Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Al Ahli & Al Hussein face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Shield Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
Both participants have had time to rest since their previous effort on the pitch. Let's have faith in that this will be an animated fixture!
Al Ahli form and stats
Last season their Shield Cup adventure ended in the group stage.6-0-1 is the performance here at Prince Mohammed Stadium so far in the 1st Division, giving Al Ahli a total of 18 from their 7 games here. Outstanding results!
The Al Ahli boss Mahmoud and his side return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Ma'an in the Shield Cup.
Preceding that fixture, a home defeat in the Shield Cup against Al Wihdat.
The Ahli fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 10 in 7 matches. Defensively Al Ahli have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (1 in 7 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Al Hussein form and stats
Last season their Shield Cup adventure ended in the semi-finals.Al Hussein have an excellent away record in the Premier League so far with 7-3-1 from 11 games.
This fixture can not go any worse than the last one, a Shield Cup home defeat versus Al Faysali with 1-2 on the scoreboard.
A home win as anticipated against Al Jalil ahead of that, in the Shield Cup.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Al Hussein have scored 14 goals in 11 league games away. Hussein are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 7 times in 11 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Last ten meetings between these contenders: Al Ahli won three, Al Hussein were winners in five and we saw two draws. six games with over 2,5 goals, four matches with two goals or less.
Al Ahli missing players
Al Hussein missing players
| Al Ahli | Al Hussein | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 14 | 9 | Won | W | 8 | 16 | ||
| 6 | 0 | Drew | D | 3 | 5 | ||
| 5 | 4 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | ||
| 37 | 19 | Scored | S | 19 | 46 | ||
| 22 | 10 | Conceded | C | 9 | 18 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 72% | 62% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 69% | 72% | ||
| 28% | 31% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 38% | 52% | ||
| 20% | 15% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 8% | 24% | ||
| 12% | 15% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 12% | ||
| 40% | 23% | BTTS | BTTS | 38% | 44% | ||
| 44% | 54% | Clean Sheets | C S | 46% | 44% | ||
| 16% | 23% | Failed to Score | F T | 23% | 20% | ||
| 5.4 | 5.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.8 | 6 | ||
| 5.5 | 5.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 3.9 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 1.3 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 10.7 | 11.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.8 | 11.4 | ||
| 4.5 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 5.1 | ||
| 32% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 32% | 36% | ||
| 9.4 | 9.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.7 | 8.2 | ||
| 3.2 | 2.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 3.2 | ||
| 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 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 14 | 30 |
| 2 | Al Hashemeya | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 14 | 29 |
| 3 | Sama Al Sarhan | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 29 |
| 4 | Al Jalil | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 27 |
| 5 | Ittihad Al Ramtha | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 23 |
| 6 | Al Yarmouk | 13 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 17 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 18 |
| 7 | El Alia | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 11 | -1 | 17 |
| 8 | Amman | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 16 |
| 9 | Al Buqa'a | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -7 | 13 |
| 10 | Al Tora | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 | -12 | 13 |
| 11 | Al Arabi | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | -8 | 12 |
| 12 | Al Karmal | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 12 | -8 | 10 |
| 13 | Kfarsoum | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -8 | 10 |
| 14 | Blama | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 11 | -14 | 6 |
| 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 | 6 | 1 | 46 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 6 | 34 | 51 |
| 2 | Al Wihdat | 22 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 33 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 22 | 50 |
| 3 | Al Hussein | 22 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 35 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 50 |
| 4 | Shabab Al Ordon | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 32 | 29 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 33 |
| 5 | Aqaba | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 24 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | -5 | 31 |
| 6 | Al Ramtha | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 27 | 25 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 26 |
| 7 | Ma'an | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 24 | 42 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 26 | -18 | 25 |
| 8 | Sahab | 22 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 18 | 23 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 9 | -5 | 24 |
| 9 | Al Salt | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 30 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 23 | -8 | 24 |
| 10 | Moghayer Al Sarhan | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 30 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 15 | -12 | 19 |
| 11 | Al Sareeh | 22 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 20 | 34 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 19 | -14 | 17 |
| 12 | Al Jazeera | 22 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 38 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 18 | -20 | 14 |
