Overview

• Kickoff is 20:15 at Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium, with Al Wahda on eight points and Al Jazira on seven chasing a temporary ADNOC Pro League lead in Round 5.
• Across 32 league meetings Al Wahda lead the series 13–9 with 10 draws, and they have won five of their last seven visits to Al Jazira.
• Al Jazira replaced Hussein Amouta with Marino Pusic after Round 1 and have recorded three straight league clean sheets, with new striker Simon Banza boosting their attack.
• Unbeaten this season, Al Wahda are on a 16-match league run without defeat and arrive buoyed by a recent Asian win over Al Ittihad before facing Tractor Sazi next.
• In separate developments, Liverpool manager Arne Slot labeled Hugo Ekitike’s League Cup red card “stupid,” triggering a suspension for Saturday’s Crystal Palace match, while in Saudi Arabia a coach’s note handed to Riyad Mahrez drew media discussion during Al Ahli’s 3–1 Intercontinental defeat to Pyramids.