DUBAI. Shabab Al Ahli Dubai bested Al Jazira 3-2 thanks to M. Dabbur who scored in the 5th and 30th minute. Al Jazira was definitely better in terms of ball possession (66%).​

The match was played at the Al-Rashid Stadium stadium in Dubai on Sunday and it started at 10:00 pm local time. The referee was Mohamed Abdalla Alharmoodi who was helped by Saeed Rashid Al-Marzooqi and Waled Al Karmati. The 4th official was Khalid Bu Hasan. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was hot at 28.45 degrees Celsius or 83.21 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 31%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Al Jazira had a strong ball possession 66% while Shabab Al Ahli Dubai was struggling with a 34% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Al Jazira was more pushing with 112 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 6 were on target. Still, Shabab Al Ahli Dubai was capable to find the solution to win this match.​

Shabab Al Ahli Dubai shot 11 times, 6 on target, 3 off target. On the opposite side, Al Jazira shot 14 times, 6 on target, 1 off target.

Cards

Shabab Al Ahli Dubai received 1 yellow card (Saeid Ezatolahi). Talking about the opposition, Al Jazira received 1 yellow card (M. Coulibaly).

Standings

After playing this match, Shabab Al Ahli Dubai has 37 points to sit in the 2nd place. On the opposite side, Al Jazira will stays with 21 points to hold in the 8th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Uae League, Shabab Al Ahli Dubai will play away with Al Nasr on the 15th of April with a 19-7 head to head in favor of Shabab Al Ahli Dubai (11 draws).

Al Jazira will play away against Al Ain on the 15th of February with a 15-14 head to head in favor of Al Ain (7 draws).

Shabab Al Ahli Dubai – Formation

Shabab Al Ahli Dubai started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Marko Nikolić decided to play with the following team: Adel Fadaq (7.0), Bader Abaelaziz (7.3), B. Planić (7.1), Mohammed Marzooq (7.0), Ahmad Jamil (6.8), L. Milivojević (7.7), A. Gʻaniyev (7.1), Yuri César (6.7), M. Dabbur (9.2), Yahya Al-Ghassani (7.3) and Igor Jesus (7.8).

The home team had on the bench: Walid Abbas (6.3), Harib Abdalla Suhail (6.7), Mateusão, Yousef Jaber, Hamad Al Meqebaali, Saeed Sulaiman, Saeid Ezatolahi (6.6), Guilherme Bala (7.0) and Breno Cascardo (6.6).

Substitutions

Shabab Al Ahli Dubai made 5 changes: A. Gʻaniyev for Saeid Ezatolahi (55′), Yahya Al-Ghassani for Breno Cascardo (85′), B. Planić for Walid Abbas (55′), Yuri César for Guilherme Bala (74′) and M. Dabbur for Harib Abdalla Suhail (74′).

Player of the match: M. Dabbur​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Shabab Al Ahli Dubai was M. Dabbur.

His rating is 9.2 with 2 goals, 29 passes (76% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 2 duels out of 5.

Al Jazira – Formation

Al Jazira started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Mirel Matei Radoi played with: Ali Khaseif (6.6), O. Traoré (6.8), Khalifa Al-Hammadi (6.4), Mohamed Omar Al-Attas (6.4), Abdulla Idrees (7.1), Khalfan Mubarak (9.4), Fernando (7.3), M. Coulibaly (7.0), Neeskens Kebano (6.4), Ahmed Al Attas (6.6) and Pozuelo (6.7).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Zayed Al Ameri (6.8), R. Akonnor, J. Bångsbo, N. Vukić (7.0), C. van Bohemen, N. Hermann (6.6), Abdulla Jaafar Ahmed Aldajah Alsheebani, Bruno (6.8) and Hamad Al Menhali.

Substitutions

Al Jazira made 4 changes: Pozuelo for N. Vukić (60′), Neeskens Kebano for N. Hermann (60′), Ahmed Al Attas for Zayed Al Ameri (60′) and Fernando for Bruno (79′).

Player of the match: Khalfan Mubarak​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Al Jazira was Khalfan Mubarak.

His rating is 9.4 with 2 goals, 49 passes (86% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 8 duels out of 9. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Uae League.​

• Shabab Al Ahli Dubai – Al Jazira – 3-2
• Al Ain – Al Nasr – 1-3