National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Al Urooba or Masfut that keep their silverware dream alive.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Al Urooba form and stats
Last season, Urooba's Presidents Cup journey ended in the 8th finals.Al Urooba's results here at Al-Oruba Club Stadium in the Division 1 have been very modest with 1 victory, 1 draw and 5 defeats. This match is a Presidents Cup match, and the hometeam has the total statistics 2 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses in this competition. It's been an uphill battle for Al Urooba in their home games for quite some time now, as five matches in a row are lost here. Not since the Masfut game have they avoided the disappointment of defeat. Urooba has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager and the players.
Al Urooba has scored 9 league goals at home this season, in 7 matches. Urooba are struggling defensively, conceding on average more than two goals per home game (14 from 7 played).
Masfut form and stats
Playing away, Masfut have won 3 games, drawn 2 and suffered 3 defeats in the Division 1 this season. Total Presidents Cup statistics for Masfut: 1 win, 2 draws and 0 losses.
Before that, Masfut travelled to Al Thaid and returned home with a draw after the Presidents Cup game finished 0-0.
Masfut have scored 11 goals on their travels this season, from 8 away games in the league. As opposed to that, Masfut have seen the ball go into their own net 11 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: five - three - two (Al Urooba wins - draws - Masfut wins). As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.Al Urooba missing players
Masfut missing players
| Al Urooba | Masfut | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 3 | Won | W | 3 | 7 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 3 | 6 | ||
| 10 | 6 | Lost | L | 6 | 12 | ||
| 35 | 17 | Scored | S | 12 | 32 | ||
| 34 | 18 | Conceded | C | 17 | 39 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 96% | ||
| 72% | 73% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 58% | 72% | ||
| 56% | 64% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 60% | ||
| 32% | 55% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 36% | ||
| 16% | 27% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 16% | ||
| 56% | 73% | BTTS | BTTS | 42% | 60% | ||
| 28% | 9% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 20% | ||
| 20% | 18% | Failed to Score | F T | 42% | 24% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.5 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.1 | 2.2 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 4 | ||
| 194 | 89 | Total Shots | T S | 98 | 165 | ||
| 96 | 46 | Shots on Target | S O | 39 | 73 | ||
| 29% | 28% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 34% | ||
| 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 Thaid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Al Urooba | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Dibba Al Fujairah | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Masafi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Masfut | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Emirates | 16 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 32 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 18 | 39 |
| 2 | Dibba Al Hisn | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 32 |
| 3 | Al Bataeh | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 29 |
| 4 | Al Hamriyah | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 21 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 27 |
| 5 | Dibba Al Fujairah | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 26 |
| 6 | Masfut | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 22 |
| 7 | Al Arabi | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 15 | -4 | 17 |
| 8 | Al Thaid | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 12 | -8 | 17 |
| 9 | Al Urooba | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 14 | -9 | 14 |
| 10 | Masafi | 15 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 15 | -16 | 10 |
| 11 | Al-Taawon | 15 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 14 | 34 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 18 | -20 | 2 |