Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Al Arabi SC & Al Sulaibikhat face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Crown Prince Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
These teams are so close in distance that this match is special, a derby with local pride the main prize.
The hosts Arabi saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the Premier League. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Al Qadsia.
Al Arabi SC form and stats
Last season their Crown Prince Cup adventure ended in the quarter-finals.Al Arabi SC have played 4 Premier League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 2-1-1 (wins-draws-losses).
A good away victory last time out for Al Arabi SC, who won 1-0 against Al Qadsia.
The Al Arabi SC manager has got the team scoring with 9 from 4 home games in the league.
Al Sulaibikhat form and stats
Al Sulaibikhat was sent out of Crown Prince Cup in the preliminary round last season.The story so far for the visiting team on their Division 1 travels is 0 wins, 1 draw and 4 defeats.
This match can not go any worse than the previous one, the home loss versus Khaitan with 2-4 on the scoreboard.
A 1-4 loss hosting Al Jahra before that.Goals are few and far between in Sulaibikhat's away league games. Only 1 goal from 5 travels. As for defending, Al Sulaibikhat rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 9 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's seven Arabi victories, two draws and one Al Sulaibikhat win. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, six matches with two goals or less.Al Arabi SC missing players
Al Sulaibikhat missing players
| Al Arabi SC | Al Sulaibikhat | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 15 | 7 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Drew | D | 4 | 5 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 9 | 17 | ||
| 54 | 29 | Scored | S | 11 | 19 | ||
| 21 | 11 | Conceded | C | 27 | 47 | ||
| 96% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 76% | 77% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 92% | 72% | ||
| 56% | 62% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 31% | 36% | ||
| 36% | 38% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 31% | 28% | ||
| 24% | 23% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 23% | 20% | ||
| 60% | 54% | BTTS | BTTS | 54% | 44% | ||
| 28% | 31% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 12% | ||
| 16% | 23% | Failed to Score | F T | 46% | 48% | ||
| 5.8 | 6.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.5 | 3.6 | ||
| 4.1 | 4.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.7 | 5 | ||
| 2.1 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.8 | 2.5 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 11.6 | 10.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 4.3 | 5.8 | ||
| 4.7 | 4.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0.5 | 1.2 | ||
| 48% | 60% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 67% | 50% | ||
| 7.4 | 6.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.7 | 9.2 | ||
| 3 | 2.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.3 | 2.6 | ||
| 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 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 23 |
| 2 | Al Arabi SC | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 23 |
| 3 | Kazma | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 22 |
| 4 | Al Qadsia | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 20 |
| 5 | Al Salmiyah | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 20 |
| 6 | Al Nasar | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | -1 | 12 |
| 7 | Al Shabab | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | -8 | 11 |
| 8 | Al Fahaheel | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | -7 | 10 |
| 9 | Al Tadhamon | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 28 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 17 | -12 | 7 |
| 10 | Yarmouk | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 11 | -10 | 5 |
| 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 Sahel | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 21 |
| 2 | Khaitan | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 21 |
| 3 | Al Jahra | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 17 |
| 4 | Burgan | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 11 | -8 | 10 |
| 5 | Al Sulaibikhat | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9 | -14 | 5 |
