Preview
- It's week 2 of the 2026-2027 Arabian Gulf League on 2026-08-22 at 15:00 GMT, when Shabab Al Ahli and Al Dhafra go head-to-head.
- There is no recorded managerial head-to-head between Paulo Sousa and Alen Horvat.
- The current standings see Shabab Al Ahli hold 1st place with 3 points, while Al Dhafra occupy 11th with 0 points.
- Shabab Al Ahli and Al Dhafra will both field their strongest squads with no absentees.
- Our forecast has Shabab Al Ahli in a 4-man backline (4-2-3-1), with Al Dhafra set to counter in 4-1-4-1.
- In their last outing, Shabab Al Ahli's highest-rated performer was F. Cartabia (6.9), while Al Dhafra's standout was S. Kaba (6.5).
- Shabab Al Ahli won 5-1 against Khorfakkan, while Al Dhafra lost their fixture 1-3 vs Sharjah.
- Struggling form all round: Shabab Al Ahli are 2-1-2 and Al Dhafra are 1-1-3 in their recent 5 matches.
- Shabab Al Ahli have clearly got the edge H2H: in 39 meetings, they've beaten Al Dhafra 20 times, with 11 draws and only 8 losses.
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Odds
Predictions
Summary
Match Info
Team Kits
Shabab Al-Ahli Dubai
Al Dhafra
Events
| 20' | Mateus Henrique | ||
| 32' | |||
| 33' | M. Seifi | ||
| 45+7' | Penalty missed | ||
HT 0 - 0 | |||
| 46' | |||
| 46' | |||
| 52' | D. Mendy | ||
| 61' | |||
| 61' | |||
| 65' | Y. Al Marzouqi | ||
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| 69' | |||
| 71' | 1 - 0 | ||
| 87' | M. Alhammadi | ||
| 88' | 2 - 0 | ||
| 90' | |||
Standings
TV Channels
Shabab Al-Ahli Dubai is going head to head with Al Dhafra on 22/8/2026 14:00 GMT for the United Arab Emirates Arabian Gulf League. You can view the match information, lineups, odds, live score, result, goalscorers, cards, substitutions, standings, recent form, player ratings, injuries, tv channels, our users most predicted scores and Shabab Al-Ahli Dubai v Al Dhafra H2H statistics!