Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Al Ahli & Al Faysali face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Shield Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
There's local pride at stake here, as these teams are practically neighbours. Expect lots of passion from both players and supporters.
Al Ahli form and stats
Last season, Al Ahli's Shield Cup journey ended in the group stage.Al Ahli have played 11 Premier League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 4-2-5 (wins-draws-losses). Al Ahli has recorded two wins in a row here, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.
The Al Ahli supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Al Buqa'a in Premier League and win 2-1. Before that, Al Ahli had a Premier League home game versus Al Hussein which ended with a victory 2-1.
Al Ahli have scored 8 league goals here from 11 matches, not a lot. On the other hand, Al Ahli have conceded 13 goals.
Al Faysali form and stats
Last season their Shield Cup adventure ended in the semi-finals.The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 7 wins, 2 draws and only 2 losses in the Premier League.
This game can not go any worse than the last one, a AFC Champions League home defeat versus Al Kuwait with 1-2 on the scoreboard. A 0-2 defeat away at Al Jazeera before that.
Al Faysali are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 19 times in 11 away games so far. It's not easy to score on Al Faysali as they have only conceded 9 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's 2 Al Ahli victories, 2 draws and 6 Al Faysali wins. 5 of these games ended with three goals or more, 5 matches with two goals or less.Al Ahli missing players
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| Al Ahli | Al Faysali | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Won | W | 7 | 15 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | ||
| 15 | 6 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | ||
| 17 | 9 | Scored | S | 19 | 40 | ||
| 40 | 16 | Conceded | C | 9 | 19 | ||
| 92% | 83% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 91% | 92% | ||
| 68% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 73% | 64% | ||
| 48% | 42% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 45% | 48% | ||
| 16% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 36% | 28% | ||
| 4% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 9% | 4% | ||
| 40% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 36% | 40% | ||
| 12% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 55% | 48% | ||
| 56% | 58% | Failed to Score | F T | 18% | 20% | ||
| 4.3 | 4 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 5 | 5.3 | ||
| 5.5 | 3.8 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 3.5 | 3.6 | ||
| 1.9 | 2.1 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.9 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 156 | 77 | Total Shots | T S | 166 | 337 | ||
| 67 | 30 | Shots on Target | S O | 69 | 134 | ||
| 21% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 28% | 30% | ||
| 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 Ahli | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Al Faysali | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Al Sareeh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Aqaba | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 Faysali | 22 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 39 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 24 | 50 |
| 2 | Al Jazeera | 22 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 41 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 8 | 26 | 49 |
| 3 | Al Wihdat | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 20 | 43 |
| 4 | Shabab Al Ordon | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 30 | 21 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 39 |
| 5 | Al Salt | 22 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 23 | 21 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 33 |
| 6 | Aqaba | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 27 | 28 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 13 | -1 | 27 |
| 7 | Al Sareeh | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 29 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -12 | 26 |
| 8 | Al Ramtha | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 26 | 30 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 15 | -4 | 23 |
| 9 | Al Hussein | 22 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 22 | 38 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 25 | -16 | 23 |
| 10 | Al Ahli | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 31 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 18 | -15 | 22 |
| 11 | Al Buqa'a | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 24 | 30 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 14 | -6 | 21 |
| 12 | That Ras | 22 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 12 | 39 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 21 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 18 | -27 | 9 |