Al Sharjah vs Bani Yas Prediction: bet on home team

Al Sharjah will play host to Bani Yas in the second round of the UAE Gulf league. The match is scheduled to 19:30 kickoff. We give the match information and analysis in the following paragraphs. 

Home team Sharjah will come into this match having had a successful outing last week at the Al Rashid stadium in a 0-2 win against Shabab Al-Ahli Dubai. With their perfect start to the season, the host will be focused on getting another win in this match as they look to stay on top of the league. While sitting second on the table after the completion of the week 1 UAE matches, the host shares points with Al Jazira with same goal difference. In their match, against Shabab Al-Ahli Dubai, an early minute goal from Luanzinho settled them into the match in the 8th minutes before Camara’s goal was ruled out as offside. Leaving it late, they sealed the match late from Camara’s 90+5 minutes goal. However, they have now gone 2 wins in 5 matches, while losing 2 and a match ending in a draw. 

In their week one fixture, Bani Yas snatched a 1-0 home win against a poor Khorfakkan at the Baniyas Stadium. Ivkovic scored the lone goal in that match in the 79th minutes. However, Bani Yas was able to avoid a late leveler from Boa Morte goal after the VAR decision was made as an offside. In this match however, the visitors will be aware of how strong Al Sharjah is but their focus will be to improve in front of goal and get all the possible three points. Taking a good look at their last five matches, they have only managed to rack a win, coming from their last match, a draw and three losses. 

With their first meeting dating to 2001 ending in a 5-0 to Al Sharjah in the second round of the UAE league match, these two teams have had many other encounters. However, Al Sharjah has had more wins. In their performances in their last matches, Al Sharjah’s form is also a better one compared to Bani Yas. Last five meetings between them also ended in a 2 wins for the home side and a win for Bani Yas, while they tied two matches. We will be tipping Al Sharjah to win this fair contest.