There's been ups and downs for these two teams so far this season, occupying positions near the middle of the Uae League table so far. Here's the Shabab Al Ahli Dubai - Al Ittihad Kalba latest:
- Shabab Al Ahli Dubai has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (5) in Uae League
- Al Ittihad Kalba has the most matches under the total-line (10) in Uae League
These are busy days for the home team, as they were in action only four days ago in the Arabian Gulf Cup. This match was also played here. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Al Ittihad Kalba have had more rest.
Shabab Al Ahli Dubai form and stats
The story so far in the Uae League for Shabab Al Ahli Dubai at their home stadium is 3 wins, 3 draws and 1 defeat.
Shabab Al Ahli Dubai's previous game was a Arabian Gulf Cup match also played at home, ending 5-0 versus Khorfakkan Club (placed 11th). The home side are looking to build on that result. Previous to that game, a Uae League home match hosting Al Nasr in a game that was won 1-0.
As mentioned above, Shabab "killed" Khorfakkan Club in their previous game. They need to reset completely for this one and beware of complacency.
A decent goal production from Shabab in their home games so far, with 13 goals from 7 league matches. Shabab have conceded 7 in these home matches.
Al Ittihad Kalba form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Uae League travels is 4 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats.
The attacking players of Ittihad have been feeble for some time now, the team not scoring a league goal in the last 201 minutes.
There were no winners in Al Ittihad Kalba's previous match, a Arabian Gulf Cup home game that ended 1-1 vs Bani Yas (after extra-time, 6-5 on penalties) (placed 3rd). A 0-1 defeat away at Al Sharjah before that.
Ittihad are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 8 away goals from 7 games (in the league). It's not easy to score on Ittihad as they have only conceded 6 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
The most recent history between these sides is the Al Ittihad Kalba - Shabab Al Ahli Dubai 0-3 played earlier this season. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Shabab won six games, four matches ended with a draw and Al Ittihad Kalba has zero wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / fiveTop Goalscorers
  I. da Cruz 10 goals |   P. Mlapa 4 goals |  Y. Al Hammadi 3 goals |
Shabab Al Ahli Dubai missing players
Al Ittihad Kalba missing players
| Shabab Al Ahli Dubai | Al Ittihad Kalba | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 7 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 7 | 13 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 24 | 13 | 1 | Scored | S | 1 | 8 | 12 |
| 16 | 7 | 1 | Conceded | C | 1 | 6 | 15 |
| 85% | 71% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 85% |
| 77% | 57% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 71% | 62% |
| 54% | 43% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 29% | 38% |
| 38% | 29% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| 23% | 29% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| 62% | 43% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 43% | 31% |
| 38% | 57% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 29% | 38% |
| 15% | 29% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 29% | 46% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.5 | 0.9 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.3 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 14.8 | 13 | 14 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7 | 11.4 | 11.7 |
| 6 | 5.9 | 7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1 | 4.3 | 4.2 |
| 31% | 32% | 14% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 100% | 27% | 22% |
- Al Ittihad Kalba has the most matches under the total-line (10) in Uae League
- Al Ittihad Kalba haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Shabab Al Ahli Dubai has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (5) 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 Sharjah | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 15 | 32 |
| 2 | Al Jazira | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 27 |
| 3 | Bani Yas | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 16 | 26 |
| 4 | Al Nasr | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 24 |
| 5 | Al Ain | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 23 |
| 6 | Shabab Al Ahli Dubai | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 24 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 19 |
| 7 | Al Wahda | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 19 |
| 8 | Al Ittihad Kalba | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | -3 | 19 |
| 9 | Al Wasl | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 17 |
| 10 | Al Dhafra | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | -5 | 16 |
| 11 | Khorfakkan Club | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 13 | -7 | 14 |
| 12 | Al Fujairah | 13 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 14 | 29 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 14 | -15 | 7 |
| 13 | Ajman | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 27 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 20 | -20 | 6 |
| 14 | Hatta | 13 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 13 | -24 | 2 |