Sharjah step up as Shabab Al Ahli slip

Hard-fought victory over Dibba takes team to top of the Adnoc Pro League

Sharjah are at the top of the Adnoc Pro League after their 2-0 hard-fought victory over Dibba, taking advantage of League leaders Shabab Al Ahli’s loss to Bani Yas in matchweek 12.

The League so far has seen 247 goals scored in 84 matches at a rate of 2.9 goals per match, with 215 goals scored from the penalty area, 32 netted from outside the box and eight scored from free-kicks.

With the League at its midway point, Sharjah also topped the list of clubs with the highest shot-to-goal conversion rates, while Shabab Al Ahli had the most successful dribbles, surpassing Al Jazira.Al Nasr had the most ball possession.

Goal fest

Al Jazira leads in goals scored by national players (17), Al Wasl have the most goals from free-kicks (13), while Al Wahda have the lion’s share of headed goals.

Bani Yas is the only team that has not conceded a goal from outside the penalty area.

Al Ain have the highest number of corner kicks (299) in the last 12 games,. Sharjah topped for most through passes with 22, while Al Dhafra had produced just 6 through passes to sit at the bottom of the chart.

Ittihad Kalba have the youngest line-up, with an average age of 26 years and 249 days, while KhorFakkan have the oldest line-up in the league, with an average age of 29 years and 70 days.

Individual performances

As for individual stats, Ali Mabkhout had 13 goals and three assists, more than any player in the League, while Soufian Rahimi recorded the highest number of assists (9).

Ashraf Bencharki topped the list of players with the most successful dribbles (34), while Fabio De Lima had the most shots on goal (4).

Al Bataeh’s forward Anatole Bertrand excelled in terms of the most duels won with 91, while Eric produced the most interceptions with 88.