Only a win will satisfy the Al Jazira supporters in this Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium clash with Al Khaleej, having a healthy lead on the opposition in the Uae League table.
Al Jazira and Al Khaleej 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 Jazira form and stats
Overall Uae League stats at home this season for Al Jazira are 3-1-3 (wins-draw-losses). The Al Jazira manager M. Keizer might feel some added pressure to get something from this game after two straight home defeats.
Al Jazira lost their last game at Al Dhafra (after extra-time) (placed 6th) after a 1-2 scoreline. In the preceding match a 2-1 victory visiting Shabab Al Ahli Dubai.
Heartbreak for Al Jazira in their last match as Al Dhafra (after extra-time)'s Z. Al Ameri scored the winning goal deep into overtime.
Al Jazira are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 7 goals in 7 games. On the other hand, Al Jazira have conceded 7 goals.
Al Khaleej form and stats
There's been little loot from Al Khaleej's travels as they have only collected 4 points from 7 away games in the Uae League. Al Khaleej only have 0 wins to counter their 3 defeats and 4 draws.
Al Khaleej's last game was the home draw against Al Fujairah (2-2). Before that, Al Khaleej travelled to Hatta and returned home with a draw after the game finished 1-1.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Al Khaleej have scored 8 goals in 7 league games away. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Al Khaleej have conceded 12 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The most recent history between these sides is the Al Khaleej - Al Jazira 1-3 played earlier this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last two matches): Al Jazira two wins, zero draws and Al Khaleej zero victories. As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), zero games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. Al Hajeri 10 goals | R. Guimarães de Paula 7 goals | K. Al Shamsi 4 goals |
Al Jazira missing players
Al Khaleej missing players
| Al Jazira | Al Khaleej | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 7 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 7 | 16 |
| 9 | 3 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 24 | 7 | 4 | Scored | S | 2 | 8 | 15 |
| 14 | 7 | 2 | Conceded | C | 2 | 12 | 30 |
| 88% | 86% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 69% | 57% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 94% |
| 44% | 29% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 43% | 50% |
| 25% | 14% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 29% | 31% |
| 12% | 14% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 14% | 6% |
| 44% | 29% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 86% | 69% |
| 44% | 43% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 25% | 43% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 14% | 31% |
| 4.4 | 4.9 | 4.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2 | 3.6 | 3.8 |
| 4.8 | 4.1 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8 | 5.6 | 6.6 |
| 1.4 | 1.4 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.6 | 1.1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 175 | 84 | 24 | Total Shots | T S | 10 | 68 | 168 |
| 78 | 37 | 13 | Shots on Target | S O | 4 | 29 | 66 |
| 31% | 19% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 28% | 23% |
- Al Khaleej has the fewest clean sheets (0)
- Al Khaleej have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Al Khaleej have yet to win a game away.
- Al Khaleej haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- All of Al Khaleej's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
| 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 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 33 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 24 | 36 |
| 2 | Al Ain | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 40 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 7 | 23 | 31 |
| 3 | Al Jazira | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 30 |
| 4 | Al Wahda | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 30 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 29 |
| 5 | Al Sharjah | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 32 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 11 | 28 |
| 6 | Al Dhafra | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 26 |
| 7 | Al Nasr | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 24 |
| 8 | Al Wasl | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 28 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | -3 | 23 |
| 9 | Bani Yas | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 15 | -5 | 20 |
| 10 | Ajman | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 31 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 15 | -9 | 18 |
| 11 | Al Ittihad Kalba | 16 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 21 | 35 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 20 | -14 | 13 |
| 12 | Hatta | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 25 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 13 | -13 | 12 |
| 13 | Al Fujairah | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 30 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 20 | -16 | 12 |
| 14 | Al Khaleej | 16 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 30 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 12 | -15 | 9 |