Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Al Salt & Al Wihdat face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Shield Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
It's no vacation for neither Salt nor Al Wihdat as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Al Salt form and stats
Last season their Shield Cup adventure ended in the group stage.Al Salt have played 11 Premier League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 5-2-4 (wins-draws-losses).
The Al Salt regulars got no joy from their last game, a Shield Cup duel also played here at Prince Mohammed Stadium: A 1-4 defeat against Al Jalil.
In the fixture before, 1-1 away to Al Ramtha (Shield Cup).
Salt has scored 12 league goals at home this season, in 11 matches. Al Salt are not conceding a lot of goals here at Prince Mohammed Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 7 from 11 matches. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Al Wihdat form and stats
Wihdat's mission in Shield Cup last season failed in the group stage.Al Wihdat's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Al Wihdat collect 22 points from their 11 away matches in the Premier League. 6 victories and 4 draws have created these points (and only 1 defeat).
Two away games in a row for Al Wihdat, whose manager Assaf could celebrate last time after the Shield Cup win against Aqaba.
One game before, 2-2 at home hosting Moghayer Al Sarhan in the Shield Cup.
Wihdat have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 11 league away games 12 goals have been scored. Al Wihdat are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 6 times in 11 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
Al Wihdat have managed a streak of 7 consecutive games without defeat (4-3-0) when playing Al Salt.Al Salt missing players
Al Wihdat missing players
| Al Salt | Al Wihdat | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 7 | 5 | Won | W | 7 | 16 | ||
| 4 | 0 | Drew | D | 3 | 7 | ||
| 14 | 8 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | ||
| 26 | 16 | Scored | S | 10 | 34 | ||
| 42 | 19 | Conceded | C | 4 | 11 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 91% | 96% | ||
| 80% | 77% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 18% | 40% | ||
| 60% | 62% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 9% | 24% | ||
| 24% | 23% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 9% | 16% | ||
| 12% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 4% | ||
| 52% | 46% | BTTS | BTTS | 18% | 28% | ||
| 16% | 23% | Clean Sheets | C S | 73% | 64% | ||
| 36% | 31% | Failed to Score | F T | 18% | 12% | ||
| 3.6 | 3.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.1 | 6 | ||
| 5.2 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.7 | 4.3 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.5 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 8.3 | 9.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.6 | 10.5 | ||
| 3.5 | 3.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 4 | ||
| 27% | 28% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 23% | 30% | ||
| 11.5 | 12.6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 6.1 | 7.3 | ||
| 4.8 | 5.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 2.8 | ||
| 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 |
