National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Al Ittihad Kalba or Al Arabi that keep their silverware dream alive.
This stadium has artifical turf, which is not Al Arabi's familiar surface at their own ground. When playing on artifical turf Al Arabi have performed like this: Played three matches taking 0 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats with the goal stats 1-3 (scored/conceded).
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Al Ittihad Kalba form and stats
Ittihad was eliminated in the 8th finals last season in the Presidents Cup.The story so far in the Uae League for Al Ittihad Kalba at their home stadium (Ittihad Kalba Club Stadium) is 1 win, 4 draws and 0 defeats.
A draw after 90 minutes last time out for Al Ittihad Kalba, who played 3-3 against Al Jazira. That match was also played at this venue (Ittihad Kalba Club Stadium). As you can tell by the result above, the goals flowed freely in the previous game and the stadium rocked. Could there be another goal fest today?
A 1-1 draw away in the Uae League before that, with Emirates the opponent.Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Uae League game versus Al Wahda in only four days. This game is also played here at Ittihad Kalba Club Stadium.
Al Ittihad Kalba aren't scoring a lot here at Ittihad Kalba Club Stadium in the league, with only 4 goals from 5 games. Ittihad are not conceding a lot of goals here at Ittihad Kalba Club Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 3 from 5 matches.
Al Arabi form and stats
Al Arabi was sent out of Presidents Cup in the group stage last season.5-0-0 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Al Arabi in their Division 1 matches away. When we have look at the Presidents Cup statistics, we find 3W-0D-0L. This is both home and away.
It's the second away game in a row for Al Arabi, but there's smiles all around after the 2-1 victory versus Al Ramms in the Division 1 last time out.
That result followed a home victory 1-0 versus Al Bataeh in the Division 1.A quick return to home after this game, as Arabi are hosting Al-Taawon in the Division 1 only four days away.
Al Arabi are a potent attacking force on the road with their 14 goals in 5 league games. It's not easy to score on Arabi as they have only conceded 4 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
Last four meetings between these participants: Ittihad won two, Al Arabi were winners in one and we saw one draw. zero games with over 2,5 goals, four matches with under 2,5 goals.Al Ittihad Kalba missing players
Al Arabi missing players
| Al Ittihad Kalba | Al Arabi | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 8 | 5 | Won | W | 10 | 17 | ||
| 9 | 6 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | ||
| 33 | 18 | Scored | S | 26 | 46 | ||
| 37 | 19 | Conceded | C | 12 | 25 | ||
| 92% | 86% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 76% | 79% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 77% | 72% | ||
| 52% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 62% | 60% | ||
| 24% | 21% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 23% | 28% | ||
| 16% | 14% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 23% | 16% | ||
| 52% | 57% | BTTS | BTTS | 54% | 52% | ||
| 28% | 29% | Clean Sheets | C S | 38% | 40% | ||
| 28% | 29% | Failed to Score | F T | 15% | 16% | ||
| 4.4 | 4.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.6 | 4.2 | ||
| 5.8 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.9 | 4.2 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.6 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 10.6 | 11.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.1 | 8.3 | ||
| 4 | 4.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.1 | 4.2 | ||
| 33% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 66% | 54% | ||
| 9.6 | 8.9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.3 | 8.3 | ||
| 3.9 | 3.9 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.7 | 2.8 | ||
| 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 Ain | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 15 | 24 |
| 2 | Al Wahda | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 20 |
| 3 | Al Nasr | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 17 |
| 4 | Shabab Al Ahli Dubai | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 17 |
| 5 | Al Jazira | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 16 |
| 6 | Al Sharjah | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | -2 | 16 |
| 7 | Al Khaleej | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 15 |
| 8 | Ajman | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -1 | 14 |
| 9 | Al Wasl | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | -1 | 13 |
| 10 | Al Ittihad Kalba | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 12 |
| 11 | Bani Yas | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 12 |
| 12 | Al Dhafra | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | -5 | 8 |
| 13 | Al Urooba | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 11 | -16 | 4 |
| 14 | Emirates | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 14 | -18 | 1 |
| 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 Arabi | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 15 | 28 |
| 2 | Al Hamriyah | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 25 |
| 3 | Dibba Al Fujairah | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 22 | 24 |
| 4 | Dibba Al Hisn | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 20 |
| 5 | Hatta | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 20 |
| 6 | Al Bataeh | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 20 |
| 7 | Al Fujairah | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 12 |
| 8 | Masfut | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | -1 | 12 |
| 9 | Al Thaid | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | -5 | 10 |
| 10 | Al Ramms | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 15 | 31 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 18 | -16 | 9 |
| 11 | Gulf Heroes | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 14 | -11 | 8 |
| 12 | Al Jazira Al Hamra | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -6 | 7 |
| 13 | Al-Taawon | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | -6 | 6 |
| 14 | Masafi | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | -7 | 6 |
| 15 | City | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 16 | -21 | 2 |