Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Al Nasar & Al Arabi SC face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Federation Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Al Nasar form and stats
Nasar was eliminated in the final last season in the Federation Cup.0 victories, 3 draws and 2 defeats. That’s what Al Nasar have to build on here at Khaitan Stadium in the Premier League.
Al Nasar's previous match was a Federation Cup game also played at their own arena, finishing 1-0 vs Al Tadhamon. The home side are looking to build on that result.
Preceding that match was a Premier League defeat to Al Tadhamon (0-4).The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Nasar here at Khaitan Stadium in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (4 from 5 games).
Al Arabi SC form and stats
Nothing but glory last season for Al Arabi SC, as they won the Federation Cup.1 win, 2 draws and 1 loss. That’s the product of Al Arabi SC playing as the away team in the Premier League this season.
Two trips in a row for Al Arabi SC, whose boss Trenchovski could celebrate last time after the Federation Cup win against Al Sulaibikhat.
Prior to that match, a home win 3-1 against Al Qadsia in the Premier League.Arabi has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 6 goals from 4 games. Al Arabi SC's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 6 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
Al Nasar have not lost in the last 5 games (1-4-0) versus Al Arabi SC.Al Nasar missing players
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| Al Nasar | Al Arabi SC | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 10 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 5 | Won | W | 4 | 12 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Drew | D | 5 | 8 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | ||
| 40 | 21 | Scored | S | 19 | 46 | ||
| 34 | 20 | Conceded | C | 14 | 32 | ||
| 92% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 90% | 96% | ||
| 84% | 86% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 88% | ||
| 64% | 64% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 64% | ||
| 40% | 43% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 60% | 40% | ||
| 8% | 7% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 40% | 24% | ||
| 64% | 64% | BTTS | BTTS | 80% | 72% | ||
| 28% | 29% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 24% | ||
| 16% | 14% | Failed to Score | F T | 10% | 8% | ||
| 4.2 | 3.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.9 | 5.3 | ||
| 4.8 | 4.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.2 | 3.8 | ||
| 2.7 | 2.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.7 | ||
| 7 | 6 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 9.2 | 7.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.8 | 11 | ||
| 3.5 | 2.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.1 | 4.7 | ||
| 45% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 37% | 39% | ||
| 9.8 | 10.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 6.1 | 6.5 | ||
| 3.3 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 2.3 | ||
| 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 Arabi SC | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 2 | Al Sahel | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 3 | Al Nasar | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Al Shabab | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Al Sulaibikhat | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 1 |
| 6 | Al Jahra | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -5 | 1 |
| 7 | Al Tadhamon | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 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 Kuwait | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 18 |
| 2 | Al Arabi SC | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 16 |
| 3 | Kazma | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 13 |
| 4 | Al Salmiyah | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 13 |
| 5 | Al Jahra | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 13 |
| 6 | Al Fahaheel | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -2 | 12 |
| 7 | Al Qadsia | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -3 | 12 |
| 8 | Al Nasar | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | -4 | 10 |
| 9 | Al Tadhamon | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | -1 | 9 |
| 10 | Al Sahel | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -6 | 5 |
