Al Ain vs Al-Sharjah – Schedule & Where to Watch on TV

02/01/2026 at 10:45 (Time Zone – GMT-5 (America/New_York))

Tahnoun Bin Mohamed Stadium (Al Ain).

UAE League - Round 11
Where to Watch on TV:


United-arab-emirates	ADtv
World	Triller TV+

Match Stats


Expected Goals (xG)
1.36	0.61
Ball Possession
47%	53%
Total shots
16	12
Shots on target
5	2
Big Chances
2	1
Corner Kicks
3	1
Passes
78% (279/358)	84% (331/396)
Yellow Cards
4	6
Red Cards
1	0
Expected Goals (xG)
1.36	0.61
xG on target (xGOT)
1.37	0.23
Total shots
16	12
Shots on target
5	2
Shots off target
7	8
Blocked Shots
4	2
Shots inside the Box
12	7
Shots outside the Box
4	5
Hit the Woodwork
1	0
Big Chances
2	1
Corner Kicks
3	1
Touches in opposition box
22	21
Accurate through passes
0	0
Offsides
1	0
Free Kicks
18	11
Passes
78% (279/358)	84% (331/396)
Long passes
59% (43/73)	62% (34/55)
Passes in final third
61% (61/100)	76% (99/131)
Crosses
38% (5/13)	26% (5/19)
Expected assists (xA)
1.32	1.12
Throw-ins
12	15
Fouls
11	18
Tackles
60% (9/15)	75% (6/8)
Duels won
49	44
Clearances
23	16
Interceptions
8	5
Errors leading to shot
0	1
Errors leading to goal
0	0
Goalkeeper Saves
2	4
xGOT faced
0.23	1.37
Goals prevented
0.23	0.37

Key Moments

Here there are

1st Half (0 - 0)
42', Rodrigues R. ↓, Jasic A. ↑,
2nd Half (1 - 0)
46', Nader Y. ↓, Al Baloushi M. ↑,
55', 1 - 0, Rahimi E. H. ⚽, Kaku (A),
64', Ben Larbi F. ↓, Poblete G. ↑,
66', Al Baloushi M. 🟨,
66', Abdulrahman S. 🟨,
72', Rahimi E. H. ↓, Chadli N. ↑,
75', Igor Coronado 🟨,
76', Khaled Ebraheim ↓, Suhail H. ↑,
76', Manaj R. ↓, Camara O. ↑,
79', Al Baloushi M. 🟨,
86', Kaku ↓, Erik Menezes ↑,
88', Suroor M. ↓, Guarirapa S. ↑,
90+1', Cho Yu-Min 🟨,
90+4', Luan Pereira 🟨,
90+5', Palacios M. 🟨,
90+5', Chadli N. 🟨,
90+5', Al Hosani A. 🟨,
90+6', Caio Lucas 🟨,

Chances of winning

Al Ain
57.9%

Draw
22.6%

Al-Sharjah
19.5%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)

62.6%

21.9%

15.5%

Our Initial ML Estimation

64.8%

21.2%

15%

Analysis of Changes in Winning Probabilities:

Al Ain has seen a decrease in its chances compared to the initial analysis. (-4.7%)

Al-Sharjah has improved its chances compared to the initial analysis. (+4%)

ML Model estimates a higher probability for Al Ain than the current prediction. (+6.9%)

Note: The ML model's higher estimate suggests a strong performance forecast for Al Ain, possibly due to key factors that the model accounted for.

ML Model estimates a lower probability for Al-Sharjah than the current prediction. (-4.5%)

Al Ain - Al-Sharjah Odds

	1	X	2	Marga
Avarage Now (Initially)	1.58 ↑ (1.45)	4.06 ↓ (4.15)	4.69 ↓ (5.86)	9.3% (10.1%)

The most likely Over/Under: 2.75

What is the prediction for Al Ain - Al-Sharjah?

Users Predictions: 21 users predict this event. Al Ain will win (votes: 19 - 90.5%). Al-Sharjah will win (votes: 2 - 9.5%).
Confidence interval (95%) for Al Ain: 78% – 100%.

Verified Performance Core (Selected Experts): 5 Selected Experts predict this event. Al Ain (votes: 3 - 60%). Al-Sharjah (votes: 2 - 40%).

Over/Under & Asian Handicap Predictions by Selected Experts:

AH -1.25 - Al-Sharjah (1.80) (votes: 1 - 100%) .

AH -1 - Al Ain (2.07) (votes: 1 - 50%) .

BTTS - yes (votes: 1 - 100%) .

Overall Expert Consensus (including all markets): 8 Selected Experts predict this event. Al Ain (votes: 4 - 50%). Al-Sharjah (votes: 4 - 50%).

The most likely score by Bookmakers is 2:1.

Preview Facts

One of the top teams will play against one of the outsiders (ranked 1 in the zone Promotion ~ AFC Champions League (League phase: ) and 12).
Al Ain is Qualified for AFC Champions League (League phase )
In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Al Ain won 3.
The recent form of both competitors has been shaky.
Al-Sharjah may have a physical advantage due to more rest days in recent times.
In this match, Al Ain is considered a favorite.
In the last 20 head-to-head matches, Al Ain won 8 matches, drew 6 matches, lost 6 matches, and goals 34:27. (average 1.7:1.4).
Including home matches between the teams, Al Ain won 3 matches, drew 4 matches, lost 3 matches, and goals 13:10. (average 1.3:1).

How many head-to-head matches has Al Ain won against Al-Sharjah?

Al Ain has won 5 of their last 10 head-to-head matches.

How many head-to-head matches has Al-Sharjah won against Al Ain?

Al-Sharjah has won 2 of their last 10 head-to-head matches.

What were the results of their latest head-to-head matches?

The latest head-to-head matches between Al Ain - Al-Sharjah were as follows:

29.11.2025 Al Ain - Al-Sharjah 4:1

15.11.2025 Al-Sharjah - Al Ain 1:3

12.05.2025 Al-Sharjah - Al Ain 0:3

05.01.2025 Al Ain - Al-Sharjah 0:0

30.03.2024 Al Ain - Al-Sharjah 1:1

Latest results of Al Ain

28.12.2025 Al-Nasr - Al Ain 2:2 ✺

23.12.2025 Al Ain - Zakho 0:1 ✺

20.12.2025 Al Ain - Ittihad Kalba 2:0 ✺

13.12.2025 Al Ain - Al-Nasr 0:2 ✺

05.12.2025 Al-Nasr - Al Ain 0:3 ✺

Latest results of Al-Sharjah

27.12.2025 Shabab Al-Ahli - Al-Sharjah 2:3 ✺

22.12.2025 Al-Sharjah - Al-Hilal 0:1 ✺

29.11.2025 Al Ain - Al-Sharjah 4:1 ✺

24.11.2025 Al-Ahli Jeddah - Al-Sharjah 0:1 ✺

21.11.2025 Al-Sharjah - Bani Yas 1:4 ✺

UAE Football League Table

2025/26

		Pl	W	D	L		Diff	Pts
1	Al Ain	22	17	5	0	46:18	28	56
2	Shabab Al-Ahli Dubai	22	16	4	2	52:11	41	52
3	Al Jazira	22	12	4	6	38:23	15	40
4	Al Wasl	22	10	6	6	28:23	5	36
5	Al Wahda	22	9	9	4	33:21	12	36
6	Al Nasr	22	7	10	5	28:27	1	31
7	Al Sharjah	22	7	4	11	32:39	-7	25
8	Ajman	22	7	3	12	21:31	-10	24
9	Khorfakkan	22	6	6	10	30:38	-8	24
10	Ittihad Kalba	22	5	8	9	26:39	-13	23
11	Bani Yas	22	6	4	12	22:34	-12	22
12	Al Bataeh	22	4	7	11	22:32	-10	19
13	Al Dhafra	22	5	3	14	25:44	-19	18
14	Dibba Al Fujairah	22	4	5	13	21:44	-23	17

      Promotion ~ AFC Champions League (League phase: )
      Promotion ~ AFC Champions League 2
      Relegation ~ Division 1