Al Ittihad Kalba will cross fingers that their home support is enough to get a victory from this grim duel, versus dynamic Al Ain.
- Al Ain have the most scored goals (37) in Uae League
It should be mentioned that Al Ain play their home matches on grass, so they have to adjust for this one as it's played on artifical turf. Does it matter? Recent statistics for Al Ain on artifical turf are 2 victories, 3 draws and 1 defeat from six games. In these matches they have a goal statistics scored/conceded: 12-9. You can compare this with overall results below.
Al Ittihad Kalba and Al Ain should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Al Ittihad Kalba form and stats
When playing at home in the Uae League, Al Ittihad Kalba have managed 2 wins, 4 draws and suffered 2 defeats from 8 games. Al Ittihad Kalba has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager Echeverrito and the players.
No payout for Ittihad in their previous match, an away game at Ajman that ended in defeat 3-4.
Ahead of that match, Al Ittihad Kalba lost 0-1 at home to Al Sharjah.The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Al Ittihad Kalba here at Ittihad Kalba Club Stadium in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (7 from 8 games).
Al Ain form and stats
Al Ain have an excellent away record in the Uae League so far with 5-2-1 from 8 games.
220 minutes! That's how long the Ain goalkeeper Khalid Essa Mohamed Bilal Saeed and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
Al Ain won their last game, 2-0 versus Bani Yas played at home.
Preceding that game was the away victory against Emirates with the score of 3-0.There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Al Ain manager Rebrov as the team has another away game coming up in only four days, this time against Al Jazira.
The Ain manager Rebrov has got the team scoring on the road, with 18 away goals in 8 league matches.
Head 2 Head
These competitors have fought earlier this season: Al Ain - Al Ittihad Kalba 4-1. Head to head statistics (for the prior ten meetings): Al Ittihad Kalba won zero games, four matches ended in a draw and Al Ain got six wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: seven / threeTop Goalscorers
  F. Laba 17 goals |  C. Guanca 6 goals | S. Rahimi 6 goals |
Al Ittihad Kalba missing players
Al Ain missing players
| Al Ittihad Kalba | Al Ain | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 8 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 8 | 16 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 5 | 12 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | 7 | 2 | Scored | S | 9 | 18 | 37 |
| 19 | 8 | 2 | Conceded | C | 4 | 8 | 13 |
| 87% | 75% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 67% | 62% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 88% | 88% |
| 40% | 38% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 50% | 50% |
| 20% | 12% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 38% | 38% |
| 13% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 25% | 25% |
| 60% | 62% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 50% | 56% |
| 27% | 25% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 38% | 38% |
| 27% | 38% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 12% | 6% |
| 4.1 | 4.5 | 5.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 8 | 6.5 | 6.4 |
| 5.7 | 5.6 | 6.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.7 | 3.8 | 3.6 |
| 1.8 | 2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.6 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9.9 | 9.9 | 11.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 19.3 | 13.5 | 13.3 |
| 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 7 | 5.8 | 6.2 |
| 31% | 24% | 15% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 43% | 39% | 37% |
| 8.6 | 8.6 | 10.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.3 | 7.8 | 7.6 |
| 3.4 | 3.9 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.3 |
- Al Ain have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Al Ain have scored more than double the goals of Al Ittihad Kalba.
- Al Ain have the most scored goals (18) away in Uae League
- Al Ain have the most scored goals (37) in Uae League
- Al Ain have the most scored goals in the first half (20) in Uae League
- Al Ain have the the best goal difference (+24) in Uae League
- Al Ain haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Al Ain is in the best form (5-0-1) in Uae League
| 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 Ain | 16 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 37 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 24 | 39 |
| 2 | Al Wahda | 16 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 30 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 19 | 33 |
| 3 | Shabab Al Ahli Dubai | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 30 |
| 4 | Al Sharjah | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 30 |
| 5 | Al Jazira | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 26 |
| 6 | Al Nasr | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 27 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 22 |
| 7 | Al Wasl | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 22 |
| 8 | Ajman | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -1 | 22 |
| 9 | Bani Yas | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | -2 | 19 |
| 10 | Al Ittihad Kalba | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | -2 | 18 |
| 11 | Khorfakkan Club | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 28 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 19 | -10 | 15 |
| 12 | Al Dhafra | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 23 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 10 | -10 | 11 |
| 13 | Al Urooba | 16 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 41 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 23 | -23 | 9 |
| 14 | Emirates | 16 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 35 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 20 | -23 | 6 |
