Al Fahaheel will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 11 points behind Al Salmiyah.
- Al Fahaheel have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Al Salmiyah have the most scored goals (30) in Premier League
There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a Premier League game only four days ago. That game was also an away game, at Al Nasar. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.
Al Fahaheel form and stats
3 victories, 3 draws and 2 defeats. That’s what Al Fahaheel have to build on here in the Premier League. It's been an uphill battle for Fahaheel in their home games for quite some time now, as four matches in a row are lost here. Not since the Al Kuwait game have they avoided the disappointment of defeat.
Fahaheel manager and his team return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Al Kuwait in the Premier League. Before that game, the home loss against Al Nasar with the scoreline 1-2.
Al Fahaheel are traveling soon after this match as the Premier League match at Kazma awaits in four days.
Fahaheel are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 8 goals in 8 games. Al Fahaheel have only conceded 7 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Al Salmiyah form and stats
Al Salmiyah's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Al Salmiyah, who have the most scored goals (30) in Premier League, collect 18 points from their 8 away matches in the Premier League. 5 victories and 3 draws have created these points (and only 0 defeats).
It's the second away game in a row for Salmiyah, but there's smiles all around after the 2-1 victory versus Al Nasar in the Premier League last time out. Ahead of that game was the 0-0 draw at home against Al Qadsia.
Late drama in the previous game, when Ernest Poku scored the winning goal eight minutes into stoppage time to defeat Al Nasar.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Al Arabi SC in just four days.
Al Salmiyah has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 13 goals from 8 games. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (5 so far). It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Al Salmiyah - Fahaheel 1-0 earlier this season. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: zero wins for Fahaheel, one draw and nine wins for Al Salmiyah. Over 2,5 goals: seven times; under 2,5 goals: three games.Al Fahaheel missing players
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| Al Fahaheel | Al Salmiyah | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 27 | 14 | 5 | Played | P | 6 | 14 | 27 |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 8 | 13 |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 13 | 6 | 3 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 28 | 15 | 5 | Scored | S | 10 | 23 | 47 |
| 40 | 22 | 12 | Conceded | C | 7 | 13 | 31 |
| 96% | 93% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 83% | 86% | 89% |
| 78% | 86% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 71% | 70% |
| 37% | 50% | 80% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 64% | 63% |
| 22% | 21% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 21% | 33% |
| 15% | 7% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 14% | 15% |
| 48% | 50% | 40% | BTTS | BTTS | 83% | 71% | 70% |
| 19% | 21% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 17% | 21% | 19% |
| 37% | 36% | 40% | Failed to Score | F T | 17% | 21% | 22% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.9 | 2 | 2.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.8 | 2.5 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4.3 | 4.9 | 6.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.3 | 6.7 | 6.7 |
| 2 | 2.2 | 2.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.9 |
| 47% | 42% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 53% | 54% | 49% |
- Al Fahaheel have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Al Salmiyah have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Al Salmiyah have the most points (18) away in Premier League
- Al Salmiyah have the most scored goals (30) in Premier League
| 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 Nasar | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 3 | 21 | 32 |
| 2 | Al Qadsia | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 32 |
| 3 | Al Salmiyah | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 30 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 17 | 29 |
| 4 | Kazma | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 28 |
| 5 | Al Kuwait | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 24 |
| 6 | Al Arabi SC | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 22 |
| 7 | Al Shabab | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 22 |
| 8 | Al Fahaheel | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 18 |
| 9 | Khaitan | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 16 | -10 | 18 |
| 10 | Al Sahel | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | -1 | 17 |
| 11 | Burgan | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 6 | -3 | 17 |
| 12 | Al Jahra | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | -7 | 11 |
| 13 | Yarmouk | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 22 | 36 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 15 | -14 | 8 |
| 14 | Al Tadhamon | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 31 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 20 | -17 | 8 |
| 15 | Al Sulaibikhat | 14 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 33 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | -24 | 5 |