With their 2 point advantage in the league table, Al Sahel fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Shorta.
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 Sahel form and stats
Overall Premier League stats at home this season for Al Sahel are 2-1-1 (wins-draw-losses).
Al Sahel's last game was hosting Al-Jazira (placed 14th) and winning 3-0. Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Nawaeir (0-4).
Al Sahel have proved capable of finding the net in their games here with 6 goals in 4 league matches. Al Sahel have conceded 4 in these home matches.
Shorta form and stats
As the visiting team in Premier League matches, Shorta have produced an overall stat of 1-2-1 so far. Three has not been a lucky number for Shorta as they have been defeated three times in a row since the Wahda match.
The manager Paulo da Silva was unhappy after their last game, a Premier League match played at their home ground Al-Fayhaa Stadium. Shorta suffered a 1-2 loss to Teshrin (placed 1st). It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Al Jaish wasn't a success with a 1-2 loss.
Shorta find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 5 goals from 4 away fixtures in the league. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (3 so far).
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last two meetings: 0 - 1 - 1 (Al Sahel wins - draws - Shorta wins). As for goals, 0 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 2 had two or less.Top Goalscorers
 Mohammad Qalfat 8 goals |  Mones Abo Amsha 6 goals | Mohammed Kamel Koaeh 3 goals |
Al Sahel missing players
Shorta missing players
| Al Sahel | Shorta | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | 6 | 3 | Scored | S | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 13 | 4 | 0 | Conceded | C | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 50% | 75% |
| 88% | 75% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 50% | 62% |
| 38% | 50% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 50% | 38% |
| 25% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 25% | 12% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 25% | 12% |
| 38% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | 50% |
| 25% | 50% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 50% | 25% |
| 38% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 50% | 50% |
| 2.6 | 3.2 | 4 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 3.5 | 3 | 3 |
| 4.4 | 4.5 | 6 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.5 |
| 3.1 | 3 | 0 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2 | 2.3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 34 | 29 | 11 | Total Shots | T S | 10 | 21 | 36 |
| 20 | 18 | 5 | Shots on Target | S O | 3 | 10 | 19 |
| 35% | 33% | 60% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 50% | 32% |
- Al Sahel have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Al Sahel have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Al Sahel have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Al Sahel haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Shorta 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 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 19 |
| 2 | Al Ittihad | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 17 |
| 3 | Wathba | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 16 |
| 4 | Hottin | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 15 |
| 5 | Wahda | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 14 |
| 6 | Al Jaish | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 13 |
| 7 | Nawaeir | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 12 |
| 8 | Karama | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| 9 | Al Sahel | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | -6 | 8 |
| 10 | Taliya | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -1 | 7 |
| 11 | Shorta | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | -2 | 6 |
| 12 | Foutoua | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -8 | 6 |
| 13 | Jabala | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | -8 | 3 |
| 14 | Al-Jazira | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -16 | 1 |