📏 Form Guide

Sharjah

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Sharjah head into this fixture coming off the back of a 3-3 Arabian Gulf League tied result versus Emirates.

For Sharjah, the goals were scored by Yu-min Cho (40', 59') and Moussa Marega (64'). Andrés Iniesta (55') scored for Emirates.

It’s been a rare occasion in recent games where Sharjah have managed to hold out for a full 90 minutes. The reality is that Sharjah have failed to prevent opponents from scoring in 5 of their previous 6 matches, shipping 9 goals along the way. It will be interesting to find out whether or not that trend will end up being continued on in this game.

Al-Jazira

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Last time out, Al-Jazira drew 2-2 in the Arabian Gulf League tie with Al-Ain.

For Al-Jazira, the goalscorers were Bruno (11') and Mamadou Coulibaly (90'). Matías Palacios (61') was the scorer for Al-Ain.

Al-Jazira have been a threat going forward in the lead-up to this encounter, scoring 12 times in their previous 6 matches. While their manager Bob de Klerk will no doubt take that as a positive sign, Al-Jazira have had their own issues at the back, also conceding in 6 of those same clashes.

🤜🤛 Head to head

An examination of their past head to head clashes dating back to 26/02/2021 shows that Sharjah have won 1 of these games & Al-Jazira 3, with the number of drawn results being 2.

A sum of 20 goals were yielded between them during those clashes, with 8 for Al Malek and 12 coming from Pride of Abu Dhabi. That’s an average goals per game of 3.33.

The previous league clash featuring these clubs was Arabian Gulf League match day 7 on 02/11/2023 when it ended Al-Jazira 1-1 Sharjah.

🗞️ Team News: Sharjah

There aren’t many selection issues, with just the sole fitness concern for the Sharjah manager Cosmin Olăroiu to contend with due to a largely intact squad. 6   (Sharjah FC) is sidelined.

📋 Team News: Al-Jazira

In an otherwise available group of players, there is just the one fitness problem for the Al-Jazira gaffer Bob de Klerk to contend with. 8   (Al-Jazira) misses out for this game.

✨ Prediction

Our thinking is that Al-Jazira have enough to break down this Sharjah side, although it possibly won’t quite be enough to avoid defeat.

We’re tipping a 2-1 win for Sharjah at full-time. Let’s see what happens here.

Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Victor Martins, 16:04 21/04/2024