National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Al Wakrah or Al Shahaniya that keep their silverware dream alive.
These teams are located so close to each other that their supporters eat in the same restaurants, hang out at the same night clubs and give birth at the same hospitals. This means added importance to the game and a vibrant atmosphere.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Al Wakrah and Al Shahaniya.
Al Wakrah form and stats
Last season their Emir Cup adventure ended in the semi-finals.Al Wakrah have played 8 Premier League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 3-1-4 (wins-draws-losses).
Nothing to worry about in defence for Al Wakrah, as their goalkeeper Mohamed Saeed Ibrahim has completely shut out the opponents for 318 minutes in the Premier League.
The home followers witnessed a 1-1 draw versus Al Shahaniya in the Emir Cup last time out and are looking for a victory here.
In the preceding match a 4-0 victory visiting Al Markhiya.The home team are expected to win this game about three out of four times, according to the bookmaker odds. When checking the database for Wakrah home games with this odds we find 6 games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in 2 wins, 3 draws and 1 defeat. Looking at the victories, 2 matches were won by at least two goals.
A decent goal production from Al Wakrah in their home games so far, with 13 goals from 8 league matches. Al Wakrah have conceded 10 in these home matches.
Al Shahaniya form and stats
Shahaniya's mission in Emir Cup last season failed in the round of 16.As the visiting team in Q League matches, Al Shahaniya have produced an overall stat of 1-1-2 so far.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Al Wakrah in their previous outing. The Emir Cup battle ended 1-1.
A home win before that, celebrating 4-0 vs Al Nasr.Al Shahaniya are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 6 times in 4 away games so far.
Head 2 Head
Wakrah have managed a sequence of 6 consecutive games without losing (3-3-0) when facing Al Shahaniya.It's not the first time these teams meet on the pitch this campaign, as the records show this recent match: Al Wakrah - Al Shahaniya 1-1.
Top Goalscorers
  J. Dala 9 goals |  M. Benyettou 6 goals |  L. Mendes 2 goals |
Al Wakrah missing players
Al Shahaniya missing players
| Al Wakrah | Al Shahaniya | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 8 | 5 | Won | W | 5 | 11 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Drew | D | 4 | 6 | ||
| 10 | 7 | Lost | L | 4 | 8 | ||
| 46 | 28 | Scored | S | 16 | 36 | ||
| 43 | 27 | Conceded | C | 15 | 26 | ||
| 88% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 85% | 88% | ||
| 80% | 79% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 69% | 68% | ||
| 72% | 71% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 38% | 44% | ||
| 48% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 31% | 32% | ||
| 24% | 29% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 15% | 12% | ||
| 56% | 57% | BTTS | BTTS | 54% | 48% | ||
| 32% | 29% | Clean Sheets | C S | 38% | 40% | ||
| 24% | 21% | Failed to Score | F T | 23% | 24% | ||
| 5.3 | 5.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.1 | 4.1 | ||
| 3.8 | 3.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.2 | 4 | ||
| 1.8 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.8 | 2.5 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | ||
| 10.7 | 11.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.2 | 9.1 | ||
| 4.3 | 4.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 4.5 | ||
| 43% | 45% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 28% | ||
| 8.4 | 8.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.8 | 8.3 | ||
| 4 | 4.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 3.5 | ||
| 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 Duhail | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 19 | 35 |
| 2 | Al Arabi | 15 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 10 | 31 |
| 3 | Al Sadd | 15 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 29 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 28 |
| 4 | Al Wakrah | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 12 | 23 |
| 5 | Al Gharafa | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 26 | 28 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 15 | -2 | 23 |
| 6 | Qatar SC | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 24 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 16 | -4 | 23 |
| 7 | Al Ahli | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 25 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 12 | -1 | 21 |
| 8 | Al Markhiya | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -6 | 15 |
| 9 | Al Shamal | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 8 | -7 | 14 |
| 10 | Al Rayyan | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 8 | -3 | 12 |
| 11 | Umm Salal | 15 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 25 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 20 | -14 | 10 |
| 12 | Al Sailiya | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 31 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 16 | -15 | 9 |
| 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 Khor | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 22 |
| 2 | Al Mu'aidar | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 16 |
| 3 | Al Shahaniya | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 14 |
| 4 | Al Kharitiyath | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -4 | 13 |
| 5 | Lusail City | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 11 |
| 6 | Al Mesaimeer | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | -6 | 11 |
| 7 | Al Nasr | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | -9 | 10 |
| 8 | Al Bidda | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | -11 | 4 |
