Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Safa & Al Nejmeh face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Federation 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 sides have had plenty of rest since their last work day in an official game. Let's have faith in that this will be an energetic match!
Safa form and stats
The club members hope that Safa will strike back in this game, putting things right after the 1-2 away defeat in the FA Cup fixture against Al Nejmeh.
The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a Premier League home game that ended 1-1 versus Salam Zgharta.Al Nejmeh form and stats
Nejmeh delivered a 0-0 draw playing at home against Bourj in their previous match; a Federation Cup duel.
Before that, 0-0 away against Al Ahed (after extra-time) in the FA Cup.
Head 2 Head
Safa-Al Nejmeh H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Safa one win, Al Nejmeh seven wins, two draws. six of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).
Safa missing players
Al Nejmeh missing players
| Safa | Al Nejmeh | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Won | W | 8 | 15 | ||
| 8 | 5 | Drew | D | 5 | 8 | ||
| 11 | 6 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | ||
| 23 | 12 | Scored | S | 21 | 38 | ||
| 34 | 20 | Conceded | C | 7 | 15 | ||
| 88% | 86% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 79% | 84% | ||
| 64% | 71% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 64% | 72% | ||
| 44% | 43% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 29% | 32% | ||
| 28% | 29% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 14% | 12% | ||
| 4% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 14% | 12% | ||
| 56% | 57% | BTTS | BTTS | 43% | 48% | ||
| 28% | 29% | Clean Sheets | C S | 57% | 52% | ||
| 28% | 29% | Failed to Score | F T | 21% | 16% | ||
| 5.3 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 5 | ||
| 3.4 | 3.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.2 | 2.7 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 0.9 | ||
| 3 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 7.3 | 6.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.2 | 10.1 | ||
| 3.3 | 2.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.4 | 4.2 | ||
| 26% | 26% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 37% | 32% | ||
| 7.2 | 7.1 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 6.6 | 6.1 | ||
| 3.6 | 3.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 1.9 | 2.6 | ||
| 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 Nejmeh | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Bourj | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Safa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
