Getting closer to the top teams is at stake when these two mid-table clubs battle it out. Both will be aiming to improve their league table standing, Al Ittihad in 5th and Wahda in 6th place.
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 Ittihad form and stats
Al Ittihad have performed here this season with 6 wins from 10 Premier League matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 4 games and lost 0. In general it's been a long time since Al Ittihad tasted defeat here, as they have taken at least one point from their last ten home games in the league.
Ittihad travelled for their previous game, a trip to Nawaeir that ended 3-3. In the match before that, Ittihad hosted Foutoua and drew the game 0-0.
A goal frenzy last time out for Ittihad, with a total of 6 goals in the match against Nawaeir. Fun stuff to watch!
Ittihad are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 12 goals in 10 games. As for guarding their own goal, Ittihad have only let in 5 goals at home.
Wahda form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Premier League travels is 2 wins, 5 draws and 3 defeats.
Wahda played 1-1 against Taliya in their previous match. Preceding that game, the 0-0 draw paying a visit to Hottin.
The visiting Wahda have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 10 goals from 10 games. Wahda have conceded 11 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Wahda - Al Ittihad 2-1 entered in the official records. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Ittihad one win, six draws and Wahda three victories. As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), eight games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Al Ghabbash 9 goals | M. Al Ahmad 8 goals |
Al Ittihad missing players
Wahda missing players
| Al Ittihad | Wahda | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 10 | 21 |
| 10 | 6 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 29 | 12 | 4 | Scored | S | 3 | 10 | 23 |
| 18 | 5 | 1 | Conceded | C | 2 | 11 | 16 |
| 81% | 70% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 70% | 81% |
| 62% | 60% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 50% | 48% |
| 48% | 40% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 40% | 29% |
| 19% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 20% | 14% |
| 10% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 10% | 5% |
| 43% | 50% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 40% | 33% |
| 43% | 50% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 40% | 52% |
| 33% | 30% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 50% | 33% |
| 4.8 | 6.4 | 6.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.5 | 3.9 | 4.3 |
| 4.4 | 4.3 | 3.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 5.6 | 5.6 |
| 1.7 | 1.8 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 5 | 3.6 | 3.1 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 194 | 93 | 37 | Total Shots | T S | 15 | 80 | 217 |
| 66 | 21 | 8 | Shots on Target | S O | 7 | 38 | 97 |
| 42% | 57% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 43% | 26% | 24% |
- Al Ittihad has the most matches over the total-line (12)
- Al Ittihad has the most points from losing position (11)
- Al Ittihad have not yet lost a game at home.
- Al Ittihad have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Al Ittihad have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Wahda have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than 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 | Teshrin | 21 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 34 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 22 | 49 |
| 2 | Al Jaish | 21 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 35 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 18 | 41 |
| 3 | Wathba | 20 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 19 | 40 |
| 4 | Hottin | 21 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 30 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 15 | 40 |
| 5 | Al Ittihad | 21 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 29 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 37 |
| 6 | Wahda | 21 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 23 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 35 |
| 7 | Karama | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 28 |
| 8 | Taliya | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 20 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 25 |
| 9 | Shorta | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 10 | -1 | 25 |
| 10 | Nawaeir | 21 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 27 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 16 | -8 | 19 |
| 11 | Al Sahel | 21 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 36 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 21 | -18 | 18 |
| 12 | Foutoua | 21 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 35 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 18 | -20 | 17 |
| 13 | Jabala | 21 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 30 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 15 | -17 | 14 |
| 14 | Al-Jazira | 20 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 42 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 23 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 19 | -29 | 7 |