National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Aqaba or Al Hussein that keep their silverware dream alive.
Both sides have had sufficient rest since their previous effort on the pitch. Let's wish for an enthusiastic game!
Aqaba form and stats
Aqaba participated in Shield Cup the last season, where they reached the group stage.The story so far in the Premier League for Aqaba at their home stadium (Prince Mohammed Stadium) is 3 wins, 4 draws and 4 defeats.
The Aqaba coach and his side return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Sahab in the Shield Cup.
In the fixture before, 1-1 away to Shabab Al Ordon (Shield Cup).
There will be little rest for Aqaba after this match as they are travelling to Al Jalil for a Shield Cup game in only four days.
Aqaba have scored {9 league goals} here from 11 matches, not a lot. On the other hand, Aqaba have conceded 12 goals. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Al Hussein form and stats
Last season their Shield Cup adventure ended in the semi-finals.Al Hussein's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Al Hussein collect 24 points from their 11 away matches in the Premier League. 7 victories and 3 draws have created these points (and only 1 defeat).
It's another away fixture for the visitors, as they travelled to Al Ahli in their previous outing. The Shield Cup duel ended 0-0.
The game earlier was the Shield Cup-battle against Al Faysali, a home defeat (1-2).
A quick return to home after this game, as Al Hussein are hosting Ma'an in the Shield Cup only four days away.
Al Hussein are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 14 away goals from 11 games (in the league). It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (7 so far).
Head 2 Head
Aqaba-Al Hussein H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Aqaba three wins, Al Hussein four wins, three draws. four of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).
Aqaba missing players
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| Aqaba | Al Hussein | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 15 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 7 | Won | W | 8 | 16 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 3 | 5 | ||
| 9 | 6 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | ||
| 24 | 12 | Scored | S | 19 | 46 | ||
| 26 | 14 | Conceded | C | 9 | 18 | ||
| 96% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 56% | 47% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 69% | 72% | ||
| 28% | 20% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 38% | 52% | ||
| 16% | 13% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 8% | 24% | ||
| 4% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 12% | ||
| 32% | 20% | BTTS | BTTS | 38% | 44% | ||
| 44% | 47% | Clean Sheets | C S | 46% | 44% | ||
| 28% | 40% | Failed to Score | F T | 23% | 20% | ||
| 4 | 4.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.2 | 6.1 | ||
| 3.9 | 3.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.4 | 3.9 | ||
| 1.5 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 1.3 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 8.1 | 9.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.2 | 11.6 | ||
| 2.9 | 2.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.9 | 5.3 | ||
| 33% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 35% | ||
| 9.9 | 10.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.6 | 8.2 | ||
| 3.8 | 4.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 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 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 |
