National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Masafi or Al Urooba that keep their silverware dream alive.
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.
Masafi form and stats
The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Division 1 this season. Masafi have only managed 1 win, 0 draws and 6 losses from their games here at Masafi Stadium. We have seen two home losses in a row now for Masafi, who are hoping that the phrase “third time lucky” applies to them.
Preceding that match was the home Division 1 game against Al Bataeh that was lost 1-2.
The lack of attacking qualities in Masafi means that they have only scored 3 goals in 7 league home games, less than half a goal per match. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 11 goals have been conceded.
Al Urooba form and stats
Al Urooba was sent out of Presidents Cup in the 8th finals last season.Playing away, Al Urooba have won 3 games, drawn 1 and suffered 4 defeats in the Division 1 this season. It's a growing despair in Urooba as they have recorded three consecutive losses.
Urooba's previous game was their home loss versus Emirates (1-2).
Al Urooba have scored 10 goals on their travels this season, from 8 away games in the league. Al Urooba's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 14 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
Masafi-Al Urooba H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Masafi three wins, Al Urooba four wins, three draws. three of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Masafi missing players
Al Urooba missing players
| Masafi | Al Urooba | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Won | W | 6 | 10 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | ||
| 17 | 8 | Lost | L | 5 | 11 | ||
| 18 | 5 | Scored | S | 16 | 32 | ||
| 49 | 20 | Conceded | C | 18 | 35 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 96% | ||
| 72% | 55% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 69% | 68% | ||
| 48% | 27% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 62% | 56% | ||
| 28% | 18% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 23% | 32% | ||
| 16% | 18% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 12% | ||
| 40% | 27% | BTTS | BTTS | 46% | 52% | ||
| 16% | 18% | Clean Sheets | C S | 38% | 32% | ||
| 44% | 55% | Failed to Score | F T | 23% | 20% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.8 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.8 | 2.5 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 219 | 97 | Total Shots | T S | 120 | 243 | ||
| 97 | 50 | Shots on Target | S O | 54 | 115 | ||
| 15% | 10% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 28% | ||
| 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 |