The managers are both dreading and looking forward to this decisive game in the upper regions of the Premier League league table.
Wathba and Taliya should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Wathba form and stats
Overall stats at home this season for Wathba are 5-5-2 (wins-draw-losses).The home team returns to Khaled bin Walid Stadium after sharing the points with Hottin on their last time out; the Premier League game ended 1-1. Previous to that game, a home match hosting Herafio Halab in a game that was won 3-0.
Wathba have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Khaled bin Walid Stadium with 21 goals in 12 matches. From these home matches, Wathba have conceded only 10 goals.
Taliya form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Taliya so far with only 12 points returning home. The records show 2-6-4 (win-draw-lose). Two points from the last two away games for Taliya, which the math geniuses among you will translate to two draws.The manager was unhappy after their last game, a Premier League match played at their home ground Khaled bin Walid Stadium. Taliya suffered a 0-1 loss to Al Sahel. A 1-1 draw at Shorta's stadium before that.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Taliya as they have only managed to score 11 times from 12 away games. As opposed to that, Taliya have seen the ball go into their own net 14 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Taliya - Wathba 2-1 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: 4 wins for Wathba, 3 draws and 3 wins for Taliya. Over 2,5 goals: 4 times; under 2,5 goals: 6 games.Top Goalscorers
 Anas Bota 9 goals |   Mohamed Al Zeno 7 goals |  Maher Daabol 5 goals |
Wathba missing players
Taliya missing players
| Wathba | Taliya | |||||
| Total | Home | Home vs | Statistic | Away vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 12 | 4 | Played | 4 | 12 | 25 |
| 8 | 5 | 1 | Won | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| 12 | 5 | 1 | Drew | 2 | 6 | 9 |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | Lost | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 35 | 21 | 2 | Scored | 4 | 11 | 25 |
| 23 | 10 | 3 | Conceded | 6 | 14 | 21 |
| 80% | 83% | 75% | Over 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 92% |
| 68% | 67% | 25% | Over 1.5 | 75% | 58% | 52% |
| 48% | 67% | 25% | Over 2.5 | 50% | 33% | 28% |
| 28% | 33% | 0% | Over 3.5 | 25% | 25% | 12% |
| 8% | 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 48% | 42% | 25% | BTTS | 75% | 58% | 48% |
| 40% | 42% | 25% | Clean Sheets | 0% | 25% | 36% |
| 32% | 33% | 75% | Failed To Score | 25% | 25% | 24% |
| 6.3 | 6.4 | 4.5 | Corners For (avg) | 4 | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| 5.2 | 4.8 | 5.8 | Corners Against (avg) | 6.7 | 4.6 | 3.8 |
| 2 | 1.8 | 3 | Yellow Cards (avg) | 1 | 1.4 | 1.5 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red Cards | 1 | 1 | 3 |
- Taliya have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Wathba have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Wathba have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
| 15-02-19 | | Wathba | 0 - 0 | Wahda |
| 01-03-19 | | Teshrin | 0 - 0 | Wathba |
| 06-03-19 | | Wathba | 0 - 1 | Al Ittihad |
| 05-04-19 | | Jabala | 1 - 1 | Wathba |
| 12-04-19 | | Wathba | 4 - 1 | Nawaeir |
| 19-04-19 | | Shorta | 1 - 1 | Wathba |
| 26-04-19 | | Wathba | 2 - 2 | Al Sahel |
| 03-05-19 | | Wathba | 3 - 0 | Herafio Halab |
| 10-05-19 | | Hottin | 1 - 1 | Wathba |
| 18-05-19 | | Wathba | 13:00 | Taliya |
| 15-02-19 | | Taliya | 0 - 0 | Al Jaish |
| 01-03-19 | | Karama | 0 - 0 | Taliya |
| 08-03-19 | | Taliya | 1 - 0 | Wahda |
| 05-04-19 | | Teshrin | 2 - 1 | Taliya |
| 10-04-19 | | Taliya | 1 - 1 | Al Ittihad |
| 19-04-19 | | Jabala | 1 - 1 | Taliya |
| 26-04-19 | | Taliya | 2 - 1 | Nawaeir |
| 03-05-19 | | Shorta | 1 - 1 | Taliya |
| 10-05-19 | | Taliya | 0 - 1 | Al Sahel |
| 18-05-19 | | Wathba | 13:00 | Taliya |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
| 1 | Al Jaish | 25 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 57 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 7 | 40 | 53 |
| 2 | Teshrin | 25 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 29 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 15 | 50 |
| 2 | Al Wahda | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 35 |
| 3 | Wahda | 25 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 29 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 17 | 48 |
| 3 | Al Jaish | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 36 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 4 | 24 | 34 |
| 4 | Al Ittihad | 25 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 31 | 23 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 42 |
| 5 | Taliya | 25 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 25 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 39 |
| 6 | Wathba | 25 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 35 | 23 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 36 |
| 7 | Hottin | 25 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 20 | 24 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 15 | -4 | 31 |
| 8 | Shorta | 25 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 24 | 26 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 15 | -2 | 30 |
| 8 | Al Shorta | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 23 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 15 | -7 | 20 |
| 9 | Al Sahel | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 15 | -9 | 20 |
| 9 | Karama | 25 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 27 | 35 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 20 | -8 | 29 |
| 10 | Nawaeir | 25 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 26 | 36 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 22 | -10 | 27 |
| 11 | Al Sahel | 25 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 18 | 29 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 18 | -11 | 27 |
| 12 | Jabala | 25 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 31 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 21 | -10 | 25 |
| 13 | Majd | 25 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 33 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 18 | -12 | 22 |
| 14 | Herafio Halab | 25 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 16 | 55 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 30 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 25 | -39 | 11 |
