Both teams are enjoying a good season so far and games like this could be decisive. Here's the preview for Shabab Al Ahli Dubai - Al Sharjah!
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Shabab Al Ahli Dubai form and stats
Shabab Al Ahli Dubai, who have the most scored goals (28) in Uae League, have been very solid at home in the Uae League so far, with 16 points collected from 6 matches (5-1-0). This has contributed greatly to their 1st position in the table.
The fans are hoping that Shabab Al Ahli Dubai will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 1-2 away loss in the Arabian Gulf Cup game against Al Nasr (placed 4th). Before that, Shabab Al Ahli Dubai played out a draw 2-2 when visiting Al Jazira.
It's goals goals goals for Shabab Al Ahli Dubai who have scored 20 goals from 6 league home games. Defensively Shabab Al Ahli Dubai have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (3 in 6 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Al Sharjah form and stats
The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 4 wins, 1 draw and only 1 loss in the Uae League.
This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Uae League home defeat versus Al Wahda with 1-2 on the scoreboard. Prior to that match, the Al Sharjah manager A. Al Anberi faced defeat when travelling to Al Dhafra and losing 1-3.
Al Sharjah are a potent attacking force on the road with their 16 goals in 6 league games. 8 goals have been conceded by Al Sharjah in these games.
Head 2 Head
Shabab Al Ahli Dubai-Al Sharjah H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Shabab Al Ahli Dubai 3 wins, Al Sharjah 3 wins, 4 draws. 4 of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  I. Coronado 7 goals |   L. da Silva Souza 6 goals |  A. Al Junaibi 6 goals |
Shabab Al Ahli Dubai missing players
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| Shabab Al Ahli Dubai | Al Sharjah | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 12 | 6 | 0 | Played | P | 2 | 6 | 12 |
| 9 | 5 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 28 | 20 | 0 | Scored | S | 5 | 16 | 25 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Conceded | C | 1 | 8 | 14 |
| 92% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 92% |
| 75% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 92% |
| 50% | 67% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 83% | 67% |
| 33% | 67% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 83% | 50% |
| 17% | 33% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 17% | 17% |
| 33% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 83% | 75% |
| 58% | 50% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 17% | 25% |
| 17% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| 6.1 | 7.3 | 0 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 3.5 | 5.2 | 6.1 |
| 3.7 | 2.7 | 0 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 8 | 6.5 | 4.9 |
| 1.8 | 1.5 | 0 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1 | 1.4 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 146 | 95 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 16 | 65 | 133 |
| 59 | 38 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 11 | 32 | 55 |
| 47% | 53% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 45% | 50% | 45% |
- Al Sharjah have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Al Sharjah have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Al Sharjah haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- All of Al Sharjah's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- All of Shabab Al Ahli Dubai's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Shabab Al Ahli Dubai has the fewest conceded goals (3) at home
- Shabab Al Ahli Dubai has the fewest conceded goals (5)
- Shabab Al Ahli Dubai has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (1)
- Shabab Al Ahli Dubai has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (4)
- Shabab Al Ahli Dubai has the most clean sheets (7)
- Shabab Al Ahli Dubai has the most points (16) at home
- Shabab Al Ahli Dubai has the most scored goals (20) at home
- Shabab Al Ahli Dubai has the most scored goals (28)
- Shabab Al Ahli Dubai has the the best goal difference (+17) at home
- Shabab Al Ahli Dubai has the the best goal difference (+23)
- Shabab Al Ahli Dubai have not yet lost a game at home.
- Shabab Al Ahli Dubai have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Shabab Al Ahli Dubai have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Shabab Al Ahli Dubai have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Shabab Al Ahli Dubai have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Shabab Al Ahli Dubai have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Shabab Al Ahli Dubai haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Shabab Al Ahli Dubai is in the best form (5-1-0)
| 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 |