Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Al Ahli & Al Mu'aidar face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Emir Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
This is a match between teams from the same area, a local derby. The community is buzzing.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Al Ahli form and stats
Al Ahli participated in Emir Cup the last season, where they reached the quarter-finals.Al Ahli have collected 9 points from their Premier League home games so far after 2-3-2.
Al Ahli travelled for their previous game, a trip to Al Gharafa that ended 1-1.
Ahead of that match, Al Ahli won a home game hosting Al Sadd (2-1).There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Ahli, as the Premier League home game vs Qatar SC is only four days away.
A decent goal production from Al Ahli in their home games so far, with 12 goals from 7 league matches.
Al Mu'aidar form and stats
Mu'aidar's mission in Emir Cup last season failed in the round of 16.The story so far for the visiting team on their Q League travels is 2 wins, 3 draws and 0 defeats.
Al Mu'aidar has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Lusail City for a 1-1 draw.
A loss against Al Kharitiyath was the result prior to that, in a Q League home game.The visitors come into this game as huge outsiders. This role is not totally unknown to them, as they have played 23 away matches before with similar winning odds. These games have ended with 5 wins, 5 draws and 13 defeats. 5 games were lost by at least two goals margin.
Al Mu'aidar have scored more than twice on average per away game (in the league), an impressive attacking display. They have 11 goals from 5 away matches. Mu'aidar are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 3 times in 5 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: five - two - three (Al Ahli wins - draws - Al Mu'aidar wins). As for goals, eight matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  Y. Alnaimat 6 goals |  M. Kanani Zadegan 5 goals | S. Hanni 5 goals |
Al Ahli missing players
Al Mu'aidar missing players
| Al Ahli | Al Mu'aidar | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 10 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Won | W | 3 | 6 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Drew | D | 7 | 9 | ||
| 9 | 3 | Lost | L | 4 | 10 | ||
| 37 | 18 | Scored | S | 23 | 35 | ||
| 54 | 25 | Conceded | C | 19 | 38 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 93% | 92% | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 79% | 76% | ||
| 84% | 90% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 57% | 56% | ||
| 52% | 60% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 43% | 40% | ||
| 16% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 21% | 24% | ||
| 76% | 90% | BTTS | BTTS | 57% | 56% | ||
| 8% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 21% | 20% | ||
| 20% | 10% | Failed to Score | F T | 29% | 32% | ||
| 2.8 | 2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.6 | 4.6 | ||
| 5.4 | 5.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.8 | 4.7 | ||
| 2.3 | 2.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2.4 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 8.8 | 7.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.8 | 7.7 | ||
| 4 | 4.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 3.8 | ||
| 39% | 43% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 43% | 37% | ||
| 13.5 | 12.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8 | 7.7 | ||
| 5.5 | 5.1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.9 | 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 | 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 |
