The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Al Ittihad are in the 6th position while the guesting Al-Jazira worry at 14th.
Al Ittihad and Al-Jazira should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Al Ittihad form and stats
Al Ittihad have performed here at 7 April Stadium this season with 6 wins from 12 Premier League matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 6 games and lost 0. The Ittihad fans aren't used to losing league-games here at 7 April Stadium and will expect new points from this game. Al Ittihad has played twelve games in a row here without a defeat.
Abd Al Nasser Hasan was the last player to score a league goal for Ittihad and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Al Ittihad haven't scored in 246 minutes.
In their previous game, the manager K. Yakoubi led his Al Ittihad to a defeat in the Premier League match away at Teshrin. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at 7 April Stadium. In the match before that, Ittihad hosted Al Jaish and drew the game 0-0.
Al Ittihad has scored 13 league goals at home this season, in 12 matches. Defensively Ittihad have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (6 in 12 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Al-Jazira form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Al-Jazira, who have the most conceded goals (51) in Premier League, so far with only 2 points returning home. The records show 0-2-10 (win-draw-lose). The loyal fans travelling with their beloved Al-Jazira have enjoyed the stadium food more than the matches as the visitors have gone eleven consecutive matches without winning on the road. The last time three points were secured away was the Horriya game. Al-Jazira are desperate to end a ten-game winless run, as they haven't won a game since the Al Ittihad fixture.
It might be tough going out on the road again for Al-Jazira, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 0-2 versus Jabala (placed 13th). A 1-2 loss hosting Shorta before that.
The visitors have scored 8 goals from 12 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Al-Jazira have conceded 26 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Al-Jazira - Al Ittihad 1-0. As for the last three games between these two teams, there's one Ittihad victory, one draw and one Al-Jazira win. Over/under statistics; zero of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Al Ghabbash 9 goals | M. Al Ahmad 8 goals |
Al Ittihad missing players
Al-Jazira missing players
| Al Ittihad | Al-Jazira | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 12 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 11 | 23 |
| 10 | 6 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | 6 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 9 | 18 |
| 31 | 13 | 5 | Scored | S | 4 | 8 | 15 |
| 22 | 6 | 2 | Conceded | C | 7 | 23 | 48 |
| 80% | 67% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 91% |
| 64% | 58% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 91% | 74% |
| 40% | 33% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 55% | 52% |
| 16% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 18% | 26% |
| 8% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 9% | 17% |
| 44% | 50% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 55% | 48% |
| 40% | 50% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 13% |
| 36% | 33% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 45% | 48% |
| 4.5 | 6.3 | 7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 1 | 2.9 | 3.2 |
| 4.4 | 4 | 3.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.8 |
| 1.8 | 1.8 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.3 | 2 | 2.1 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 217 | 106 | 38 | Total Shots | T S | 18 | 56 | 136 |
| 73 | 22 | 9 | Shots on Target | S O | 9 | 26 | 54 |
| 41% | 59% | 56% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 19% | 22% |
- Al Ittihad has the most points from losing position (11)
- Al Ittihad have not yet lost a game at home.
- Al Ittihad have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Al Ittihad have scored more than double the goals of Al-Jazira.
- Al Ittihad have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Al-Jazira has the fewest clean sheets (0) away
- Al-Jazira has the fewest clean sheets (3)
- Al-Jazira has the fewest matches under the total-line (9)
- Al-Jazira has the fewest points (2) away
- Al-Jazira has the fewest points from losing position (0)
- Al-Jazira has the fewest scored goals (15)
- Al-Jazira has the most conceded goals (26) away
- Al-Jazira has the most conceded goals (51)
- Al-Jazira has the most conceded goals in the first half (25)
- Al-Jazira has the the worst goal difference (-36)
- Al-Jazira have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Al-Jazira have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Al-Jazira have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Al-Jazira have yet to win a game away.
- Al-Jazira haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Teshrin | 25 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 43 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 28 | 56 |
| 2 | Wathba | 25 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 44 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 8 | 32 | 55 |
| 3 | Hottin | 24 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 36 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 20 | 49 |
| 4 | Al Jaish | 25 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 42 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 11 | 21 | 46 |
| 5 | Wahda | 25 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 26 | 18 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 41 |
| 6 | Al Ittihad | 25 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 31 | 22 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 9 | 40 |
| 7 | Karama | 25 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 20 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 33 |
| 8 | Shorta | 25 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 26 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 14 | -2 | 32 |
| 9 | Taliya | 25 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 23 | 27 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 11 | -4 | 29 |
| 10 | Foutoua | 25 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 19 | 43 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 23 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 20 | -24 | 23 |
| 11 | Al Sahel | 25 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 41 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 24 | -21 | 22 |
| 12 | Nawaeir | 25 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 22 | 36 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 21 | -14 | 19 |
| 13 | Jabala | 25 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 18 | 37 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 21 | -19 | 19 |
| 14 | Al-Jazira | 24 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 51 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 25 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 26 | -36 | 7 |