Sultan Al Ali (Dubai)
“Our league” witnesses every season the emergence of one of the clubs in a way that makes it the “surprise” or the “hardworking” one that has outdone itself, and in the current season, it does not seem that there is a team worthy of this title except Al-Bataeh so far, and “Al-Raqi”, which occupies seventh place, can “ 25 points” Reaching “sixth” with “deferred”.
Al-Bataeh is one of the successes that must be highlighted in the season, as the team was exposed to various “bumps”, but it continued with the same approach, consistency and positive results. Especially after coach Radoi decided to terminate the contract and leave the team suddenly, and without prior warning, in the middle of the season.
Al-Bataeh follows the saying, “The best words are those that are small and meaningful,” as Al-Raqi uses the conservative defensive method, in order to reap positive results, away from exaggerating the attack, or opening the game that is not considered logical for teams that do not have the capabilities qualified for that.
The numbers indicate that Al-Bataeh scored only 26 goals in the league, which is the fifth weakest attack, but in contrast, it is the sixth strongest defense in the competition with only 26 goals against it.
Al-Bataeh is the lowest team in the ADNOC Professional League in terms of shooting on goal with only 53 shots, and an average of 3.1 shots per match, but it has the second highest percentage of using these shots at 15.7%, and is only surpassed by Al-Wasl, which uses a rate of 17.1%.
“Al-Raqi” is distinguished by its high efficiency in front of goal, as Al-Bataeh is the highest team in our “league” in exploiting the great opportunities achieved to score with 63%.
Al-Bataeh scored 15 great chances out of 24, and wasted only 9 chances, which is the lowest number among all the clubs. In terms of touching the ball in the opponents’ penalty area, there is no team less than Al-Bataeh with 257 touches, as it only needs 10 touches to score a goal.
Al-Bataeh tops the list of clubs that most pass long balls, with a rate of 30.6 correct long passes per match, and it is also considered the second most successful team in interrupting opponents’ passes, with a rate of 8.4 passes per match.
Al-Bataeh is the second most successful team in tackles, with a rate of 71.3% of the total, and it is the third-highest team in ball clearance, with a rate of 21.2 clearances per match.
One of the distinguished numbers is that Al-Bataeh is the team that commits the least penalty kicks in our league, with only two, equal to Al-Jazira.
Al-Bataeh was not affected by Radwi's departure, but rather continued with the same approach, numbers and style, and surpassed himself, as he clinched 3 victories in the last 4 matches, at the expense of Kalba, Al-Jazira and Khor Fakkan.
There are still “postponed” matches in which Al-Bataeh can score more points, which means that “Al-Raqi” faces a season that may be historic and exceptional by all standards.
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