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- Al Markhiya have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Al Wakrah have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Premier League
This is a battle between neighbours, usually meaning more mental strain and significance.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Al Markhiya form and stats
Al Markhiya have played 5 Premier League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 2-1-2 (wins-draws-losses).
Happy days for Al Markhiya in their previous game, a fixture away at Umm Salal (placed 11th) that ended with a 2-1 victory.
Preceding that match was the home game against Al Arabi that was lost 0-2.There will be little rest for Al Markhiya after this match as they are travelling to Al Sadd for a Emir Cup game in only four days.
Al Markhiya have conceded 8 from these games.
Al Wakrah form and stats
Playing away, Al Wakrah have won 2 games, drawn 4 and suffered 0 defeats in the Premier League this season. It's three draws from Wakrah's last three away games, a decent catch but one that could be so much better.
The attacking players of Al Wakrah have been feeble for some time now, the team not scoring a league goal in the last 264 minutes. Al Wakrah have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper. It's been 228 minutes since they last conceded in Premier League.
Al Wakrah has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Al Shamal for a 0-0 draw.
A 0-0 draw at Umm Salal's stadium before that.Wakrah has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 10 goals from 6 games. Al Wakrah are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 5 times in 6 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Al Markhiya have put together a sequence of 4 consecutive matches without losing (2-2-0) when facing Al Wakrah.The squads have met each other previously this season, with the match result Al Wakrah - Markhiya 0-0 entered in the official records.
Top Goalscorers
  J. Dala 9 goals |   D. Fettouhi 4 goals |  M. Benyettou 4 goals |
Al Markhiya missing players
Al Wakrah missing players
| Al Markhiya | Al Wakrah | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 5 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 6 | 14 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 17 | 10 | 2 | Scored | S | 3 | 10 | 23 |
| 19 | 8 | 2 | Conceded | C | 3 | 5 | 15 |
| 92% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 67% | 79% |
| 77% | 80% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 67% | 71% |
| 54% | 60% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 50% | 64% |
| 31% | 60% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 33% | 36% |
| 8% | 20% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 17% | 14% |
| 54% | 40% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 50% | 43% |
| 15% | 20% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 50% | 43% |
| 38% | 40% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 36% |
| 4.2 | 4 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.6 |
| 5.2 | 4.8 | 6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0.5 | 2.8 | 3.6 |
| 1.9 | 1.8 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.5 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9.1 | 10 | 13 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14 | 11.2 | 11.4 |
| 3.6 | 5 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.5 | 4.7 | 4.1 |
| 36% | 40% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 36% | 40% |
| 9.5 | 9.2 | 11 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 6.5 | 7.3 | 8.4 |
| 3.6 | 4.8 | 7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.2 | 3.6 |
- Al Markhiya have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Al Markhiya haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Al Wakrah have not yet lost a game away.
- Al Wakrah have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Premier League
| 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 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 17 | 32 |
| 2 | Al Arabi | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 12 | 31 |
| 3 | Al Sadd | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 25 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 25 |
| 4 | Qatar SC | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 24 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 16 | -4 | 23 |
| 5 | Al Gharafa | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 27 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 15 | -2 | 22 |
| 6 | Al Wakrah | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 20 |
| 7 | Al Ahli | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 11 | -1 | 20 |
| 8 | Al Markhiya | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -2 | 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 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 27 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -11 | 9 |
