Al Wasl and Al Ittihad Kalba have both delivered a "par" performance so far, to use a golfing expression. Both hold mid-table positions in the Uae League.
Al Ittihad Kalba play their home games on artificial turf, while this game is played on grass. Recent stats for Al Ittihad Kalba when playing on grass are 5 wins, 15 draws and 16 defeats from 36 matches. They have scored 43 goals and conceded 63 times in these games.
Al Wasl form and stats
When playing at home in the Uae League, Al Wasl, who have the most conceded goals (16) at home in Uae League, have managed 3 wins, 0 draws and suffered 3 defeats from 6 games.
Al Wasl's last game was hosting Bani Yas (placed 11th) and winning 5-1. A strong away win before that one, visiting Al Khaleej and winning 3-1.
As mentioned above, Al Wasl "killed" Bani Yas in their previous game. They need to reset completely for this one and beware of complacency. Fabio de Lima was absolutely essential when Al Wasl beat Bani Yas 5-1, scoring 3 goals.
Goals decide football matches and Al Wasl are scoring many of them at home; 13 on target from 6 league matches. Neutralizing the opposition is a challenge, Al Wasl having conceded 16 goals here at Zabeel Stadium so far.
Al Ittihad Kalba form and stats
Al Ittihad Kalba, who have the most conceded goals (15) away in Uae League, have only collected 1 point from their away games in the Uae League, after 0-1-5 (6 played).
The supporters enjoyed Al Ittihad Kalba's previous game versus Al Khaleej (placed 14th), a Uae League 3-2 win played at home. A 0-5 defeat away at Shabab Al Ahli Dubai before that.
The visitors have scored 5 goals from 6 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. The opposition has been scoring high and low on Al Ittihad Kalba's goalkeeper in away games this season, as they have let in 15 goals in 6 travels.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: 4 wins for Al Wasl, 4 draws and 2 wins for Al Ittihad Kalba. Over 2,5 goals: 4 times; under 2,5 goals: 6 games.Top Goalscorers
  F. Virginio de Lima 9 goals |   P. Mlapa 8 goals |  W. Soares de Morais 6 goals |
Al Wasl missing players
Al Ittihad Kalba missing players
| Al Wasl | Al Ittihad Kalba | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 12 | 6 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 6 | 12 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 22 | 13 | 1 | Scored | S | 3 | 5 | 19 |
| 22 | 16 | 3 | Conceded | C | 4 | 15 | 25 |
| 92% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 83% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 83% | 83% |
| 75% | 100% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 50% | 67% |
| 75% | 100% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 50% | 50% |
| 25% | 50% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 50% | 42% |
| 75% | 83% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 50% | 67% |
| 8% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| 25% | 17% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 50% | 25% |
| 5.3 | 4.5 | 1 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 5.5 | 5.8 |
| 3.9 | 3.7 | 5 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 3.5 | 4.8 | 5 |
| 2.2 | 2.5 | 2 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.8 | 2.2 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 167 | 87 | 13 | Total Shots | T S | 24 | 58 | 119 |
| 69 | 35 | 3 | Shots on Target | S O | 10 | 19 | 44 |
| 32% | 37% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 26% | 43% |
- Al Ittihad Kalba has the most conceded goals (15) away
- Al Ittihad Kalba has the the worst goal difference (-10) away
- Al Ittihad Kalba have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Al Ittihad Kalba have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Al Ittihad Kalba have yet to win a game away.
- Al Ittihad Kalba haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Al Wasl has the fewest matches under the total-line (3)
- Al Wasl has the most conceded goals (16) at home
- Al Wasl has the most matches over the total-line (9)
- Al Wasl have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
- Al Wasl have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Al Wasl have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Al Ittihad Kalba have scored away.
- Al Wasl haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- All of Al Wasl's home-matches have had more than 3,5 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 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 23 | 29 |
| 2 | Al Sharjah | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 11 | 24 |
| 3 | Al Jazira | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 23 |
| 4 | Al Nasr | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 23 |
| 5 | Al Ain | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 12 | 21 |
| 6 | Al Dhafra | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 20 |
| 7 | Al Wasl | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 18 |
| 8 | Al Wahda | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 13 | -3 | 17 |
| 9 | Al Ittihad Kalba | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 19 | 25 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 15 | -6 | 13 |
| 10 | Ajman | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 14 | -7 | 13 |
| 11 | Bani Yas | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | -7 | 11 |
| 12 | Al Fujairah | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 13 | -13 | 10 |
| 13 | Hatta | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -11 | 8 |
| 14 | Al Khaleej | 12 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -13 | 4 |