National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Al Arabi SC or Al Nasar that keep their silverware dream alive.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Al Arabi SC form and stats
When playing at home in the Premier League, Al Arabi SC have managed 3 wins, 1 draw and suffered 1 defeat from 5 games.
The Arabi boss and his players return home after a 2-2 draw away versus Al Qadsia in the Federation Cup.
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Kazma (1-3).Al Arabi SC can score goals in their home matches. After 5 league matches they have found the net 11 times.
Al Nasar form and stats
There's been little loot from Al Nasar's travels as they have only collected 7 points from 8 away games in the Premier League. Al Nasar only have 2 wins to counter their 5 defeats and 1 draw.
219 minutes! That's how long the Nasar goalkeeper and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
Al Nasar delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Al Kuwait in their previous match; a Federation Cup fixture.
A home win before that, celebrating 2-0 vs Al Shabab.Many goals are not expected from the visiting Al Nasar as they have only managed to score 7 times from 8 away games in the league. Nasar are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 7 times in 8 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Stats for the prior ten meetings featuring these two squads are: six wins for Al Arabi SC, three draws and one win for Al Nasar. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: seven games.Al Arabi SC missing players
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| Al Arabi SC | Al Nasar | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 14 | 9 | Won | W | 5 | 11 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 5 | 9 | ||
| 50 | 33 | Scored | S | 15 | 36 | ||
| 26 | 11 | Conceded | C | 10 | 30 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 91% | 96% | ||
| 84% | 92% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 55% | 80% | ||
| 60% | 69% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 45% | 48% | ||
| 36% | 38% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 18% | 24% | ||
| 16% | 23% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 9% | 12% | ||
| 68% | 62% | BTTS | BTTS | 36% | 52% | ||
| 24% | 31% | Clean Sheets | C S | 36% | 28% | ||
| 8% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 36% | 24% | ||
| 6.3 | 7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.4 | 4.4 | ||
| 4 | 3.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.4 | 4 | ||
| 2.5 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.4 | 2 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 10.2 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.3 | 7.3 | ||
| 3.8 | 4.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 2.7 | ||
| 55% | 58% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 54% | 58% | ||
| 7 | 6.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.8 | 8.4 | ||
| 2.8 | 2.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.4 | 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 | Kazma | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 31 |
| 2 | Al Kuwait | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 18 | 30 |
| 3 | Al Arabi SC | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 26 |
| 4 | Al Qadsia | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 26 |
| 5 | Al Salmiyah | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 25 |
| 6 | Al Nasar | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 18 |
| 7 | Al Shabab | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 12 | -11 | 12 |
| 8 | Al Fahaheel | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | -10 | 11 |
| 9 | Al Tadhamon | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 22 | 36 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 22 | -14 | 9 |
| 10 | Yarmouk | 14 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 27 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 11 | -15 | 6 |
