It's time for cup football and it's the Kings Cup 16th Finals between Al-Ain and Al Taawon. Here's the biggest preview available before kick-off:
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
Al-Ain form and stats
Al-Ain participated in Kings Cup the last season, where they reached the 16th finals and lost against Al Raed.Al-Ain have been very solid at home in the Division 1 so far, with 18 points collected from 7 matches (6-0-1). This has contributed greatly to their 2nd position in the table. Nine out of nine points from the last three home games for Al-Ain, and the home supporters are ready to scream their lungs out to keep the winning streak alive.
The home team returns after sharing the points with Al Jabalain on their last time out; the Division 1 game ended 2-2. Previous to that game, a Division 1 home match hosting Al Ansar in a game that was won 3-0.
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Al-Thuqbah are coming to town in four days.
Goals decide football matches and Al-Ain are scoring many of them at home; 15 on target from 7 league matches. Al-Ain have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 3 goals.
Al Taawon form and stats
Last season their Kings Cup adventure ended in the final against Al Ittihad.The visitors are W2-D0-L3 on the road this term. That's in the Pro League. The visitors have performed well in their home games as well, building a total win streak of four games home and away. Al Taawon hope to make it five in this match. Momentum is building for Al Taawon in their away games, having won their two previous outings.
Two travels in a row for Al Taawon, whose manager Paulo Sérgio could celebrate last time after the Pro League win against Dhamk. That result followed a home victory 3-0 versus Al-Lewaa in the Kings Cup.
Al Taawon has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 8 goals from 5 games. In the opposite end, Al Taawon have conceded 9 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  Héldon 4 goals |  L. Tawamba Kana 3 goals |  Abdulmajeed Al-Swat 2 goals |
Al-Ain missing players
Al Taawon missing players
| Al-Ain | Al Taawon | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 9 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 10 | Won | W | 4 | 18 | ||
| 9 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 4 | 4 | ||
| 38 | 25 | Scored | S | 16 | 54 | ||
| 20 | 9 | Conceded | C | 11 | 22 | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 89% | 96% | ||
| 68% | 69% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 89% | 88% | ||
| 40% | 46% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 78% | 72% | ||
| 16% | 15% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 32% | ||
| 8% | 15% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 11% | 16% | ||
| 56% | 46% | BTTS | BTTS | 56% | 60% | ||
| 40% | 46% | Clean Sheets | C S | 44% | 40% | ||
| 12% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 11% | 4% | ||
| 3.1 | 0.9 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 5 | 5.5 | ||
| 1.5 | 0 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 5.1 | 3.7 | ||
| 0.6 | 0.1 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 3.1 | 2.2 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 97 | 22 | Total Shots | T S | 130 | 375 | ||
| 61 | 13 | Shots on Target | S O | 44 | 144 | ||
| 41% | 115% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 35% | ||
- Al Taawon have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Al Taawon have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Al-Ain have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Al-Ain have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Al-Ain have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Al-Ain have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- Al-Ain haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| 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-Ain | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 21 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 27 |
| 2 | Al Quadisiya | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 27 |
| 3 | Al Bukayriyah | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 32 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 23 |
| 4 | Al-Thuqbah | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 23 |
| 5 | Al Batin | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 22 |
| 6 | Al Nahdha | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 22 |
| 7 | Al Jabalain | 14 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 22 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 20 |
| 8 | Al Ta'ee | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 20 |
| 9 | Al Shoalah | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 19 |
| 10 | Ohod | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 19 |
| 11 | Najran | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 19 |
| 12 | Al-Kawkab | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -3 | 19 |
| 13 | Jeddah | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 11 | -4 | 19 |
| 14 | Al Ansar | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -3 | 18 |
| 15 | Al Khaleej | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 7 | -2 | 15 |
| 16 | Al Jeel | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | -3 | 15 |
| 17 | Al Najoom | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 16 | -11 | 15 |
| 18 | Hottain | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | -10 | 13 |
| 19 | Al Taqdom | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 12 | -15 | 11 |
| 20 | Al Mojzel | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 31 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 18 | -17 | 8 |
| 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 Hilal | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 15 | 20 |
| 2 | Al Nassr | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 20 |
| 3 | Al Ahli | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 20 |
| 4 | Al Taawon | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 19 |
| 5 | Al Wahda | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 18 |
| 6 | Al Faisaly | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 17 |
| 7 | Al Shabab | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 15 |
| 8 | Al Hazm | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | -2 | 14 |
| 9 | Abha | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -3 | 14 |
| 10 | Al Raed | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | -7 | 14 |
| 11 | Al Feiha | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 13 |
| 12 | Al Ittihad | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 12 |
| 13 | Al Ittifaq | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 10 |
| 14 | Al Adalh | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -2 | 8 |
| 15 | Al Fateh | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 14 | -9 | 5 |
| 16 | Dhamk | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 15 | -17 | 4 |