United Arab Emirates - Arabian Gulf LeagueData current as of 08 September 2026

Dubai United vs Shabab Al Ahli Dubai: match statistics

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Dubai United vs Shabab Al Ahli Dubai: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Dubai United play Shabab Al Ahli Dubai in Arabian Gulf League (United Arab Emirates). The match date is 10 September 2026.

Current form

Dubai United: 2-0-2, 1.50 points/match. Shabab Al Ahli Dubai: 3-0-1, 2.25 points/match.

Goal statistics

Dubai United scores 2.75 and concedes 3.00 goals per match. Shabab Al Ahli Dubai scores 2.25 and concedes 1.00. League average: 3.67 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Dubai United 100%, Shabab Al Ahli Dubai 50%. Over 2.5: Dubai United 100%, Shabab Al Ahli Dubai 50%. League level: BTTS 56%, Over 2.5 67%.

xG, shots and style

Shabab Al Ahli Dubai has higher xG: 1.88 vs 1.23. Dubai United: 9.3 shots per match, Shabab Al Ahli Dubai: 16.5.

Match halves

Dubai United: half-time lead 25%, second-half goals 1.75. Shabab Al Ahli Dubai: half-time lead 0%, second-half goals 2.00.

Goals by minute

Dubai United: 61-75 (3 goals). Shabab Al Ahli Dubai: 76-90+ (5 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Arabian Gulf League: 3.67 goals per match, BTTS 56%, Over 2.5 67%.

Head-to-head

No aligned head-to-head sample is available in the database.

Before the match

1X2 odds

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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.

Dubai UnitedShabab Al Ahli Dubai
2.75Goals scored / match2.25
Dubai UnitedShabab Al Ahli Dubai
3Goals conceded / match1
Dubai UnitedShabab Al Ahli Dubai
Dubai UnitedShabab Al Ahli Dubai
49%Average possession58%
Dubai UnitedShabab Al Ahli Dubai
4.5Shots on target / match5.25
Dubai UnitedShabab Al Ahli Dubai

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

9.25Shots per match16.5
Dubai UnitedShabab Al Ahli Dubai
4.5Shots on target5.25
Dubai UnitedShabab Al Ahli Dubai
29.7%Shot conversion13.6%
Dubai UnitedShabab Al Ahli Dubai
49%Possession58%
Dubai UnitedShabab Al Ahli Dubai
1.23xG for1.88
Dubai UnitedShabab Al Ahli Dubai
1.85xG against1.24
Dubai UnitedShabab Al Ahli Dubai

Shooting quality

Dubai United: Efficient finishingShabab Al Ahli Dubai: Dominant
Dubai UnitedShabab Al Ahli Dubai
Accuracy (shots on target)49%32%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.130.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.610.43

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.

Shabab Al Ahli Dubai is 50% better for: last-5 form.

1.5 pts / match - Dubai United · 2.25 pts / match - Shabab Al Ahli Dubai

Dubai United
LWWL
Season result split
50% W0% R50% P
Season (W-D-L)
2-0-2
1.50 pts / match · goal difference -1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-0-2
1.50 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
1-0-0
Last 5 at home
1-0-0
W
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.8Goals conceded: 3.0xG: 1.23Opponent xG: 1.85BTTS: 100%Over 2.5: 100%
Shabab Al Ahli Dubai
WWWL
Season result split
75% W0% R25% P
Season (W-D-L)
3-0-1
2.25 pts / match · goal difference +5
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-0-1
2.25 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
2-0-0
Last 5 away
2-0-0
WW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.3Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.88Opponent xG: 1.24BTTS: 50%Over 2.5: 50%

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.

Dubai United is 22% better for: goals scored per match.

2.75 goals / match - Dubai United · 2.25 goals / match - Shabab Al Ahli Dubai

Shabab Al Ahli Dubai is 200% better for: goals conceded per match.

3 goals / match - Dubai United · 1 goals / match - Shabab Al Ahli Dubai

Dubai United scoring profile: very strong

Dubai United scores in 100% of matches (4 of 4 matches), while Shabab Al Ahli Dubai keeps a clean sheet in 50% (2 of 4 matches).

Shabab Al Ahli Dubai scoring profile: very strong

Shabab Al Ahli Dubai scores in 100% of matches (4 of 4 matches), while Dubai United keeps a clean sheet in 0% (0 of 4 matches).

11Goals scored (season)9
Dubai UnitedShabab Al Ahli Dubai
12Goals conceded (season)4
Dubai UnitedShabab Al Ahli Dubai
5.75Average goals in match3.25
Dubai UnitedShabab Al Ahli Dubai
11Goals scored (last 5)9
Dubai UnitedShabab Al Ahli Dubai
12Goals conceded (last 5)4
Dubai UnitedShabab Al Ahli Dubai

How often they score at least...

100%1 goal100%
Dubai UnitedShabab Al Ahli Dubai
75%2 goals50%
Dubai UnitedShabab Al Ahli Dubai
75%3 goals25%
Dubai UnitedShabab Al Ahli Dubai
25%4 goals25%
Dubai UnitedShabab Al Ahli Dubai

How often they concede at least...

100%1 goal50%
Dubai UnitedShabab Al Ahli Dubai
75%2 goals25%
Dubai UnitedShabab Al Ahli Dubai
50%3 goals25%
Dubai UnitedShabab Al Ahli Dubai
50%4 goals0%
Dubai UnitedShabab Al Ahli Dubai

* 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.

50%
Shabab Al Ahli Dubai - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.2 of 4 matches
56%
League average

Goal patterns

50%BTTS at half-time25%
Dubai UnitedShabab Al Ahli Dubai
25%BTTS in both halves0%
Dubai UnitedShabab Al Ahli Dubai
50%Scored in both halves0%
Dubai UnitedShabab Al Ahli Dubai

BTTS and goal count

100%Min. 3 goals and BTTS50%
Dubai UnitedShabab Al Ahli Dubai
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
Dubai UnitedShabab Al Ahli Dubai
100%BTTS - last 550%
Dubai UnitedShabab Al Ahli Dubai

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.

Full match - team comparison (Over)

1st half

75%Min. 1 goal before half-time50%
Dubai UnitedShabab Al Ahli Dubai
50%Min. 2 goals before half-time25%
Dubai UnitedShabab Al Ahli Dubai
25%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
Dubai UnitedShabab Al Ahli Dubai

2nd half

100%Min. 1 goal after half-time100%
Dubai UnitedShabab Al Ahli Dubai
100%Min. 2 goals after half-time75%
Dubai UnitedShabab Al Ahli Dubai
75%Min. 3 goals after half-time25%
Dubai UnitedShabab Al Ahli Dubai

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.

Dubai United is 67% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.25 pts / match - Dubai United · 0.75 pts / match - Shabab Al Ahli Dubai

Dubai United - half-time state
25% leading50% draw25% trailing
Shabab Al Ahli Dubai - half-time state
0% leading75% draw25% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.25Points per match (1st half)0.75
Dubai UnitedShabab Al Ahli Dubai
1Goals scored (1st half)0.25
Dubai UnitedShabab Al Ahli Dubai
1Goals conceded (1st half)0.5
Dubai UnitedShabab Al Ahli Dubai
2Average goals (1st half)0.75
Dubai UnitedShabab Al Ahli Dubai
50%Clean sheet before half-time50%
Dubai UnitedShabab Al Ahli Dubai
25%No goal before half-time75%
Dubai UnitedShabab Al Ahli Dubai

After half-time (2nd half)

1.25Points per match (2nd half)2.25
Dubai UnitedShabab Al Ahli Dubai
1.75Goals scored (2nd half)2
Dubai UnitedShabab Al Ahli Dubai
2Goals conceded (2nd half)0.5
Dubai UnitedShabab Al Ahli Dubai
3.75Average goals (2nd half)2.5
Dubai UnitedShabab Al Ahli Dubai
0%Clean sheet after half-time75%
Dubai UnitedShabab Al Ahli Dubai
25%No goal after half-time25%
Dubai UnitedShabab Al Ahli Dubai

Dubai United - second-half results

25% W50% R25% P
5
Half-time points
4
Half-time goals
0
Goal difference (1st half)
5
Second-half points
-1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.25
PPG before half-time
Lead holding200%

Leads at half-time in 25% of matches and wins 50%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+1.0

Concedes 1.0 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Shabab Al Ahli Dubai - second-half results

75% W0% R25% P
3
Half-time points
1
Half-time goals
-1
Goal difference (1st half)
9
Second-half points
+6
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.75
PPG before half-time
Defence after half-time0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Dubai United - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.251.25
Goals scored / match1.01.8
Goals conceded / match1.02.0
Average goals in match2.03.8
1 goal75%100%
2 goals50%100%
3 goals25%75%
Clean sheet50%0%
No goal25%25%
Goal difference0-1
Half-time: 25% leading - 50% draw - 25% trailing
2nd half: 25% won - 50% draw - 25% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 50% - Half-time goals total: 4
Shabab Al Ahli Dubai - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.752.25
Goals scored / match0.32.0
Goals conceded / match0.50.5
Average goals in match0.82.5
1 goal50%100%
2 goals25%75%
3 goals0%25%
Clean sheet50%75%
No goal75%25%
Goal difference-1+6
Half-time: 0% leading - 75% draw - 25% trailing
2nd half: 75% won - 0% draw - 25% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 25% - Half-time goals total: 1

* 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.

Dubai United
ScoredConceded
2
2
0-15
1
0
16-30
1
2
31-45
2
0
46-60
3
1
61-75
2
7
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 61-75 (3 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (7). Late-goal balance (76-90): -5 - late phases are a weakness.

Shabab Al Ahli Dubai
ScoredConceded
1
0
0-15
0
1
16-30
0
1
31-45
2
1
46-60
1
0
61-75
5
1
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (5 goals). Concedes most in 16-30 (1). Late-goal balance (76-90): +4 - 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

4.50
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.9 : 2.6
Estimated goal split
home : away
123%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
75%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
100%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
0%
0:0 risk
practically zero
4+
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Dubai United

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.62
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.37
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+0.5 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+1.52
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-1.15
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
154%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
159%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.8
Late goals
18% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 18% come in the first quarter-hour.
18%

Shabab Al Ahli Dubai

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.64
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.
-1.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.37
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.24
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
119%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
56%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+1.8
Late goals
56% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 11% come in the first quarter-hour.
56%

* 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

Dubai UnitedLigaShabab Al Ahli Dubai
Average goals in match 5.753.67 3.25
Both teams scored 100%56% 50%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 100%67% 50%
Clean sheets 0%22% 50%
Goal before half-time 75%78% 50%
Goal after half-time 100%93% 100%

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

3.67
Average goals per match
56%
Both teams scored
67%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
22%
Clean sheets
1.78
Home goals / match
1.89
Away goals / match
+-6%
Home attack advantage
+-6%
Home defence advantage
+-8%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
78%
1 goal
44%
2 goals
11%
3 goals
7%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
93%
1 goal
59%
2 goals
30%
3 goals
22%
4 goals

FAQ

When do Dubai United and Shabab Al Ahli Dubai play?

Dubai United face Shabab Al Ahli Dubai on 10 September 2026 in Arabian Gulf League. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What do the goal statistics show before Dubai United vs Shabab Al Ahli Dubai?

Dubai United score 2.75 goals per game on average and Shabab Al Ahli Dubai 2.25. The Arabian Gulf League average is 3.67 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 67% of games. Both teams score in 100% of Dubai United's matches and 50% of Shabab Al Ahli Dubai's.

What form are Dubai United and Shabab Al Ahli Dubai in?

Over the last 5 games Dubai United have a 2-0-2 record (1.50 points per game) and Shabab Al Ahli Dubai 3-0-1 (2.25 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Dubai United vs Shabab Al Ahli Dubai?

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for Dubai United vs Shabab Al Ahli Dubai: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.