📏 Form Guide

Al-Ain

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Al-Ain will be wanting a better result here after the 2-1 AFC Champions League loss in their previous game against Al-Hilal.

The only name on the scoresheet from Al-Ain was Erik (12'). Rúben Neves (4') and Salem Al Dawsari (51') scored for Al-Hilal.

Al-Ain have not been the best at stopping their opponents recently, although they have also managed to score goals themselves. Analysis of their previous 6 games shows that Al-Ain have been punished defensively in 5 of them in addition to managing to get on the scoresheet in 6 of those games. We will have to find out whether or not that trend can be sustained here.

Shabab Al-Ahli Dubai

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Shabab Al-Ahli Dubai go into this game following a 4-1 Arabian Gulf League win to defeat Ittihad Kalba in their last outing.

For Shabab Al-Ahli Dubai, the goals were scored by Saeid Ezatolahi (45') and Igor Jesus (74'). Andrés Vombergar (5') was the scorer for Ittihad Kalba.

The stats tell the story, and Shabab Al-Ahli Dubai have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 games, seeing their opponents hit 10 goals in total. In defence, Shabab Al-Ahli Dubai have some weaknesses to address.

👥 Head to head

Checking out their prior head to head duels stretching back to 05/02/2021, there has been little to separate the clubs with Al-Ain winning 2 of those games, Shabab Al-Ahli Dubai 2 and 2 being draws after 90 minutes of play.

A total of 16 goals were scored between the two sides in this period, with 8 of them from Al Zaeem and 8 belonging to Al Fursan Al Humur. The average goals per game has been 2.67.

The previous league clash between these clubs was Arabian Gulf League match day 8 on 26/11/2023 when the final score was Shabab Al-Ahli Dubai 0-3 Al-Ain.

📋 Team News: Al-Ain

Looking at personnel, there is just a single fitness concern for the Al-Ain manager Hernan Crespo to contend with from of an almost fully healthy squad. 3   (Al-Ain FC) misses out.

ℹ️ Team News: Shabab Al-Ahli Dubai

Due to a completely healthy squad to pick from, the Shabab Al-Ahli Dubai manager Marko Nikolić doesn’t have any fitness worries whatsoever before this game.

💡 Prediction

We believe that Al-Ain will probably dominate on the ball and be rewarded with decent chances.

Conversely, Shabab Al-Ahli Dubai might well find it a difficult task finding the net themselves but we can see them managing to get on the scoresheet.

We’re tipping a controlled 3-1 win for Al-Ain at the end of the 90 minutes.

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

Victor Martins, 16:09 27/04/2024