Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Al Salmiyah & Al Sahel face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Crown Prince Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Al Salmiyah form and stats
Al Salmiyah was eliminated in the 3rd place final last season in the Crown Prince Cup.2 victories, 2 draws and 0 defeats. That’s what Al Salmiyah have to build on here at Abdullah Al-Khalifa Stadium in the Premier League.
The home regulars saw a 1-1 draw vs Yarmouk in the Federation Cup last time out and are hoping for a victory here.
Before that one, a fine away win at Al Fahaheel. A Federation Cup match.
Salmiyah have only conceded 2 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Al Sahel form and stats
They also participated in Crown Prince Cup last season. This ended in the preliminary round.The Premier League season is young and Al Sahel have only just started going through their travel schedule, with 3 away games done and still no victory. 1 draw and 2 defeats so far.
The supporters enjoyed Al Sahel's previous game versus Al Sulaibikhat, a Federation Cup win (3-1) played at home.
Ahead of that, the Federation Cup victory away at Al Jahra.
The visitors have scored 2 goals from 3 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Sahel have conceded 5 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The 4 latest fixtures involving these teams have all finished as Al Salmiyah victories. Will history repeat itself?Al Salmiyah missing players
Al Sahel missing players
| Al Salmiyah | Al Sahel | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 9 | Played | P | 9 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 3 | Won | W | 3 | 10 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Drew | D | 3 | 6 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Lost | L | 3 | 9 | ||
| 50 | 17 | Scored | S | 10 | 37 | ||
| 31 | 10 | Conceded | C | 8 | 28 | ||
| 96% | 89% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 78% | 88% | ||
| 84% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 78% | 84% | ||
| 68% | 44% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 52% | ||
| 32% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 11% | 28% | ||
| 24% | 22% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | ||
| 72% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 56% | ||
| 24% | 22% | Clean Sheets | C S | 44% | 32% | ||
| 8% | 22% | Failed to Score | F T | 44% | 24% | ||
| 4.2 | 4.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.6 | 3.6 | ||
| 4.8 | 4.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.3 | 4.8 | ||
| 3.8 | 3.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.6 | 2.5 | ||
| 4 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 9.1 | 10.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.1 | 9.4 | ||
| 3.9 | 4.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.6 | 3.5 | ||
| 53% | 48% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 22% | 38% | ||
| 9.4 | 9.1 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7 | 8.6 | ||
| 3.7 | 3.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.7 | 3 | ||
| 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 |
