National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Al Shabab or Al Arabi SC that keep their silverware dream alive.
Both teams have had sufficient rest since their last exertion in an official match. Let's wish for an energetic fixture!
Al Shabab form and stats
The overall Premier League results at home this season for Al Shabab are 2-1-2 (wins-draws-losses). This match is a Federation Cup match, and the hometeam has the total statistics 2 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses in this competition.
Shabab are returning here after visiting Al Kuwait and winning with a 1-0 scoreline. The home team returns to Thamir Stadium after drawing with Al Kuwait on their last time out; the game ended 1-0. No payout for Al Shabab in their previous match, an away game at Al Kuwait that ended in defeat 1-0.
In the game before, an away victory in the Premier League match versus Yarmouk with a 2-1 scoreline. 2-1 away at Yarmouk before that. Heartbreak before that as Al Shabab lost 2-1 at Yarmouk's place.Al Shabab aren't scoring a lot here at Thamir Stadium in the league, with only 4 goals from 5 games. Al Shabab have conceded 6 in these home matches.
Al Arabi SC form and stats
As the visiting team in Premier League matches, Al Arabi SC have produced an overall stat of 3-1-1 so far. When we have look at the Federation Cup statistics, we find 1W-0D-2L. This is both home and away.
Al Arabi SC played 1-0 against Al Tadhamon in their previous match. The manager was unhappy after their last game, played at their home venue Sabah Al Salem Stadium. Al Arabi SC suffered a 1-0 loss to Al Tadhamon. Arabi had fun at their own home (Thamir Stadium) last time out, beating Al Tadhamon 1-0.
Prior to that match, a home win 0-2 against Al Kuwait in the Premier League. Preceding that match was the 0-2 draw at home vs Al Kuwait. Preceding that, the 0-2 home loss versus Al Kuwait.Al Arabi SC have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 5 league away games 6 goals have been scored. It's not easy to score on Al Arabi SC as they have only conceded 4 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's one Al Shabab victory, two draws and seven Al Arabi SC wins. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, six matches with two goals or less.Al Shabab missing players
Al Arabi SC missing players
| Al Shabab | Al Arabi SC | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 6 | Won | W | 4 | 11 | ||
| 10 | 5 | Drew | D | 3 | 5 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 5 | 9 | ||
| 34 | 22 | Scored | S | 21 | 35 | ||
| 22 | 11 | Conceded | C | 21 | 30 | ||
| 88% | 85% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 64% | 62% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 68% | ||
| 36% | 46% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 58% | 44% | ||
| 20% | 31% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 24% | ||
| 8% | 15% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 42% | 20% | ||
| 56% | 54% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 36% | ||
| 28% | 31% | Clean Sheets | C S | 8% | 32% | ||
| 28% | 31% | Failed to Score | F T | 42% | 36% | ||
| 5.1 | 3.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 4.5 | ||
| 3.8 | 4.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.2 | 5.3 | ||
| 1.1 | 0.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 1.2 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 12.3 | 9.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.5 | 12.2 | ||
| 4.2 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 7.5 | 6 | ||
| 24% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 35% | ||
| 7.4 | 7.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11 | 9.4 | ||
| 2.6 | 2.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.7 | 4.1 | ||
| 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 Arabi SC | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 |
| 2 | Kazma | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 |
| 3 | Burgan | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | Al Shabab | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 3 |
| 5 | Al Sahel | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | -7 | 0 |
| 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 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 20 |
| 2 | Al Kuwait | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 19 |
| 3 | Al Qadsia | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 19 |
| 4 | Al Arabi SC | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 17 |
| 5 | Al Salmiyah | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 17 |
| 6 | Al Fahaheel | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 9 |
| 7 | Al Nasar | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | -4 | 9 |
| 8 | Al Tadhamon | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -6 | 7 |
| 9 | Al Shabab | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | -9 | 7 |
| 10 | Yarmouk | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 11 | -10 | 3 |
