Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Al Ahed & Shabab Al Sahel face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Elite Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
These teams are located so close to each other that their supporters eat in the same restaurants, hang out at the same night clubs and give birth at the same hospitals. This means added importance to the game and a vibrant atmosphere.
Both teams have had ample time to rest since their last exertion in an official match. Let's trust this will be an animated fixture!
Al Ahed form and stats
Al Ahed participated in Elite Cup the last season, where they reached the final.Al Ahed's previous match was a Elite Cup game also played at their own stadium, ending 2-0 vs Bourj. The home team hope to to build on that result.
Before that match, a Premier League win away at Bourj.Shabab Al Sahel form and stats
Last season their Elite Cup adventure ended in the semi-finals.Shabab play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 4-1 victory visiting Tadamon Sour. It's hard not to mention Khalife's lethal finishing against Tadamon Sour. three goals were a big reason for the important victory.
A draw for Shabab Al Sahel before that, at their own venue hosting Bourj (1-1).Head 2 Head
Al Ahed-Shabab Al Sahel H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Al Ahed seven wins, Shabab Al Sahel one win, two draws. six of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).
Top Goalscorers
  F. Antar 10 goals | H. Khalife 7 goals |   A. Akaïchi 5 goals |
Al Ahed missing players
Shabab Al Sahel missing players
| Al Ahed | Shabab Al Sahel | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 10 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 16 | 7 | Won | W | 6 | 10 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 6 | 10 | ||
| 48 | 20 | Scored | S | 17 | 36 | ||
| 15 | 5 | Conceded | C | 22 | 40 | ||
| 92% | 90% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 84% | 90% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 85% | 84% | ||
| 48% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 62% | 60% | ||
| 16% | 10% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 31% | 36% | ||
| 8% | 10% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 31% | 28% | ||
| 36% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 54% | 52% | ||
| 60% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 15% | 20% | ||
| 12% | 10% | Failed to Score | F T | 38% | 36% | ||
| 5.3 | 5.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.7 | 4.5 | ||
| 2.7 | 1.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.3 | 6.5 | ||
| 1.9 | 1.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.8 | 1.5 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 7.1 | 7.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.5 | 6.7 | ||
| 3.7 | 3.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 2.9 | ||
| 49% | 54% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 41% | 44% | ||
| 5 | 3.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.3 | 8.4 | ||
| 2.6 | 1.6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 4.6 | ||
| 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 Ahed | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Bourj | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Shabab Al Sahel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
