Al Wihdat are enjoying their 2nd, while Aqaba are loitering 19 points behind in the standings. Can they shorten the gap?
- Al Wihdat have the fewest conceded goals (14) in Premier League
- Al Wihdat have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Aqaba have scored away.
Al Wihdat and Aqaba 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 Wihdat are battling for top spots and have everything to play for. Aqaba is no longer fighting for a cause; they can neither go up or down this season.
Al Wihdat form and stats
The story so far in the Premier League for Al Wihdat at their home stadium (King Abdullah International Stadium) is 5 wins, 4 draws and 1 defeat. The home fans are hungry for more even though Wihdat have been steadily collecting points here at King Abdullah International Stadium through three straight draws.
Wihdat are returning here after visiting Sahab in a Premier League game and winning with a 2-0 scoreline.
Preceding that game was the home draw versus Al Jazeera that ended 1-1.The Al Wihdat manager A. Abu Zema has got the team scoring with 20 from 10 home games in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Wihdat are not conceding a lot of goals here at King Abdullah International Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 7 from 10 matches.
Aqaba form and stats
Aqaba have only collected 9 points from their away games in the Premier League, after 2-3-5 (10 played).
Aqaba go into this game after a win, the home game against Al Jazeera that ended 4-0. As mentioned above, Aqaba was the only team on the pitch versus Al Jazeera in their previous game, winning 4-0. This could be a tougher task.
A 0-2 defeat away at Shabab Al Ordon before that.The attacking power of Aqaba when travelling is not overwhelming with 8 goals scored from 10 league matches away. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Aqaba's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 15 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
The former head-to-head game ended Aqaba - Wihdat 1-4, played this season. Head-to-head totals (for the last seven meetings): Al Wihdat won six games, one match ended with a tie and Aqaba have zero wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / fourAl Wihdat missing players
Aqaba missing players
| Al Wihdat | Aqaba | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 10 | 21 |
| 13 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 5 | 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| 39 | 20 | 5 | Scored | S | 2 | 8 | 20 |
| 14 | 7 | 2 | Conceded | C | 3 | 15 | 24 |
| 90% | 90% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 90% | 76% |
| 71% | 90% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 60% | 57% |
| 43% | 50% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 20% | 29% |
| 24% | 20% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 20% | 24% |
| 24% | 20% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 10% | 10% |
| 43% | 60% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 30% | 29% |
| 57% | 40% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 30% | 52% |
| 10% | 10% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 50% | 43% |
| 6.9 | 7.6 | 8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.7 | 5.5 | 5.4 |
| 3.3 | 2.7 | 2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.2 |
| 1.4 | 1 | 0.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.6 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 13.9 | 15.5 | 18.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 10.1 | 10 |
| 4.9 | 5.3 | 6.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.3 | 3.1 | 3.4 |
| 38% | 38% | 26% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 26% | 28% |
- Al Wihdat have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Al Wihdat have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Al Wihdat have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Aqaba have scored away.
- Al Wihdat have the fewest conceded goals (14) in Premier League
- Al Wihdat have the most clean sheets (12) in Premier League
- Al Wihdat have the most scored goals in the second half (24) in Premier League
- Al Wihdat have the the best goal difference (+13) at home in Premier League
- Al Wihdat have the the best goal difference (+25) in Premier League
- Al Wihdat have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
| 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 Ramtha | 21 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 37 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 22 | 46 |
| 2 | Al Wihdat | 21 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 39 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 7 | 25 | 44 |
| 3 | Al Salt | 21 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 31 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 16 | 40 |
| 4 | Al Faysali | 21 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 39 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 10 | 19 | 37 |
| 5 | Al Hussein | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 29 | 35 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 16 | -6 | 32 |
| 6 | Shabab Al Ordon | 21 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 23 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 30 |
| 7 | Al Jazeera | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 33 | 32 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 22 | 1 | 27 |
| 8 | Aqaba | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 24 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 15 | -4 | 25 |
| 9 | Sahab | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 26 | 31 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 13 | -5 | 22 |
| 10 | Ma'an | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 33 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 20 | -15 | 20 |
| 11 | Al Jalil | 21 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 27 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 20 | -12 | 19 |
| 12 | Al Buqa'a | 21 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 50 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 22 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 28 | -42 | 1 |