Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Al Qadsia & Al Salmiyah face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Federation Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
This is a battle between neighbours, usually meaning added nervousness and importance.
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 Qadsia form and stats
Al Qadsia was eliminated in the semi-finals last season in the Federation Cup.The Premier League statistics at home this season for Al Qadsia are 2-1-2 (wins-draws-losses).
The Qadsia fans enjoyed the previous fixture, watching their team host Al Fahaheel and win 2-0.
Preceding that match was a Premier League defeat to Al Sahel (1-4).The Al Qadsia fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 7 in 5 matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 9 goals have been conceded.
Al Salmiyah form and stats
Last season their Federation Cup adventure ended in the group stage.Al Salmiyah have only collected 5 points from their away games in the Premier League, after 1-2-3 (6 played).
Al Salmiyah's last game was the home draw against Al Arabi SC (1-1).
A 0-1 defeat away at Al Tadhamon before that.Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Al Salmiyah have scored 8 goals in 6 league games away. As for defending, Salmiyah rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 9 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Al Salmiyah have not lost in the last 5 matches (3-2-0) facing Al Qadsia.Al Qadsia missing players
Al Salmiyah missing players
| Al Qadsia | Al Salmiyah | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 15 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 5 | Won | W | 8 | 11 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Drew | D | 2 | 7 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Lost | L | 5 | 7 | ||
| 34 | 15 | Scored | S | 30 | 47 | ||
| 34 | 17 | Conceded | C | 21 | 31 | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 84% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 93% | 84% | ||
| 56% | 58% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 80% | 60% | ||
| 32% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 28% | ||
| 8% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 27% | 24% | ||
| 56% | 58% | BTTS | BTTS | 73% | 72% | ||
| 32% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 20% | ||
| 20% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 7% | 12% | ||
| 5.6 | 6.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.7 | 4.1 | ||
| 3.5 | 4.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.9 | 4.6 | ||
| 2.3 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4.3 | 4.2 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 4 | 4 | ||
| 8.3 | 7.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.9 | 9 | ||
| 2.9 | 3.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 3.9 | ||
| 43% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 48% | ||
| 8.2 | 8.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.3 | 9.2 | ||
| 3.3 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.4 | 3.5 | ||
| 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 Qadsia | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 12 |
| 2 | Khaitan | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 3 | Al Salmiyah | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 4 | Yarmouk | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| 5 | Kazma | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | Al Kuwait | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -3 | 4 |
| 7 | Al Fahaheel | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 3 |
| 8 | Burgan | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -9 | 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 Kuwait | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 22 |
| 2 | Al Arabi SC | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 18 |
| 3 | Kazma | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 16 |
| 4 | Al Jahra | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 16 |
| 5 | Al Qadsia | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -4 | 15 |
| 6 | Al Salmiyah | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 14 |
| 7 | Al Nasar | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | -1 | 14 |
| 8 | Al Tadhamon | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 13 |
| 9 | Al Fahaheel | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -5 | 12 |
| 10 | Al Sahel | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -6 | 8 |
