This promises to be an action-packed encounter for Al Duhail at Al Thumama Stadium when the AFC Champions League tournament arrives in town and Al Rayyan with it. Read all about the Round of 16 match here!
These teams are so close in distance that this match is special, a derby with local pride the main prize.
Both sides have had plentiful rest since their previous competitive action. Let's trust this will be an enthusiastic match!
Al Duhail form and stats
Duhail participated in AFC Champions League the last season, where they reached the group stage.Al Duhail are steadily winning Premier League games and points here at Al Thumama Stadium. 6 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat is the summary from 8 games.
Al Duhail's previous game was also played at home, ending 3-1 versus Al Markhiya. The home side are looking to build on that result.
Ahead of that game, a home win against Al Wakrah in the Qatar Prince Cup.
Goals decide football matches and Al Duhail are scoring many of them at home; 19 on target from 8 league matches. 9 goals have been conceded. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Al Rayyan form and stats
Rayyan was sent out of AFC Champions League in the group stage last season.2 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses. That’s the product of Al Rayyan playing as the away team in the Premier League this season.
It's the second away game in a row for Al Rayyan, but there's smiles all around after the 4-0 victory versus Al Ahli last time out. As you can tell from the results above, Rayyan was very dominant against Al Ahli, winning the match with a scoreline that even the finest fortune teller couldn't predict. 4-0 (!) with Abdullah, Salazar and Boli (2) providing the goals.
Preceding that, the 0-3 home loss versus Al Arabi.Al Rayyan have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 7 league away games 10 goals have been scored. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Al Rayyan have conceded 8 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The 4 most recent fixtures involving these teams have all finished as Duhail wins. Another one?Olunga loves to meet Al Rayyan and have scored 7 goals in these matches.
Top Goalscorers
  M. Olunga Ogada 10 goals |  Y. Boli 8 goals |  T. Nam 4 goals |
Al Duhail missing players
Al Rayyan missing players
| Al Duhail | Al Rayyan | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 19 | 11 | Won | W | 4 | 8 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 4 | 5 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 6 | 12 | ||
| 67 | 40 | Scored | S | 22 | 36 | ||
| 27 | 17 | Conceded | C | 22 | 39 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 93% | 96% | ||
| 88% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 86% | 84% | ||
| 68% | 92% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 64% | 64% | ||
| 40% | 46% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 36% | 28% | ||
| 28% | 31% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 21% | 16% | ||
| 64% | 77% | BTTS | BTTS | 64% | 60% | ||
| 32% | 23% | Clean Sheets | C S | 21% | 20% | ||
| 4% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 21% | 24% | ||
| 5 | 4.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.4 | 4 | ||
| 3.8 | 4.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.3 | 4.5 | ||
| 1.7 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.8 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | ||
| 12.4 | 13 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.6 | 7.8 | ||
| 5.6 | 6.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.6 | 3.5 | ||
| 46% | 51% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 44% | 38% | ||
| 9.9 | 10.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.3 | 11 | ||
| 4 | 4.4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 4 | ||
| 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 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 10 | 28 |
| 3 | Al Sadd | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 22 |
| 4 | Qatar SC | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 22 |
| 5 | Al Gharafa | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 15 | -3 | 19 |
| 6 | Al Wakrah | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 18 |
| 7 | Al Ahli | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 11 | -2 | 17 |
| 8 | Al Markhiya | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -1 | 12 |
| 9 | Al Rayyan | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 8 | -3 | 11 |
| 10 | Al Shamal | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | -9 | 10 |
| 11 | Al Sailiya | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -11 | 8 |
| 12 | Umm Salal | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 19 | -13 | 8 |
