Match Info

UAE League - Round 12

Date: 8 January 2026, Thursday

Location: Sheikh Hamdan Bin Zayed Stadium (Madinat Zayed)

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	Al Dhafra		Al Ain

	1	X	2
				Watch
	6.5	4.75	1.38	Watch
	6.44	5.01	1.4	Watch
	6	4.4	1.4
	6.58	4.6	1.37	Watch
	6.33	4.75	1.38
Avarage Now (Initially)	6.37 ↓ (8.03)	4.7 ↓ (5.07)	1.39 ↑ (1.32)

The most likely Over/Under: 3.00

The best margin for this event is 6.9%, offered by

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Current Win Probability

Al Dhafra
14.4%

Draw
19.5%

Al Ain
66.1%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)

11.5%

18.3%

70.2%

Analysis of Changes in Winning Probabilities:

Al Dhafra has improved its chances compared to the initial analysis. (+2.9%)

Al Ain has seen a decrease in its chances compared to the initial analysis. (-4.1%)

Al Dhafra - Al Ain Predictions

Verified Performance Core (Selected Experts): 1 Selected Experts predict this event. Al Ain (votes: 1 - 100%).

Over/Under & Asian Handicap Predictions by Selected Experts:

O/U 2.5 - over (votes: 1 - 100%) .

Expected Score (Market Odds): 1:2

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Lineups

Starting Lineups
44. Al Sayed A. (G) 15. Al Karbi A. 3. Serafim 13. Rabja M. 6. Noumonvi E. 10. Ibrahim K. (C) 9. Jobson 21. Djooh R. 22. Yaslam R. 17. Soussi A. 11. El Khaloui M.	17. Eisa K. (C) 70. Traore A. K. 56. Niang A. 14. Ratnik M. 4. Ben Khaleq Y. 2. Rodrigues R. 10. Kaku 97. Jasic A. 20. Palacios M. 13. Rahimi E. H. 9. Laba K.
Substitutes
16. Al Ameri Z. 5. Al Harbi M. 23. Al Hosani I. 18. Ayman Y. 12. Fadaq A. 99. Marcelinho 8. Mohammed Z. 2. Rangel 4. Saleh F. 30. Sultan A. (G) 31. Vittor Richardh	1. Bu Senda M. (G) 28. Chadli N. 15. Erik Menezes 88. Hamid M. 35. Hassan S. (G) 6. Nader Y. 54. Okpoti I. 77. Sarki R. 80. Udoh J. 68. Ziane S.
Coaches
Petrovic Z.	Ivic V.

Key Events of the Match

1st Half (1 - 0)
16', 1 - 0, Jobson (Penalty Awarded),
2nd Half (0 - 2)
60', 1 - 1, Laba K. ⚽, Palacios M. (A),
68', Noumonvi E. 🟨,
70', Yaslam R. ↓, Rangel ↑,
70', Ibrahim K. ↓, Al Harbi M. ↑,
73', Niang A. ↓, Nader Y. ↑,
73', Rahimi E. H. ↓, Chadli N. ↑,
81', Rodrigues R. ↓, Erik Menezes ↑,
82', 1 - 2, Chadli N. ⚽,
84', Noumonvi E. ↓, Marcelinho ↑,
89', Djooh R. ↓, Al Ameri Z. ↑,

Preview

Enjoy a meeting between a mid-ranked team and one of the leaders (ranked 8 and 1 in the zone Promotion ~ AFC Champions League (League phase: )).

Al Ain is Qualified for AFC Champions League (League phase )

In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Al Dhafra won 1.

Al Ain has been playing with ups and downs recently (in the last 5 games, wins – 2).

Recently, Al Ain has had a series of home games.

In this match, Al Ain is the undisputed favorite.

In the last 20 head-to-head matches, Al Dhafra won 3 matches, drew 1 match, lost 16 matches, and goals 18:52. (average 0.9:2.6).

Including home matches between the teams, Al Dhafra won 2 matches, drew 1 match, lost 6 matches, and goals 10:15. (average 1.1:1.7).

Standings

		Pl	W	D	L		Diff	Pts
2	Al Ain	5	4	1	0	12:5	7	13
12	Al Dhafra	5	1	0	4	3:9	-6	3

Form

✺ - easy match; ✺ - difficult match;

- Al Dhafra
UAE Football League
02.01.26	Khor Fakkan - Al Dhafra	2:3 ✺
29.12.25	Al Dhafra - Bani Yas	0:2 ✺
21.12.25	Al-Jazira - Al Dhafra	4:2 ✺
21.11.25	Al-Nasr - Al Dhafra	2:0 ✺
01.11.25	Al Dhafra - Ittihad Kalba	3:0 ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 13.7 WLLLW
- Al Ain FC
UAE Football League
02.01.26	Al Ain - Al-Sharjah	1:0 ✺
28.12.25	Al-Nasr - Al Ain	2:2 ✺
Gulf Club Champions League
23.12.25	Al Ain - Zakho	0:1 ✺
UAE Football League
20.12.25	Al Ain - Ittihad Kalba	2:0 ✺
UAE League Cup
13.12.25	Al Ain - Al-Nasr	0:2 ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 2.8 WTLWL

Latest Head to Head

UAE Football League
05.02.23	Al Dhafra - Al Ain	1:4
10.09.22	Al Ain - Al Dhafra	7:0
07.05.22	Al Dhafra - Al Ain	0:1
02.11.21	Al Ain - Al Dhafra	1:0
25.02.21	Al Dhafra - Al Ain	2:1
07.11.20	Al Ain - Al Dhafra	4:1
19.12.19	Al Ain - Al Dhafra	1:2

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