The study separates teams that win the ball high from those that dictate possession. Al Ain posted the top overall score after the first five rounds of the Adnoc Pro League, with 75.9%. Its strongest marks came for pressure and attacking presence. Al Wahda led the build-up and match-control measure at 72%.
TipsterArea's league-table figures put Al Ain second after five matches, level with leaders Al Jazira on 13 points. Al Jazira had the better goal difference, +9 against +7. Al Ain had four wins and one draw, with 12 goals scored and five conceded.
Al Ain opened its Asian tournament campaign with a 4:0 win over Al Nassr, a result YSscores highlighted as an early sign of the club's strong form on the domestic and international stage.
Pressure and attacking presence set Al Ain apart
Al Ain scored 81% for pressure on opponents. Shabab Al Ahli followed at 67%, with Sharjah FC on 65%. Al Wasl FC recorded 58%, while Al Jazira Club had 50%. Al Dhafra FC came in at 49%, and Kalba FC at 47%. Ajman Club scored 45%. Al Wahda had 44%, ahead of Al Nasr Dubai at 39%. United recorded 32%; Baniyas Club had 31%. Hatta scored 24%, while Khor Fakkan Club finished at 19%.
The pressure measure captures one way to win the ball higher up the pitch. A low score alone does not establish poor defending. A team may sit deeper and try to close space rather than press directly.
A FootballPredictions.ai statistical snapshot counted 12 goals scored and eight conceded by Al Ain across its latest five matches, an average of 2.4 goals per game. The cited domestic run included a 2:2 draw with Al Wasl and wins over Al Nasr by 2:1 and 4:0.
Al Wahda top the build-up measure
Al Wahda led the measure for build-up and control of the match at 72%. Sharjah FC and Al Wasl FC each scored 65%. Al Nasr Dubai recorded 61%, while United had 60%. Al Ain scored 59%. Al Jazira Club and Kalba FC each had 58%. Shabab Al Ahli posted 56%, with Al Dhafra FC at 55%. Ajman Club scored 48%. Hatta had 47%, Khor Fakkan Club 46%, and Baniyas Club 42%.
Hatta's figures diverge across the measures: it ranked third for attacking presence, but scored 24% for pressure. Its build-up and control score was 47%. The study does not measure goals. It also leaves out chance quality and conversion.
Al Ain's cup results offer a separate snapshot. Sharjah24 reported that the club drew 2:2 with Al-Ittihad Kalba in the ADIB Cup on 8 October 2026, earning its first point in the tournament. Kalba had four points after the match.
In a pre-match statistical profile for Al Ain and Kalba, NerdyTips put Al Ain's average possession at 56%, against 48% for Kalba. Al Ain averaged 19.1 shots to Kalba's 12.4, and 6.4 shots on target against 3.9. The profile listed 442 passes for Al Ain, compared with 350 for Kalba. Those figures describe the teams ahead of that meeting, not the performance-study percentages.
Khor Fakkan's overall figure needs clarification
The reported overall scores put Al Ain first at 75.9%, followed by Shabab Al Ahli at 67.8%. Sharjah FC recorded 65.3%, with Al Wasl FC at 64.8%. Al Wahda scored 61.1%, while Al Jazira Club had 60.2%. Kalba FC posted 58.1%, Al Nasr Dubai 56.5%, and Al Dhafra FC 50.3%. United and Ajman Club each recorded 50.2%. Hatta had 48.35%, and Baniyas Club 46.9%. Khor Fakkan Club is separately listed at 63.6%, a score that does not fit its position in the supplied sequence. It should not be treated as a settled ranking.
The study uses Impact data and 27 performance indicators. The indicators are divided evenly among the study's categories, with nine assigned to each.
