National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Al Arabi SC or Yarmouk 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.
Al Arabi SC form and stats
Last season, Al Arabi SC's Emir Cup journey ended in the quarter-finals.Al Arabi SC are steadily winning Premier League games and points here at Ali Al-Salem Al-Sabah Stadium. 3 wins, 3 draws and 0 defeats is the summary from 6 games.
Arabi's previous match was a Federation Cup game also played at home, finishing 2-1 versus Al Sahel. The home team hope to to continue in that form.
Preceding that game was the away draw at Al Salmiyah that finished 1-1.Al Arabi SC's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 7 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Yarmouk form and stats
They also participated in Emir Cup last season. This ended in the quarter-finals.Playing away, Yarmouk have won 2 games, drawn 2 and suffered 0 defeats in the Division 1 this season.
Yarmouk delivered a 2-2 draw playing at home against Burgan in their previous game; a Federation Cup fixture.
A 1-1 draw at Khaitan's stadium before that.Yarmouk are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 7 times in 4 away games so far. Yarmouk have conceded 5 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The 5 latest fixtures involving these two teams have all ended as Al Arabi SC wins. Are we destined for another one?Al Arabi SC missing players
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| Al Arabi SC | Yarmouk | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 15 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 9 | Won | W | 3 | 7 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Drew | D | 6 | 10 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Lost | L | 2 | 8 | ||
| 47 | 30 | Scored | S | 16 | 35 | ||
| 30 | 18 | Conceded | C | 15 | 38 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 91% | 92% | ||
| 88% | 93% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 91% | 80% | ||
| 68% | 80% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 64% | 64% | ||
| 36% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 18% | 32% | ||
| 20% | 13% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 9% | 16% | ||
| 72% | 73% | BTTS | BTTS | 73% | 68% | ||
| 28% | 27% | Clean Sheets | C S | 18% | 16% | ||
| 4% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 18% | 24% | ||
| 4.7 | 4.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.4 | 4.2 | ||
| 3.8 | 3.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 4.9 | ||
| 2.8 | 2.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.9 | 2.9 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 9.8 | 9.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.7 | 9 | ||
| 4.1 | 4.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.3 | 3.5 | ||
| 45% | 48% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 65% | 42% | ||
| 6.6 | 6.9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 6.8 | 9.3 | ||
| 2.4 | 2.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.1 | 3.1 | ||
| 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 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 22 |
| 2 | Al Arabi SC | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 18 |
| 3 | Kazma | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 16 |
| 4 | Al Jahra | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 16 |
| 5 | Al Qadsia | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -4 | 15 |
| 6 | Al Salmiyah | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 14 |
| 7 | Al Nasar | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | -1 | 14 |
| 8 | Al Tadhamon | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 13 |
| 9 | Al Fahaheel | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -5 | 12 |
| 10 | Al Sahel | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -6 | 8 |
| 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 Shabab | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 17 |
| 2 | Yarmouk | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 15 |
| 3 | Khaitan | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 10 |
| 4 | Al Sulaibikhat | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | -4 | 5 |
| 5 | Burgan | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -9 | 2 |
