Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Al Wihdat & 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 teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Al Wihdat form and stats
Last season, Wihdat's Shield Cup journey ended in the group stage.9-1-1 is the performance here at Prince Mohammed Stadium so far in the Premier League, giving Al Wihdat a total of 28 from their 11 games here. Outstanding results!
Al Wihdat are returning here after visiting Sahab in a Shield Cup fixture and winning with a 1-0 scoreline.
Before that one, a fine away win at Aqaba. A Jordan Cup match.
The Wihdat fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 21 goals in 11 league matches. Al Wihdat have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only {5 goals}.
Al Hussein form and stats
Hussein's mission in Shield Cup last season failed in the semi-finals.The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 7 wins, 3 draws and only 1 loss in the Premier League.
Al Hussein delivered a 0-0 draw playing at home against Al Salt in their previous game; a Shield Cup fixture.
Before that, Hussein secured a home win against Sahab with the score 1-0.Al Hussein are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 14 away goals from 11 games (in the league). They concede less than a goal on average per away game (7 so far).
Head 2 Head
Al Wihdat-Al Hussein H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Al Wihdat seven wins, Al Hussein one win, two draws. four of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).
Al Wihdat missing players
Al Hussein missing players
| Al Wihdat | Al Hussein | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 18 | 10 | Won | W | 7 | 16 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 3 | 6 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | ||
| 40 | 28 | Scored | S | 14 | 42 | ||
| 10 | 6 | Conceded | C | 8 | 16 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 83% | 88% | ||
| 44% | 62% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 58% | 68% | ||
| 24% | 38% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 40% | ||
| 20% | 31% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 8% | 24% | ||
| 12% | 23% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | ||
| 24% | 31% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 40% | ||
| 68% | 62% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 48% | ||
| 12% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 24% | ||
| 5.1 | 5.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.1 | 6 | ||
| 4.5 | 3.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.6 | 3.9 | ||
| 1.9 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.4 | 1.5 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | ||
| 11 | 11.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.9 | 10.4 | ||
| 4.5 | 4.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.4 | 4.6 | ||
| 33% | 39% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 26% | 37% | ||
| 9.1 | 9.6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.4 | 8.8 | ||
| 3.3 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 3.3 | ||
| 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 |
