National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Al Arabi SC or Al Qadsia that keep their silverware dream alive.
These teams are located so close to each other that their supporters eat in the same restaurants, hang out at the same night clubs and give birth at the same hospitals. This means added importance to the game and a vibrant atmosphere.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Al Arabi SC form and stats
Last season, Arabi's Crown Prince Cup journey ended in the final.Al Arabi SC have collected 11 points from their Premier League home games so far after 3-2-0.
Al Arabi SC are returning here after visiting Al Nasar in a Federation Cup fixture and winning with a 3-0 scoreline.
Before that one, a strong away win at Al Sulaibikhat. A Federation Cup game.
It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Al Arabi SC at home in the league. 10 on target and 5 scored by the opposition; from 5 matches.
Al Qadsia form and stats
Al Qadsia's mission in Crown Prince Cup last season failed in the preliminary round.The visitors are W2-D2-L2 on the road this term. That's in the Premier League.
The supporters enjoyed Al Qadsia's previous game versus Kazma, a Federation Cup win (2-1) played at home.
Ahead of that, the Federation Cup win away at Al Kuwait.
Qadsia find the net regularly in their away games. 7 goals from 6 away fixtures in the league. Al Qadsia struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 9 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's three Al Arabi SC victories, three draws and four Al Qadsia wins. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.
Al Arabi SC missing players
Al Qadsia missing players
| Al Arabi SC | Al Qadsia | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 15 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 8 | Won | W | 8 | 12 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | ||
| 5 | 4 | Lost | L | 3 | 8 | ||
| 47 | 27 | Scored | S | 22 | 34 | ||
| 30 | 18 | Conceded | C | 15 | 32 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 88% | 93% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 85% | 80% | ||
| 64% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 54% | 56% | ||
| 36% | 27% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 46% | 32% | ||
| 24% | 13% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 4% | ||
| 68% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 62% | 56% | ||
| 28% | 27% | Clean Sheets | C S | 38% | 28% | ||
| 8% | 7% | Failed to Score | F T | 8% | 24% | ||
| 5.2 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.8 | 5 | ||
| 3.7 | 3.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.6 | 3.5 | ||
| 2.7 | 2.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.5 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | ||
| 10.9 | 11.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.3 | 8.7 | ||
| 4.7 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 3 | ||
| 40% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 41% | ||
| 6.4 | 6.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7.3 | 8.2 | ||
| 2.3 | 2.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.1 | 2.7 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Al Kuwait | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 18 |
| 2 | Al Arabi SC | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 16 |
| 3 | Kazma | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 13 |
| 4 | Al Salmiyah | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 13 |
| 5 | Al Jahra | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 13 |
| 6 | Al Fahaheel | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -2 | 12 |
| 7 | Al Qadsia | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -3 | 12 |
| 8 | Al Nasar | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | -4 | 10 |
| 9 | Al Tadhamon | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | -1 | 9 |
| 10 | Al Sahel | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -6 | 5 |
