This promises to be an action-packed encounter for Al Arabi SC at Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium when the AFC Cup tournament arrives in town and Shabab Al Khaleel with it. Read all about the Group Stage match here!
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Al Arabi SC and Shabab Al Khaleel.
Al Arabi SC form and stats
The story so far in the Premier League for Al Arabi SC at their home stadium (Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium) is 4 wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats.
Al Arabi SC are returning here after visiting Al Riffa in a AFC Cup game and winning with a 3-2 scoreline.
Erik lost again
There will be little rest for Arabi after this match as they are travelling to Dhofar for a AFC Cup game in only three days.
A decent goal production from Al Arabi SC in their home games so far, with 15 goals from 8 league matches. Al Arabi SC's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 11 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Shabab Al Khaleel form and stats
Shabab Al Khaleel have an excellent away record in the West Bank League so far with 8-3-0 from 11 games.
This match can not go any worse than the previous one, a AFC Cup home defeat versus Dhofar with 0-3 on the scoreboard.
A 1-1 draw was the result before that, hosting Shabab Alsamu in the West Bank League.Shabab Al Khaleel have another game that requires travelling in just three nights, a AFC Cup fixture against Al Riffa. A demanding itinerary for them!
The travelling fans enjoy Khaleel's attacking play in away games, having scored 21 goals in 11 league matches away. It's not easy to score on Shabab Al Khaleel as they have only conceded 6 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
Al Arabi SC missing players
Shabab Al Khaleel missing players
| Al Arabi SC | Shabab Al Khaleel | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 14 | 8 | Won | W | 9 | 18 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 3 | 6 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | ||
| 48 | 27 | Scored | S | 23 | 47 | ||
| 28 | 13 | Conceded | C | 6 | 14 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 88% | 93% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 72% | ||
| 64% | 64% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 40% | ||
| 32% | 14% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 24% | ||
| 20% | 14% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 12% | ||
| 60% | 43% | BTTS | BTTS | 42% | 36% | ||
| 32% | 43% | Clean Sheets | C S | 58% | 60% | ||
| 8% | 14% | Failed to Score | F T | 8% | 12% | ||
| 6.1 | 6.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.2 | 4.5 | ||
| 4 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.1 | 2.9 | ||
| 2.3 | 2.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.1 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | ||
| 11.1 | 10.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.9 | 9.8 | ||
| 4.3 | 4.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.9 | 4.2 | ||
| 44% | 45% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 74% | 50% | ||
| 7.1 | 6.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 4.8 | 6.3 | ||
| 2.7 | 2.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 1.8 | 2.5 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Dhofar | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | Al Arabi SC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Al Riffa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 4 | Shabab Al Khaleel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 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 | Al Kuwait | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 37 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 26 | 42 |
| 2 | Kazma | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
| 3 | Al Arabi SC | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 32 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 32 |
| 4 | Al Salmiyah | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 32 | 24 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 31 |
| 5 | Al Qadsia | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 30 |
| 6 | Al Nasar | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 28 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 24 |
| 7 | Al Fahaheel | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 14 | -10 | 18 |
| 8 | Al Tadhamon | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 30 | 41 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 24 | -11 | 16 |
| 9 | Yarmouk | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 20 | 35 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 14 | -15 | 12 |
| 10 | Al Shabab | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 29 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 15 | -20 | 12 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Shabab Al Khaleel | 22 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 41 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 32 | 54 |
| 2 | Jabal Al Mukaber | 22 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 53 | 24 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 8 | 29 | 51 |
| 3 | Hilal Al-Quds | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 47 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 16 | 22 | 41 |
| 4 | Shabab Alsamu | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 46 | 33 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 27 | 24 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 13 | 40 |
| 5 | Markez Balata | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 32 | 26 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 34 |
| 6 | Islami Kalkelea | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 26 | 31 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 18 | -5 | 28 |
| 7 | Shabab Al-Dhahiriya | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 28 | 44 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 23 | -16 | 27 |
| 8 | Thagafi Tulkarm | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 28 | 35 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 23 | -7 | 26 |
| 9 | Al-Bireh | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 24 | 35 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 23 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 12 | -11 | 19 |
| 10 | Shabab Al Am'ari | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 34 | 45 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 23 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 22 | -11 | 16 |
| 11 | Tubas | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 38 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 20 | -20 | 16 |
| 12 | Markaz Tulkarm | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 20 | 52 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 24 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 28 | -32 | 16 |