Al Hussein vs Al Shorta Prediction

Form guide: contrasting trajectories

Al Hussein's wider sample stretches back through league, cup and continental fixtures since April, and the headline record of ten wins, four draws and six losses hides some wild swings - a 5-0 defeat here, a 4-0 win there. More relevant is their last five: three losses and two draws, including a 0-3 home defeat to Al Seeb and a 4-1 loss away at Al Arabi.

Al Hussein: 20 completed matches; Al Shorta: 13 completed matches.

Al Hussein

20 matches

Win

55% 11 / 20

Draw

20% 4 / 20

Loss

25% 5 / 20

Scored

40

Conceded

23

Difference

+17

Al Shorta

13 matches

Win

53.8% 7 / 13

Draw

38.5% 5 / 13

Loss

7.7% 1 / 13

Scored

16

Conceded

7

Difference

+9

Al Shorta's recent sample looks calmer. Over their last twelve matches they've won six, drawn five and lost just once, scoring 14 and conceding only seven. They haven't lost since a league defeat to Gharraf back in September, and their recent games have mostly been tight - low-scoring draws or narrow wins.

Al Shorta's consistency contrasts with Al Hussein's recent dip in results.

Comparative Team Statistics: Al Hussein vs Al Shorta

Where Al Hussein stand in the group

The table we have only covers Al Hussein's position in this AFC Cup group, where they sit second after two matches, with a win and a draw and a goal difference of five scored to two conceded. There's no equivalent entry for Al Shorta here, so we can't say how the gap between the two sides looks on paper within this competition.

A card count worth watching

One detail stands out on Al Hussein's side: Pedro Henrique has picked up three yellow cards in his last six appearances. That's not proof he'll miss out or be cautious on the pitch, but it's a disciplinary pattern worth keeping in mind if he starts.

Al Hussein:

Penalty cards:

Pedro Henrique x 3

What to expect

Put together, Al Hussein arrive with some shaky recent form domestically and in continental games, including heavy scorelines at both ends. Al Shorta, by contrast, have been grinding out tighter results without really losing their footing. That doesn't guarantee anything on the day, but it does suggest Al Hussein's home form right now isn't as reliable as their overall record might imply.

Al Shorta's away performances in this sample have mostly stayed low-scoring, built on draws and single-goal wins rather than free-scoring afternoons. If that pattern holds, a cagier contest than Al Hussein's bigger home wins might suggest wouldn't be a surprise.