Al Bataeh expected to fight losing battle when facing Al Wahda

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Competition: United Arab Emirates Uae League
Competition: Sat 18.February
Match begins: 13:30 (UTC)
Venue: Al-Nahyan Stadium (12000 seats)

A total of 17 matches have been played and Al Wahda are 19 points on top of Al Bataeh. Who wins the prize?

Insights:
  • Al Wahda have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (4) in Uae League
  • Al Wahda have created more than twice as many corners as Al Bataeh.

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Al Wahda form and stats

Overall Uae League statistics playing at home this season for Al Wahda are 4-3-2 (wins-draws-losses).

Wahda's previous game was also played at home, ending 2-1 versus Al Bataeh (placed 11th). The home side are looking to build on that result. Some amazing scenes last match, when Kruspzky scored the winning goal 15 minutes into stoppage time.

In the match before that, Al Wahda hosted Shabab Al Ahli Dubai and drew the game 1-1.

With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (19 in 9 games), Al Wahda's attacking play is working. On the other hand, Wahda have conceded 11 goals.

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Al Bataeh form and stats

Playing away, Al Bataeh have won 4 games, drawn 1 and suffered 4 defeats in the Uae League this season. Al Bataeh seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?

Bataeh are travelling again after losing away to Al Wahda in their previous match (1-2). Al Bataeh were so close to getting something from the game against Al Wahda, but ended up with egg all over their face after conceding the deciding goal 15 minutes into overtime.

Ahead of that game was the 3-3 draw at home against Bani Yas.

Observe that 9 of this club's 10 most recent league fixtures have ended with three or more goals.

Al Bataeh are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 11 away goals from 9 games (in the league). 13 goals have been conceded by Bataeh in these games. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

Here's what happened when the teams played each other earlier this season; Al Wahda - Al Bataeh 2-1. As for the last two games between these two teams, there's two Wahda victories, zero draws and zero Al Bataeh wins. Over/under statistics; two of these games ended with three goals or more, zero matches with two goals or less. One of the stars has been Lopes with 2 goals scored against Al Bataeh in these 2 meetings.

Top Goalscorers

Al WahdaJ. Pereira dos Santos
J. Pereira dos Santos
11 goals
Al BataehL. do Nascimento Rodrigues
L. do Nascimento Rodrigues
10 goals
Al WahdaS. Tagliabúe
S. Tagliabúe
5 goals

Al Wahda missing players

Al Bataeh missing players

Al Wahda Al Bataeh
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
17 9 4 Played P 3 9 17
10 4 3 Won W 2 4 4
4 3 1 Drew D 0 1 3
3 2 0 Lost L 1 4 10
34 19 13 Scored S 4 11 21
17 11 4 Conceded C 2 13 38
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
71% 78% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 78% 82%
59% 67% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 67% 76%
41% 44% 75% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 22% 47%
18% 22% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 24%
47% 56% 50% BTTS BTTS 33% 56% 59%
41% 22% 50% Clean Sheets C S 67% 33% 18%
12% 22% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 11% 24%
 
6.4 6.9 6.2 Corners for (avg) C F 3 3.8 2.6
2.7 2.4 1.8 Corners against (avg) C A 8 7.4 5.9
1.9 1.4 0.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.3 1.6
1 1 1 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
12.3 12.3 15.2 Shots (avg) S ( 3 7.4 7.2
4.9 4.8 6.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 3.8 3.2
40% 44% 52% Goal Efficiency G E 67% 32% 39%
 
6.8 5.8 6.2 Shots against (avg) S A 14 12.3 13.2
2.4 1.9 1.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 6.3 5.1 5.9
Key stats in Uae League this season:
  • Al Bataeh have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
  • Al Bataeh have won significantly more corners away than at home.
  • Al Bataeh haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Al Wahda have created more than twice as many corners as Al Bataeh.
  • Al Wahda have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Al Wahda have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (4) in Uae League
  • Al Wahda have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
  • Al Wahda 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 Shabab Al Ahli Dubai 17 11 3 3 34 15 9 6 1 2 17 8 8 5 2 1 17 7 19 36
2 Al Wasl 17 10 5 2 33 18 9 5 3 1 20 9 8 5 2 1 13 9 15 35
3 Al Ain 17 10 4 3 45 23 8 5 2 1 25 10 9 5 2 2 20 13 22 34
4 Al Sharjah 17 10 4 3 33 11 8 3 3 2 13 5 9 7 1 1 20 6 22 34
5 Al Wahda 17 10 4 3 34 17 9 4 3 2 19 11 8 6 1 1 15 6 17 34
6 Ajman 17 9 2 6 24 25 9 5 2 2 16 11 8 4 0 4 8 14 -1 29
7 Al Jazira 16 8 3 5 29 21 8 4 2 2 13 9 8 4 1 3 16 12 8 27
8 Al Ittihad Kalba 17 7 3 7 23 26 9 5 0 4 15 16 8 2 3 3 8 10 -3 24
9 Bani Yas 16 5 4 7 23 26 8 2 2 4 9 11 8 3 2 3 14 15 -3 19
10 Al Khaleej 17 5 4 8 18 24 9 5 1 3 14 11 8 0 3 5 4 13 -6 19
11 Al Bataeh 17 4 3 10 21 38 8 0 2 6 10 25 9 4 1 4 11 13 -17 15
12 Al Nasr 17 3 5 9 15 31 8 3 1 4 8 10 9 0 4 5 7 21 -16 14
13 Al Dhafra 17 2 1 14 15 46 8 2 1 5 8 14 9 0 0 9 7 32 -31 7
14 Dibba Al Fujairah 17 1 1 15 9 35 8 0 0 8 3 16 9 1 1 7 6 19 -26 4