United Arab Emirates - Arabian Gulf LeagueData current as of 12 September 2026

Al Dhafra vs Al Khaleej: match statistics

Al Dhafra crest
Al Dhafra
2 : 3half-time 1:2
Al Khaleej crest
Al Khaleej
145%(0.00)
X30%(0.00)
225%(0.00)

Al Dhafra demonstrates decidedly better home form with 57% wins at home and a goal difference of +3, while Al Khaleej has only 43% wins away and a negative balance of -1. The hosts average 1.71 goals per home match, surpassing the visitors' average of 1.0 goal on the road. Despite a weak recent run of five matches (0.2 PPG), Al Dhafra holds an xG advantage in home games (1.24 vs 1.14 for the visitors away). Al Khaleej has a high percentage of away matches without scoring (43% FTS), further diminishing their chances. Considering all statistics, the hosts hold the advantage, though the uncertain form of both teams increases the probability of a draw. A victory for Al Dhafra is predicted, albeit with moderate confidence due to their current poor streak.

Al Dhafra vs Al Khaleej: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Al Dhafra played Al Khaleej in Arabian Gulf League (United Arab Emirates). The match was played on 6 February 2026. Final score: 2:3.

Current form

Al Dhafra: 1-1-3, 0.80 points/match. Al Khaleej: 1-1-3, 0.80 points/match.

Goal statistics

Al Dhafra scores 1.43 and concedes 1.93 goals per match. Al Khaleej scores 1.21 and concedes 1.50. League average: 2.59 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Al Dhafra 57%, Al Khaleej 50%. Over 2.5: Al Dhafra 57%, Al Khaleej 57%. League level: BTTS 47%, Over 2.5 47%.

xG, shots and style

Al Dhafra has higher xG: 1.12 vs 1.10. Al Dhafra: 9.6 shots per match, Al Khaleej: 8.4.

Match halves

Al Dhafra: half-time lead 14%, second-half goals 0.93. Al Khaleej: half-time lead 43%, second-half goals 0.50.

Goals by minute

Al Dhafra: 61-75 (7 goals). Al Khaleej: 31-45+ (6 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Arabian Gulf League: 2.59 goals per match, BTTS 47%, Over 2.5 47%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 1 previous H2H matches were available: 1-0-0. Average goals 5.00, BTTS 100%.

Archived pre-match analysis

This analysis was prepared before kick-off. The conclusions use only information available before the match and do not include the final result or post-match statistics.

General match analysis

Al Dhafra demonstrates decidedly better home form with 57% wins at home and a goal difference of +3, while Al Khaleej has only 43% wins away and a negative balance of -1. The hosts average 1.71 goals per home match, surpassing the visitors' average of 1.0 goal on the road. Despite a weak recent run of five matches (0.2 PPG), Al Dhafra holds an xG advantage in home games (1.24 vs 1.14 for the visitors away). Al Khaleej has a high percentage of away matches without scoring (43% FTS), further diminishing their chances. Considering all statistics, the hosts hold the advantage, though the uncertain form of both teams increases the probability of a draw. A victory for Al Dhafra is predicted, albeit with moderate confidence due to their current poor streak.

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Half-by-half

1 : 2
1st half
1 : 1
2nd half

Match statistics

61Possession (%)39
Al DhafraAl Khaleej
8Shots16
Al DhafraAl Khaleej
3Shots on target4
Al DhafraAl Khaleej
1.03xG1.5
Al DhafraAl Khaleej
8Corners1
Al DhafraAl Khaleej
43Dangerous attacks30
Al DhafraAl Khaleej
11Fouls15
Al DhafraAl Khaleej
3Cards4
Al DhafraAl Khaleej

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.

Al DhafraAl Khaleej
1.43Goals scored / match1.21
Al DhafraAl Khaleej
1.93Goals conceded / match1.5
Al DhafraAl Khaleej
47%Average possession44%
Al DhafraAl Khaleej
3.57Shots on target / match3.43
Al DhafraAl Khaleej

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

9.57Shots per match8.36
Al DhafraAl Khaleej
3.57Shots on target3.43
Al DhafraAl Khaleej
14.9%Shot conversion14.5%
Al DhafraAl Khaleej
47%Possession44%
Al DhafraAl Khaleej
1.12xG for1.1
Al DhafraAl Khaleej
1.48xG against1.97
Al DhafraAl Khaleej

Shooting quality

Al Dhafra: Counter-attackingAl Khaleej: Counter-attacking
Al DhafraAl Khaleej
Accuracy (shots on target)37%41%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.13
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.400.35

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 Dhafra
LWLDL
Season result split
36% W7% D57% L
Season (W-D-L)
5-1-8
1.14 pts / match · goal difference -7
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-1-3
0.80 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
4-0-3
Last 5 at home
2-0-3
WWLLL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 1.8xG: 1.04Opponent xG: 1.67BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 40%
Al Khaleej
LLLDW
Season result split
29% W21% D50% L
Season (W-D-L)
4-3-7
1.07 pts / match · goal difference -4
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-1-3
0.80 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
3-0-4
Last 5 away
3-0-2
WWLLW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.6Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.44Opponent xG: 1.66BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 20%

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 Dhafra is 18% better for: goals scored per match.

1.43 goals / match - Al Dhafra · 1.21 goals / match - Al Khaleej

Al Khaleej is 29% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.93 goals / match - Al Dhafra · 1.5 goals / match - Al Khaleej

Al Dhafra scoring profile: strong

Al Dhafra scores in 64% of matches (9 of 14 matches), while Al Khaleej keeps a clean sheet in 21% (3 of 14 matches).

Al Khaleej scoring profile: very strong

Al Khaleej scores in 64% of matches (9 of 14 matches), while Al Dhafra keeps a clean sheet in 7% (1 of 14 matches).

20Goals scored (season)17
Al DhafraAl Khaleej
27Goals conceded (season)21
Al DhafraAl Khaleej
3.36Average goals in match2.71
Al DhafraAl Khaleej
5Goals scored (last 5)3
Al DhafraAl Khaleej
9Goals conceded (last 5)5
Al DhafraAl Khaleej

How often they score at least...

64%1 goal64%
Al DhafraAl Khaleej
50%2 goals43%
Al DhafraAl Khaleej
29%3 goals14%
Al DhafraAl Khaleej
0%4 goals0%
Al DhafraAl Khaleej

How often they concede at least...

93%1 goal79%
Al DhafraAl Khaleej
64%2 goals43%
Al DhafraAl Khaleej
14%3 goals21%
Al DhafraAl Khaleej
14%4 goals7%
Al DhafraAl Khaleej

* 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.

47%
League average

Goal patterns

36%BTTS at half-time14%
Al DhafraAl Khaleej
21%BTTS in both halves7%
Al DhafraAl Khaleej
43%Scored in both halves29%
Al DhafraAl Khaleej

BTTS and goal count

50%Min. 3 goals and BTTS43%
Al DhafraAl Khaleej
7%Min. 3 goals without BTTS14%
Al DhafraAl Khaleej
60%BTTS - last 520%
Al DhafraAl Khaleej

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

86%Min. 1 goal before half-time71%
Al DhafraAl Khaleej
57%Min. 2 goals before half-time29%
Al DhafraAl Khaleej
14%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
Al DhafraAl Khaleej

2nd half

79%Min. 1 goal after half-time79%
Al DhafraAl Khaleej
64%Min. 2 goals after half-time43%
Al DhafraAl Khaleej
29%Min. 3 goals after half-time29%
Al DhafraAl Khaleej

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 Khaleej is 116% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

0.79 pts / match - Al Dhafra · 1.71 pts / match - Al Khaleej

Al Dhafra - half-time state
14% leading36% draw50% trailing
Al Khaleej - half-time state
43% leading43% draw14% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

0.79Points per match (1st half)1.71
Al DhafraAl Khaleej
0.5Goals scored (1st half)0.71
Al DhafraAl Khaleej
1.14Goals conceded (1st half)0.29
Al DhafraAl Khaleej
1.64Average goals (1st half)1
Al DhafraAl Khaleej
29%Clean sheet before half-time71%
Al DhafraAl Khaleej
50%No goal before half-time43%
Al DhafraAl Khaleej

After half-time (2nd half)

1.36Points per match (2nd half)0.71
Al DhafraAl Khaleej
0.93Goals scored (2nd half)0.5
Al DhafraAl Khaleej
0.79Goals conceded (2nd half)1.21
Al DhafraAl Khaleej
1.71Average goals (2nd half)1.71
Al DhafraAl Khaleej
50%Clean sheet after half-time29%
Al DhafraAl Khaleej
43%No goal after half-time64%
Al DhafraAl Khaleej

Al Dhafra - second-half results

36% W29% D36% L
11
Half-time points
7
Half-time goals
-9
Goal difference (1st half)
19
Second-half points
+2
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.79
PPG before half-time
Lead holding257%

Leads at half-time in 14% of matches and wins 36%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.3

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Al Khaleej - second-half results

14% W29% D57% L
24
Half-time points
10
Half-time goals
+6
Goal difference (1st half)
10
Second-half points
-10
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.71
PPG before half-time
Lead holding67%

Leads at half-time in 43% of matches and wins 29%. Sometimes loses the lead after half-time.

Defence after half-time+0.9

Concedes 0.9 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Al Dhafra - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.200.80
Goals scored / match0.40.6
Goals conceded / match0.41.4
Average goals in match0.82.0
1 goal60%100%
2 goals20%80%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet60%0%
No goal60%60%
Goal difference0-4
Half-time: 20% leading - 60% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 20% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 2
Al Khaleej - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.200.60
Goals scored / match0.40.2
Goals conceded / match0.40.6
Average goals in match0.80.8
1 goal60%40%
2 goals20%20%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet60%60%
No goal60%80%
Goal difference0-2
Half-time: 20% leading - 60% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 60% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 2

* 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 Dhafra
ScoredConceded
3
6
0-15
3
5
16-30
1
5
31-45
1
5
46-60
7
1
61-75
5
5
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 61-75 (7 goals). Concedes most in 0-15 (6). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

Al Khaleej
ScoredConceded
2
0
0-15
2
2
16-30
6
2
31-45
3
5
46-60
0
4
61-75
4
8
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (6 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (8). Late-goal balance (76-90): -4 - late phases are a weakness.

* 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

3.03
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.5 : 1.6
Estimated goal split
home : away
117%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
54%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+65%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
41%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
13%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 8 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Al Dhafra

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.36
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.14
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+1.1 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.31
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.45
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
110%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
148%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.34
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.4
Late goals
25% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 15% come in the first quarter-hour.
25%

Al Khaleej

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.87
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.58
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-1.6 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.
+0.47
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
93%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
115%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.27
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.2
Late goals
24% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 12% come in the first quarter-hour.
24%

* 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 DhafraLigaAl Khaleej
Average goals in match 3.362.59 2.71
Both teams scored 57%47% 50%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 57%47% 57%
Clean sheets 7%30% 21%
Goal before half-time 86%67% 71%
Goal after half-time 79%77% 79%

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

2.59
Average goals per match
47%
Both teams scored
47%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
30%
Clean sheets
1.30
Home goals / match
1.30
Away goals / match
+0%
Home attack advantage
+0%
Home defence advantage
+-4%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
67%
1 goal
34%
2 goals
12%
3 goals
1%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
77%
1 goal
43%
2 goals
19%
3 goals
6%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. Al KhaleejGoalTarik Tissoudali
  2. Al DhafraSubstitutionOn: Abdulla AlkarbiOff: Leonard Offoe Amesimeku
  3. Al DhafraGoalAouk Badi
  4. Al KhaleejYellow cardAylton Filipe Boa Morte
  5. Al DhafraYellow cardVinicius Lima Serafim
  6. Al KhaleejYellow cardAbdalla Al Naqbi
  7. Al KhaleejYellow cardKayque Soares Campos
  8. Al DhafraGoalJobson Souza Santos
  9. Al KhaleejSubstitutionOn: Lourency do Nascimento RodriguesOff: Ahmadou Camara
  10. Al DhafraYellow cardEzeckiel Noumonvi

Referee and managers

Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.

Referee context

See how often this referee shows cards, awards penalties and how their matches tend to finish.

Omar Mohamed Al AliMatches officiated: 14
4.57Cards per match
0Penalties per match
1 / X / 256%Home wins14%Draws28%Away wins

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: Al Dhafra 1 - 0 - 0 Al Khaleej. Average goals 5.00, both teams scored in 100% matches.

FAQ

What was the result of Al Dhafra vs Al Khaleej?

The Arabian Gulf League match finished Al Dhafra 2:3 Al Khaleej. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Al Dhafra vs Al Khaleej?

Al Dhafra score 1.43 goals per game on average and Al Khaleej 1.21. The Arabian Gulf League average is 2.59 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 47% of games. Both teams score in 57% of Al Dhafra's matches and 50% of Al Khaleej's.

What form are Al Dhafra and Al Khaleej in?

Over the last 5 games Al Dhafra have a 1-1-3 record (0.80 points per game) and Al Khaleej 1-1-3 (0.80 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Al Dhafra vs Al Khaleej?

This page shows the full statistical context — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under. The tip, value assessment and full reasoning are in the NoFluffPicks app.