United Arab Emirates - Arabian Gulf LeagueData current as of 23 July 2026

Al Sharjah vs Al Ain: match statistics

Al Sharjah crest
Al Sharjah
0 : 5half-time 0:2
Al Ain crest
Al Ain

Al Sharjah vs Al Ain: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Al Sharjah play Al Ain in Arabian Gulf League (United Arab Emirates). The match date is 6 May 2026 at 18:45. Final score: 0:5.

Current form

Al Sharjah: 1-2-2, 1.00 points/match. Al Ain: 5-0-0, 3.00 points/match.

Goal statistics

Al Sharjah scores 1.35 and concedes 1.81 goals per match. Al Ain scores 2.38 and concedes 0.69. League average: 2.82 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Al Sharjah 58%, Al Ain 46%. Over 2.5: Al Sharjah 58%, Al Ain 58%. League level: BTTS 55%, Over 2.5 52%.

xG, shots and style

Al Ain has higher xG: 1.66 vs 1.46. Al Sharjah: 12.7 shots per match, Al Ain: 15.3.

Match halves

Al Sharjah: half-time lead 19%, second-half goals 0.73. Al Ain: half-time lead 58%, second-half goals 1.35.

Goals by minute

Al Sharjah: 76-90+ (10 goals). Al Ain: 46-60 (15 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Arabian Gulf League: 2.82 goals per match, BTTS 55%, Over 2.5 52%.

Head-to-head

1 H2H matches: 0-0-1. Average goals 1.00, BTTS 0%.

Match description

Al Ain is the clear favorite: the visitors have 48 goals this season and a 18-5-0 record, while Al Sharjah have 32 goals and a 7-4-12 record. In the last 5 matches Al Ain scored 8 goals, won 4 and drew 1, averaging 2.6 points per match, whereas Al Sharjah have 6 goals, a 1-2-2 record and average 1.0 point per match. Chance quality favors the visitors: Al Ain away averages 2.08 goals per game, 15.92 shots and 4.92 on target with xG 1.71, while Al Sharjah at home average 1.27 goals, 11.36 shots and 3.45 on target with xG 1.34. Defensively the gap is significant: the hosts concede 1.73 goals at home and have only 9% clean sheets, while Al Ain concede 0.92 goals away and have 42% clean sheets; additionally Sharjah fail to score in 36% of home games, whereas Al Ain have 0% such away matches. Considering the advantage in goals (48–32), xG (1.71 vs 1.34), shots (15.92 vs 11.36) and form (2.6 vs 1.0 pts/game), I forecast a victory for the visitors.

Half-by-half

0 : 2
1st half
0 : 3
2nd half

Match statistics

41Possession (%)59
Al SharjahAl Ain
6Shots15
Al SharjahAl Ain
3Shots on target5
Al SharjahAl Ain
0.88xG1.53
Al SharjahAl Ain
3Corners3
Al SharjahAl Ain
38Dangerous attacks32
Al SharjahAl Ain
12Fouls13
Al SharjahAl Ain
1Cards0
Al SharjahAl Ain

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

1.35Goals scored / match2.38
Al SharjahAl Ain
1.81Goals conceded / match0.69
Al SharjahAl Ain
52%Average possession55%
Al SharjahAl Ain
4.31Shots on target / match5.38
Al SharjahAl Ain

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

12.65Shots per match15.31
Al SharjahAl Ain
4.31Shots on target5.38
Al SharjahAl Ain
10.6%Shot conversion15.6%
Al SharjahAl Ain
52%Possession55%
Al SharjahAl Ain
1.46xG for1.66
Al SharjahAl Ain
1.31xG against1.07
Al SharjahAl Ain

Shooting quality

Al Sharjah: BalancedAl Ain: Dominant
Al SharjahAl Ain
Accuracy (shots on target)34%35%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.310.44

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Al Ain is 200% better for: last-5 form.

1 pts / match - Al Sharjah · 3 pts / match - Al Ain

Al Sharjah
DLLDW
Season result split
31% W19% R50% P
Season (W-D-L)
8-5-13
1.12 pts / match · goal difference -12
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-2-2
1.00 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
5-0-8
Last 5 at home
2-0-3
LWLLW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 1.8xG: 1.30Opponent xG: 1.32BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 40%
Al Ain
WWWWW
5 wins in a row
Season result split
81% W19% R0% P
Season (W-D-L)
21-5-0
2.62 pts / match · goal difference +44
Last 5 (W-D-L)
5-0-0
3.00 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
11-2-0
Last 5 away
5-0-0
WWWWW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 3.8Goals conceded: 0.4xG: 1.96Opponent xG: 1.17BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 80%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Al Ain is 76% better for: goals scored per match.

1.35 goals / match - Al Sharjah · 2.38 goals / match - Al Ain

Al Ain is 162% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.81 goals / match - Al Sharjah · 0.69 goals / match - Al Ain

Al Sharjah scoring profile: mixed

Al Sharjah scores in 65% of matches (17 of 26 matches), while Al Ain keeps a clean sheet in 54% (14 of 26 matches).

Al Ain scoring profile: very strong

Al Ain scores in 100% of matches (26 of 26 matches), while Al Sharjah keeps a clean sheet in 12% (3 of 26 matches).

35Goals scored (season)62
Al SharjahAl Ain
47Goals conceded (season)18
Al SharjahAl Ain
3.15Average goals in match3.08
Al SharjahAl Ain
4Goals scored (last 5)19
Al SharjahAl Ain
9Goals conceded (last 5)2
Al SharjahAl Ain

How often they score at least...

65%1 goal100%
Al SharjahAl Ain
42%2 goals73%
Al SharjahAl Ain
19%3 goals42%
Al SharjahAl Ain
8%4 goals15%
Al SharjahAl Ain

How often they concede at least...

88%1 goal46%
Al SharjahAl Ain
50%2 goals23%
Al SharjahAl Ain
19%3 goals0%
Al SharjahAl Ain
15%4 goals0%
Al SharjahAl Ain

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

55%
League average

Goal patterns

19%BTTS at half-time12%
Al SharjahAl Ain
0%BTTS in both halves4%
Al SharjahAl Ain
15%Scored in both halves54%
Al SharjahAl Ain

BTTS and goal count

50%Min. 3 goals and BTTS35%
Al SharjahAl Ain
8%Min. 3 goals without BTTS23%
Al SharjahAl Ain
40%BTTS - last 520%
Al SharjahAl Ain

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

73%Min. 1 goal before half-time73%
Al SharjahAl Ain
46%Min. 2 goals before half-time35%
Al SharjahAl Ain
15%Min. 3 goals before half-time12%
Al SharjahAl Ain

2nd half

92%Min. 1 goal after half-time92%
Al SharjahAl Ain
58%Min. 2 goals after half-time50%
Al SharjahAl Ain
19%Min. 3 goals after half-time23%
Al SharjahAl Ain

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Al Ain is 108% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1 pts / match - Al Sharjah · 2.08 pts / match - Al Ain

Al Sharjah - half-time state
19% leading42% draw38% trailing
Al Ain - half-time state
58% leading35% draw8% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1Points per match (1st half)2.08
Al SharjahAl Ain
0.62Goals scored (1st half)1.04
Al SharjahAl Ain
0.85Goals conceded (1st half)0.19
Al SharjahAl Ain
1.46Average goals (1st half)1.23
Al SharjahAl Ain
46%Clean sheet before half-time81%
Al SharjahAl Ain
62%No goal before half-time35%
Al SharjahAl Ain

After half-time (2nd half)

1Points per match (2nd half)2.23
Al SharjahAl Ain
0.73Goals scored (2nd half)1.35
Al SharjahAl Ain
0.96Goals conceded (2nd half)0.5
Al SharjahAl Ain
1.69Average goals (2nd half)1.85
Al SharjahAl Ain
31%Clean sheet after half-time65%
Al SharjahAl Ain
58%No goal after half-time12%
Al SharjahAl Ain

Al Sharjah - second-half results

27% W19% R54% P
26
Half-time points
16
Half-time goals
-6
Goal difference (1st half)
26
Second-half points
-6
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.00
PPG before half-time
Lead holding163%

Leads at half-time in 19% of matches and wins 31%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.1

Concedes 0.1 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Al Ain - second-half results

65% W27% R8% P
54
Half-time points
27
Half-time goals
+22
Goal difference (1st half)
58
Second-half points
+22
Goal difference (2nd half)
2.08
PPG before half-time
Lead holding140%

Leads at half-time in 58% of matches and wins 81%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.3

Concedes 0.3 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Al Sharjah - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.400.40
Goals scored / match0.60.2
Goals conceded / match0.61.2
Average goals in match1.21.4
1 goal80%80%
2 goals40%40%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet60%20%
No goal60%80%
Goal difference0-5
Half-time: 40% leading - 20% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 40% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 3
Al Ain - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match3.002.60
Goals scored / match2.01.8
Goals conceded / match0.00.4
Average goals in match2.02.2
1 goal100%100%
2 goals60%60%
3 goals20%40%
Clean sheet100%80%
No goal0%0%
Goal difference+10+7
Half-time: 100% leading - 0% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 80% won - 20% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 10

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Al Sharjah
ScoredConceded
5
6
0-15
2
7
16-30
9
9
31-45
4
12
46-60
5
9
61-75
10
4
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (10 goli). Concedes most in 46-60 (12). Late-goal balance (76-90): +6 - wins late phases.

Al Ain
ScoredConceded
12
1
0-15
7
3
16-30
8
1
31-45
15
5
46-60
8
7
61-75
12
1
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (15 goli). Concedes most in 61-75 (7). Late-goal balance (76-90): +11 - wins late phases.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

3.11
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.0 : 2.1
Estimated goal split
home : away
110%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
52%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-68%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
65%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
0%
0:0 risk
practically zero
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Al Sharjah

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.15
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.61
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+1.2 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.11
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.50
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
92%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
133%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.12
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
29% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 14% come in the first quarter-hour.
29%

Al Ain

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.59
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+1.10
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-3.9 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.72
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.38
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
175%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
47%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.38
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
19% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 19% come in the first quarter-hour.
19%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Arabian Gulf League).

Teams vs league

Al SharjahLigaAl Ain
Average goals in match 3.152.82 3.08
Both teams scored 58%55% 46%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 58%52% 58%
Clean sheets 12%25% 54%
Goal before half-time 73%70% 73%
Goal after half-time 92%81% 92%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.82
Average goals per match
55%
Both teams scored
52%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
25%
Clean sheets
1.46
Home goals / match
1.36
Away goals / match
+7%
Home attack advantage
+7%
Home defence advantage
+3%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
70%
1 goal
35%
2 goals
14%
3 goals
4%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
81%
1 goal
47%
2 goals
20%
3 goals
8%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: Al Sharjah 0 - 0 - 1 Al Ain. Average goals 1.00, both teams scored in 0% matches.

FAQ

What was the result of Al Sharjah vs Al Ain?

The Arabian Gulf League match finished Al Sharjah 0:5 Al Ain. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Al Sharjah vs Al Ain?

Al Sharjah score 1.35 goals per game on average and Al Ain 2.38. The Arabian Gulf League average is 2.82 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 52% of games. Both teams score in 58% of Al Sharjah's matches and 46% of Al Ain's.

What form are Al Sharjah and Al Ain in?

Over the last 5 games Al Sharjah have a 1-2-2 record (1.00 points per game) and Al Ain 5-0-0 (3.00 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Al Sharjah vs Al Ain?

The statistical background for Al Sharjah vs Al Ain — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under — is on this page. The tip with full reasoning and a value assessment is in the NoFluffPicks app.