It's fixture two of the Uae League campaign and everything to play for. Read our exhaustive preview of Al Ittihad Kalba-Al Jazira!
Al Ittihad Kalba and Al Jazira 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.
It should be mentioned that Al Jazira 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 Jazira on artifical turf are 4 victories, 0 draws and 2 defeats from six games. In these matches they have a goal statistics scored/conceded: 16-9. You can compare this with overall results below.
Al Ittihad Kalba form and stats
The previous season, Al Ittihad Kalba's league statistics were 11 wins, 6 draws and 9 losses, results that produced 8th place in the Uae League. In these 26 matches they scored 29 goals and gave away 39. Playing as the home team in the last season Al Ittihad Kalba produced 5-4-4 (win-draw-lost) with 12 goals and 21 conceded.
The fans are hoping that Ittihad will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the Uae League game against Al Sharjah (placed 5th). The defeat against Al Sharjah was especially painful as the deciding goal against was scored two minutes into stoppage time (by Bernard).
Before that game, the 1-0 home victory against Al Sharjah.Al Jazira form and stats
Let's have a look at how Al Jazira performed last season in the Uae League: They landed a 1st position in the league table after playing out 17 victories, 6 draws and 3 defeats. In total they scored 65 and conceded 29 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 8 - drew 3 and lost 2 with 35/18 goals scored/conceded.
Abdullah Ramadan and João Victor scored in Jazira's previous match, the home game against Al Dhafra that ended 2-0.
A home win before that, celebrating 3-1 vs Khorfakkan Club.Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: two - two - six (Ittihad wins - draws - Al Jazira wins). As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.Top Goalscorers
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Al Ittihad Kalba missing players
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| Al Ittihad Kalba | Al Jazira | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 6 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| Al Ittihad Kalba | Last season | Al Jazira | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 26 | 13 | Played | P | 13 | 26 | ||
| 11 | 5 | Won | W | 8 | 17 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Drew | D | 3 | 6 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | ||
| 29 | 12 | Scored | S | 35 | 65 | ||
| 39 | 21 | Conceded | C | 18 | 29 | ||
| 92% | 85% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 73% | 69% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 50% | 54% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 77% | 65% | ||
| 15% | 15% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 54% | 42% | ||
| 12% | 15% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 38% | 31% | ||
| 38% | 38% | BTTS | BTTS | 54% | 50% | ||
| 31% | 31% | Clean Sheets | C S | 31% | 38% | ||
| 38% | 46% | Failed to Score | F T | 15% | 12% | ||
| 4.9 | 5.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.2 | 5.2 | ||
| 5.7 | 5.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.5 | 4.2 | ||
| 1.8 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.8 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 4 | ||
| 10.7 | 11.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.7 | 12.2 | ||
| 3.7 | 3.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.8 | 5 | ||
| 30% | 24% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 46% | 50% | ||
| 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 Wahda | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 2 | Ajman | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | Al Ain | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Al Jazira | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | Al Sharjah | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Al Wasl | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Shabab Al Ahli Dubai | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Al Ittihad Kalba | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 9 | Bani Yas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 10 | Emirates | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 11 | Khorfakkan Club | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| 12 | Al Dhafra | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| 13 | Al Nasr | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 |
| 14 | Al Urooba | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 |
| Last season | 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 | 26 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 65 | 29 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 30 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 35 | 18 | 36 | 57 |
| 2 | Bani Yas | 26 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 50 | 22 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 27 | 9 | 28 | 54 |
| 3 | Shabab Al Ahli Dubai | 26 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 52 | 30 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 28 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 24 | 16 | 22 | 50 |
| 4 | Al Sharjah | 26 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 48 | 29 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 19 | 48 |
| 5 | Al Nasr | 26 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 47 | 33 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 17 | 14 | 46 |
| 6 | Al Ain | 26 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 39 | 33 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 6 | 41 |
| 7 | Al Wahda | 26 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 48 | 33 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 24 | 18 | 15 | 40 |
| 8 | Al Ittihad Kalba | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 29 | 39 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 21 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 18 | -10 | 39 |
| 9 | Al Wasl | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 49 | 47 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 29 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 18 | 2 | 37 |
| 10 | Khorfakkan Club | 26 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 35 | 50 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 16 | 33 | -15 | 25 |
| 11 | Al Dhafra | 26 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 31 | 58 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 24 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 34 | -27 | 21 |
| 12 | Ajman | 26 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 24 | 57 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 23 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 34 | -33 | 18 |
| 13 | Al Fujairah | 26 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 31 | 57 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 27 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 30 | -26 | 15 |
| 14 | Hatta | 26 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 19 | 50 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 18 | 26 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 24 | -31 | 12 |