Premier League: Tipsway are looking at an action-packed and key battle between Al Ittihad and Shorta. Both need the points!
- Al Ittihad have the fewest matches over the total-line (1) in Premier League
- Shorta have the fewest scored goals in the second half (6) in Premier League
1-4-3 (wins/draws/losses). These are the numbers for Shorta when playing away games on artifical turf, which is not the surface they have on their own home stadium (which has grass). Their goal statistics from those eight matches are 5-9 (scored/conceded).
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Al Ittihad form and stats
2-4-2 (win-draw-lost) are the Premier League numbers at home for Al Ittihad so far this season. When Al Ittihad hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Al Ittihad, Jabala, Nawaeir and Efrin), they have won 1 of 2 matches! With three straight defeats the pressure is piling up on Al Ittihad to get some points in this home game.
Khalil was the last player to score a league goal for Al Ittihad and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Al Ittihad haven't scored in 290 minutes.
Al Ittihad's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 0-2 versus Foutoua (placed 6th).
Heartbreak before that as Ittihad lost 0-1 at Al Jaish's place.The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Al Ittihad handle that role? We have found nine games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are four wins, three draws and two defeats.
The Al Ittihad fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 9 in 8 matches. Ittihad's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 9 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Shorta form and stats
Shorta have only collected 6 points from their away games in the Premier League, after 1-3-4 (8 played). Three has not been a lucky number for Shorta as they have been defeated three times in a row since the Hottin match.
This fixture can not go any worse than the previous one, the home loss versus Teshrin with 2-3 on the scoreboard.
A 0-2 defeat away at Foutoua before that.We have checked recent matches where Shorta have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those five games were zero victories, three draws and two defeats.
The visitors have scored 7 goals from 8 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Shorta have conceded 13 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The contenders have faced each other previously this season, with the final score Shorta - Al Ittihad 0-0 entered in the official records. Stats for the prior ten meetings featuring these two teams are: five wins for Ittihad, four draws and one win for Shorta. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: eight games.Al Ittihad missing players
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| Al Ittihad | Shorta | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 8 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 8 | 16 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 14 | 9 | 4 | Scored | S | 3 | 7 | 13 |
| 19 | 9 | 2 | Conceded | C | 1 | 13 | 24 |
| 88% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 94% |
| 69% | 75% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 88% |
| 38% | 25% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 38% | 31% |
| 12% | 25% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 12% | 12% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| 56% | 62% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | 38% |
| 19% | 12% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 12% | 19% |
| 38% | 25% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 38% | 50% |
| 4.4 | 5 | 2.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.5 | 4.3 | 3.4 |
| 4.9 | 3.2 | 1.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 5.9 | 6.6 |
| 2.1 | 1.8 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.7 | 2.6 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6.9 | 6.9 | 7.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 8.3 | 7.1 |
| 1.5 | 1.1 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3.4 | 2.9 |
| 61% | 100% | 100% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 43% | 29% | 32% |
| 9 | 6.6 | 4.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.5 | 10.3 | 12.2 |
| 2.5 | 1.1 | 1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 5.3 | 6 |
- Al Ittihad have the fewest matches over the total-line (1) in Premier League
- Al Ittihad haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- All of Shorta's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Shorta have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Shorta have the fewest scored goals in the second half (6) in Premier League
- Shorta have won significantly more corners away than at home.
- Shorta 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 | Wathba | 16 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 33 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 31 | 41 |
| 2 | Teshrin | 16 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 16 | 40 |
| 3 | Wahda | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 29 |
| 4 | Al Jaish | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 26 |
| 5 | Karama | 16 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 23 |
| 6 | Foutoua | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 22 |
| 7 | Taliya | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 21 |
| 8 | Hottin | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 8 | -3 | 21 |
| 9 | Al-Horgelah | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | -5 | 17 |
| 10 | Jabala | 16 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | -7 | 17 |
| 11 | Al Ittihad | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -5 | 16 |
| 12 | Shorta | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -11 | 13 |
| 13 | Nawaeir | 16 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 26 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 17 | -14 | 9 |
| 14 | Efrin | 16 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 36 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 19 | -24 | 4 |
