 | 1.7 |
| 8 | 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 7.6 | 7.1 | 7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.8 | 10.5 | 11.4 |
| 3 | 3.1 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6 | 4.9 | 5.1 |
| 41% | 46% | 22% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 37% | 36% |
- Al Dhafra haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Al Dhafra is in the worst form (0-1-5)
- Bani Yas have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Bani Yas have the fewest conceded goals (21) in Uae League
- Bani Yas have the fewest conceded goals (9) away in Uae League
- Bani Yas have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (10) in Uae League
- Bani Yas have the most clean sheets (10) in Uae League
- Bani Yas is in the best form (4-2-0)
| 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 Jazira | 24 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 60 | 28 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 35 | 18 | 32 | 51 |
| 2 | Bani Yas | 24 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 44 | 21 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 9 | 23 | 50 |
| 3 | Al Sharjah | 24 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 45 | 28 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 45 |
| 4 | Al Nasr | 24 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 43 | 28 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 15 | 15 | 45 |
| 5 | Shabab Al Ahli Dubai | 24 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 46 | 28 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 21 | 14 | 18 | 44 |
| 6 | Al Ain | 24 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 38 | 31 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 14 | 7 | 38 |
| 7 | Al Ittihad Kalba | 24 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 28 | 35 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 21 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 14 | -7 | 36 |
| 8 | Al Wahda | 23 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 41 | 29 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 35 |
| 9 | Al Wasl | 24 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 47 | 43 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 28 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 15 | 4 | 34 |
| 10 | Al Khaleej | 24 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 34 | 47 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 15 | 30 | -13 | 24 |
| 11 | Al Dhafra | 24 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 30 | 51 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 19 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 32 | -21 | 21 |
| 12 | Ajman | 24 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 22 | 53 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 33 | -31 | 15 |
| 13 | Al Fujairah | 23 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 29 | 51 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 13 | 30 | -22 | 14 |
| 14 | Hatta | 24 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 49 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 26 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 23 | -34 | 9 |