National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Al Ahli or Al Ramtha that keep their silverware dream alive.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Al Ahli form and stats
Al Ahli was eliminated in the group stage last season in the Shield Cup.Home games in the 1st Division have been a walk in the park for Al Ahli so far, with 18 points won from 7 matches; 6 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss.
The home regulars saw a 0-0 draw vs Al Ramtha in the Shield Cup last time out and are looking for a victory here.
In the game before, 1-1 away to Al Jalil (Shield Cup).
Ahli are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 10 goals in 7 games. 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 Ramtha form and stats
They also participated in Shield Cup last season. This ended in the final.The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Al Ramtha so far with only 11 points returning home. The records show 3-2-6 (win-draw-lose).
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Al Ahli in their previous outing. The Shield Cup battle ended 0-0.
Preceding that, 1-1 at home vs Shabab Al Ordon in the Shield Cup.
Al Ramtha have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 11 league away games 12 goals have been scored. Ramtha have conceded 12 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The 4 latest games featuring these sides have all finished as Al Ramtha wins. Will history repeat itself?Al Ahli missing players
Al Ramtha missing players
| Al Ahli | Al Ramtha | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 16 | 10 | Won | W | 5 | 9 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 3 | 7 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 5 | 9 | ||
| 38 | 21 | Scored | S | 19 | 32 | ||
| 19 | 8 | Conceded | C | 12 | 23 | ||
| 96% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 85% | 88% | ||
| 72% | 62% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 54% | 60% | ||
| 36% | 38% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 31% | 28% | ||
| 16% | 15% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 31% | 20% | ||
| 8% | 15% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 23% | 16% | ||
| 44% | 31% | BTTS | BTTS | 38% | 40% | ||
| 48% | 62% | Clean Sheets | C S | 31% | 28% | ||
| 12% | 15% | Failed to Score | F T | 46% | 44% | ||
| 5.3 | 5.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.5 | 4.6 | ||
| 5.4 | 5.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.8 | 4.4 | ||
| 1.9 | 1.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 1.8 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 11.2 | 12.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.1 | 9.5 | ||
| 5.1 | 4.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 4.2 | ||
| 30% | 32% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 34% | 30% | ||
| 9.4 | 10 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.9 | 7.9 | ||
| 3 | 2.6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 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 |
