Al Nasr vs Al Jazira Prediction: A tough close contest ahead

United Arab Emirates Gulf League Round 9 sees Al Nasr hosting Al Jazira. Below you'll find a breakdown of the match and your betting options.

Al Nasr - home team in a poor form

In their past games, Al Nasr has not been victorious and has suffered defeat at the hands of Al Wasl, Al Wahda, Al Ain, and Al Ittihad Kalba. However, they played to a tie in one of those games against Bani Yas. Al Nasr could only score 9 goals while allowing 12 goals against them. During the current league season, Al Nasr has been responsible for 1.13 goals scored on average per game. Regarding disciplinary actions, Al Nasr received disciplinary actions, the home team received 19 yellow cards and one red card, which resulted in an average of 10.50 fouls committed over all of their matches. This season, Al Nasr has had an average possession of the ball of 62.63%, which indicates that he is good at keeping the ball.

Al Jazira - Jazira to build on their last league win

Al Jazira comes into this match having won one of their previous five matches against Al Wasl, losing two to Shabab Al Ahli Dubai and Ajman and drawing two of their previous five matches against Bani Yas and Al Sharjah. The club could only score 6 goals while giving up 8 goals. Away from home, Al Jazira scored an average of 1.88 goals per game while allowing 1.25 goals against the road. One red card and 14 yellow cards were given out to the squad, with 74 fouls being committed by both sides. The average rating that each match gives Al Jazira's team is 0. This season, Al Jazira has maintained a respectable ball possession rate, averaging 60.63% of the time with the ball.

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There is a decent head-to-head record between Al Nasr and Al Jazira; the two teams have played 34 times over the past few seasons, with Al Nasr taking 11 victories and Al Jazira 16. Seven games had a scoreless finish. While Al Nasr scored 53 goals against Al Jazira, Al Jazira scored 64. Overall, Al Jazira has a 16-11 head-to-head victory record over Al Nasr.