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Al Ain vs Al-Dhafra: result 2-1 and analysis

Pro LeagueRegular Season - 2Kick-off on September 15, 2018 at 01:35 PM (UTC)Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium, Al-'Ayn (Al Ain)

Al Ain
2-1
Al-Dhafra

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What was the result of Al Ain vs Al-Dhafra?

Al Ain won 2-1 on September 15, 2018.

Goalscorers

  • 18′Ahmed Ali Salem Khamis Al AbriAl-Dhafra
  • 80′I. DiakyAl Ain
  • 87′I. DiakyAl Ain

Official lineup for Al Ain vs Al-Dhafra

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Al Ain

  1. 7Caio Lucas
  1. 6Amer Abdulrahman Abdullah Husin Al Hammadi
  2. 11Bandar Al Ahbabi
  3. 16Mohammed Abdulrahman Ahmed Al Raqi Al Almoudi
  4. 30Khaled Khalfan Zayed
  5. 43Rayan Yaslam
  6. 74Hussein El Shahat
  1. 5Mohamed Ismael Ahmed Ismael
  2. 33T. Shiotani
  3. 44Saeed Jumaa
  1. 17Khalid Eisa

Al-Dhafra

  1. 88Sultan Al Suwaidi
  1. 8Suhail Al Mansoori
  2. 10N. Milesi
  3. 18Ahmed Ali Salem Khamis Al Abri
  4. 21Khalid Bawazir
  5. 24Khalid Al Darmaki
  6. 74Abdallah Ismail Elrefaey
  1. 5A. Atouchi
  2. 6Khalid Butti
  3. 15Hamad Al Marzoqi
  1. 1Khaled Al Senaani
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Al Ain have 11 wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats; Al-Dhafra have 4, 2 and 9.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Al Ain
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Sep 10, 2018Al Nasr(home)1-2League Cup
Sep 5, 2018Sharjah FC(away)4-1League Cup
Aug 31, 2018Emirates Club(away)3-1Pro League
May 15, 2018Al-Duhail SC(away)1-4AFC Champions League Elite
May 8, 2018Al-Duhail SC(home)2-4AFC Champions League Elite
Al-Dhafra
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Sep 10, 2018Al Fujairah SC(away)2-2League Cup
Aug 30, 2018Sharjah FC(home)0-4Pro League
Apr 29, 2018Al Ain(away)0-5Pro League
Apr 20, 2018Shabab Al Ahli Dubai(home)1-2Pro League
Apr 6, 2018Hatta SC(away)2-1Pro League

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 6 Al Ain wins, 0 draws, 0 Al-Dhafra wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Apr 29, 2018Al Ain 5-0 Al-DhafraPro League
Jan 17, 2018Al Ain 1-0 Al-DhafraPresidents Cup
Dec 8, 2017Al-Dhafra 1-2 Al AinPro League
Nov 11, 2017Al Ain 7-1 Al-DhafraLeague Cup
Apr 6, 2017Al Ain 5-2 Al-DhafraPro League
Nov 30, 2016Al-Dhafra 1-2 Al AinPro League

Last archived meeting: Al Ain vs Al-Dhafra on Apr 29, 2018

How many goals should we expect?

Al Ain score 3.1 and concede 1.3 goals per match over their last 15; Al-Dhafra score 0.9 and concede 1.9.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Al Ain3.11.3411/1514/15
Al-Dhafra0.91.918/159/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Al Ain sit 4th in Pro League (13 points from 6 matches) and Al-Dhafra sit 10th (6 points from 6 matches).

2026 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
4Al Ain641112713
10Al-Dhafra62048106

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