Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Sahab & Aqaba face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Shield Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Sahab form and stats
Last season their Shield Cup adventure ended in the group stage.The story so far in the Premier League for Sahab at their home stadium (Prince Mohammed Stadium) is 3 wins, 5 draws and 3 defeats.
and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Sahab haven't scored in 203 minutes.
Sahab are returning here after visiting Al Jalil in a Shield Cup fixture and winning with a 2-1 scoreline.
Before that, a defeat in the away fixture against Al Faysali in the Shield Cup.
Sahab has scored 14 league goals at home this season, in 11 matches. Sahab's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 14 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Aqaba form and stats
Last season their Shield Cup adventure ended in the group stage.5 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses. That’s the product of Aqaba playing as the away team in the Premier League this season.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Shabab Al Ordon in their previous outing. The Shield Cup battle ended 1-1.
Before that, the win at home hosting Al Salt in the Shield Cup (1-0).
The attacking power of Aqaba when travelling is not overwhelming with 10 goals scored from 11 league matches away. Aqaba have conceded 12 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Aqaba have put together a streak of 5 consecutive games without defeat (1-4-0) when playing Sahab.Sahab missing players
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| Sahab | Aqaba | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 10 | 25 | ||
| 7 | 5 | Won | W | 6 | 13 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | ||
| 11 | 5 | Lost | L | 3 | 9 | ||
| 23 | 18 | Scored | S | 12 | 24 | ||
| 30 | 18 | Conceded | C | 11 | 25 | ||
| 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 60% | 71% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 60% | 52% | ||
| 40% | 43% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 28% | ||
| 12% | 21% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 16% | ||
| 8% | 14% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 10% | 4% | ||
| 40% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 40% | 28% | ||
| 32% | 36% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 48% | ||
| 40% | 14% | Failed to Score | F T | 10% | 28% | ||
| 4.4 | 4.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.1 | 3.9 | ||
| 4.3 | 3.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.9 | 4 | ||
| 1.7 | 1.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.6 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 10.4 | 9.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.9 | 8.3 | ||
| 3.7 | 3.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 3 | ||
| 25% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 32% | ||
| 9.2 | 9.1 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.9 | 10.5 | ||
| 3.8 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.1 | ||
| 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 |
