National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Aqaba or Al Faysali that keep their silverware dream alive.
It's no vacation for neither Aqaba nor Al Faysali 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.
Aqaba form and stats
Aqaba was eliminated in the group stage last season in the Shield Cup.The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Premier League this season. Aqaba have only managed 3 wins, 2 draws and 6 losses from their games here at Prince Mohammed Stadium. The last three games played by Aqaba, regardless of arena, have all ended draws. Aqaba have played two draws in a row on their own stadium.
The Aqaba supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Al Ahli in Shield Cup and win 3-1. Preceding that game was the away draw at Al Sareeh that finished 1-1.
The Aqaba fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 12 in 11 matches. Aqaba have conceded 15 in these home matches.
Al Faysali form and stats
Al Faysali's mission in Shield Cup last season failed in the semi-finals.Al Faysali have an excellent away record in the Premier League so far with 7-2-2 from 11 games.
Al Faysali failed to get anything from their last game, a Shield Cup home match vs Al Sareeh that ended with defeat 0-2. Before that one, a nice away victory 3-0 at Al Ahli.
A new game in only four days for Al Faysali, the AFC Cup home match versus Wathba. Busy days.
Al Faysali has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 19 goals from 11 games. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (9 so far).
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last four meetings): Aqaba won one game, one match ended with a draw and Al Faysali has two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: two / twoAqaba missing players
Al Faysali missing players
| Aqaba | Al Faysali | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Won | W | 8 | 16 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | ||
| 9 | 6 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | ||
| 32 | 15 | Scored | S | 22 | 43 | ||
| 30 | 16 | Conceded | C | 9 | 19 | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 80% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 72% | ||
| 52% | 58% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 52% | ||
| 20% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 28% | ||
| 4% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 4% | ||
| 48% | 58% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 40% | ||
| 32% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 58% | 52% | ||
| 28% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 17% | 16% | ||
| 4.3 | 4.4 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 5 | 5.5 | ||
| 4.3 | 4.1 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 3.3 | 3.5 | ||
| 1.6 | 2 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1.6 | 1.8 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 245 | 122 | Total Shots | T S | 186 | 358 | ||
| 97 | 49 | Shots on Target | S O | 79 | 139 | ||
| 27% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 28% | 31% | ||
| 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Al Faysali | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Al Sareeh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Aqaba | 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 |