National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Emirates or Al-Taawon that keep their silverware dream alive.
Emirates form and stats
Emirates was eliminated in the quarter-finals last season in the Presidents Cup.Emirates have been very solid at home in the Division 1 so far, with 22 points collected from 8 matches (7-1-0). This has contributed greatly to their 6th position in the table. Emirates has won so many consecutive home games (seven in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here at Emirates Club Stadium. We remember; it was Al Hamriyah.
It's back home for Emirates, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Al Urooba away with the result 2-1.
Emirates are showing their attacking force in their league home games this season, scoring more than 2,5 goals per game on average (21 goals in 8 games). It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only -1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Emirates are not conceding a lot of goals here at Emirates Club Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 6 from 8 matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only -1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Al-Taawon form and stats
There's been little loot from Al-Taawon's travels as they have only collected 0 points from 7 away games in the Division 1. Al-Taawon only have 0 wins to counter their 7 defeats and 0 draws. The manager is not happy with the away performances in the Division 1 so far, as all 7 matches have been lost. Al-Taawon are desperate to end a 18-game winless run, as they haven't won a game since the Al Arabi fixture. Bitter travels for Al-Taawon as they have lost eight games in a row away from home. The last time they avoided an away-from-home loss was the Dibba Al Hisn match.
It was a Division 1 defeat before that one as the away game against Al Hamriyah wasn't a success with a 0-1 loss.
The attacking power of Al-Taawon when travelling is not overwhelming with 4 goals scored from 7 league matches away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only -1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. People interested in "over 2,5 goals" betting will like to know that Al-Taawon concede an average of more than 2,5 goals per away match all on their own. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only -1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last four matches): Emirates four wins, zero draws and Al-Taawon zero victories. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one game had two or less.Emirates missing players
Al-Taawon missing players
| Emirates | Al-Taawon | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 14 | 8 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Lost | L | 9 | 19 | ||
| 42 | 28 | Scored | S | 10 | 28 | ||
| 38 | 21 | Conceded | C | 29 | 55 | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 76% | 85% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 73% | 76% | ||
| 60% | 77% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 73% | 72% | ||
| 40% | 54% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 55% | 44% | ||
| 28% | 38% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 27% | 20% | ||
| 56% | 62% | BTTS | BTTS | 55% | 64% | ||
| 32% | 31% | Clean Sheets | C S | 9% | 8% | ||
| 20% | 15% | Failed to Score | F T | 36% | 28% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 2 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 4 | 4 | ||
| 250 | 148 | Total Shots | T S | 136 | 235 | ||
| 127 | 71 | Shots on Target | S O | 54 | 107 | ||
| 33% | 39% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 19% | 25% | ||
| 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Al Bataeh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Al Hamriyah | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Al-Taawon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Dibba Al Hisn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Emirates | 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 |