National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Al Salt or Al Wihdat 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 Salt form and stats
When playing at home in the Premier League, Al Salt have managed 3 wins, 5 draws and suffered 3 defeats from 11 games. The Al Salt manager might feel some added pressure to get something from this game after two straight home defeats.
The Al Salt supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Sahab in Shield Cup and win 3-0. Prior to that, an away loss at Al Ramtha in the Shield Cup.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Al Salt here at Amman International Stadium in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (8 from 11 games). On the other hand, Al Salt have conceded 11 goals.
Al Wihdat form and stats
Nothing but glory last season for Al Wihdat, as they won the Shield Cup.5-2-4 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Al Wihdat in their Premier League matches away. Al Wihdat has drawn their two previous away games.
The manager was unhappy after their last game, a Shield Cup match played at their home ground King Abdullah International Stadium. Al Wihdat suffered a 0-1 loss to Al Ramtha. Prior to that result Al Wihdat won their away game at Sahab in the Shield Cup. The scoreline was 2-0.
Late heartbreak for Al Wihdat in the Al Ramtha match, as the deciding 0-1 goal came deep into overtime.
The travelling fans enjoy Al Wihdat's attacking play in away games, having scored 17 goals in 11 league matches away. As opposed to that, Al Wihdat have seen the ball go into their own net 13 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last two meetings between these two teams are: two wins for Al Salt, zero draws and zero wins for Al Wihdat. Over 2,5 goals: one time; under 2,5 goals: one game.Al Salt missing players
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| Al Salt | Al Wihdat | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 24 | 12 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Won | W | 6 | 15 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Drew | D | 3 | 4 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Lost | L | 2 | 6 | ||
| 26 | 11 | Scored | S | 24 | 48 | ||
| 22 | 11 | Conceded | C | 11 | 20 | ||
| 71% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 82% | 92% | ||
| 54% | 58% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 73% | 72% | ||
| 38% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 55% | 44% | ||
| 21% | 17% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 45% | 32% | ||
| 17% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 27% | 16% | ||
| 38% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 45% | 36% | ||
| 46% | 58% | Clean Sheets | C S | 45% | 52% | ||
| 46% | 42% | Failed to Score | F T | 27% | 20% | ||
| 5.3 | 5.5 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 4.1 | 4.5 | ||
| 4.1 | 4 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 4.3 | ||
| 1.4 | 1.9 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.7 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 2 | 5 | ||
| 211 | 91 | Total Shots | T S | 133 | 278 | ||
| 66 | 28 | Shots on Target | S O | 49 | 110 | ||
| 32% | 21% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 49% | 40% | ||
| 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Al Salt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Al Wihdat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Sahab | 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 |