National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Al Duhail or Al Gharafa that keep their silverware dream alive.
This is a battle between neighbours, usually meaning extra stress and importance.
It's no vacation for neither Al Duhail nor Al Gharafa as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Al Duhail form and stats
Duhail was eliminated in the semi-finals last season in the Emir Cup.Al Duhail have performed here at Khalifa International Stadium this season with 7 wins from 11 Premier League matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 3 games and lost 1.
Al Duhail are returning here after visiting Al Sadd in a Emir Cup game and winning with a 3-2 scoreline.
The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a Premier League home game that ended 0-0 versus Al Ahli.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 Al Duhail home games with this odds we find six games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in four wins, one draw and one defeat. Looking at the victories, two matches were won by at least two goals.
Duhail are showing their attacking force in their league home games this season, scoring more than 2,5 goals per game on average (29 goals in 11 games). Al Duhail's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 12 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Al Gharafa form and stats
Gharafa's mission in Emir Cup last season failed in the quarter-finals.The club members enjoyed Al Gharafa's previous game versus Al Wakrah, a Emir Cup win (4-1) played at home.
Preceding that game, the 2-3 loss visiting Al Sailiya's place.The Al Gharafa manager Stramaccioni has some worries about the defense as 26 goals have been conceded in these travels.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Duhail six wins, two draws and Al Gharafa two victories. As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Olunga Ogada 24 goals |   C. Diabaté 11 goals |  A. Abdulla 7 goals |
Al Duhail missing players
Al Gharafa missing players
| Al Duhail | Al Gharafa | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 17 | 8 | Won | W | 4 | 12 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 7 | 10 | ||
| 70 | 33 | Scored | S | 20 | 51 | ||
| 29 | 14 | Conceded | C | 29 | 45 | ||
| 96% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 88% | ||
| 76% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 83% | 80% | ||
| 60% | 58% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 64% | ||
| 48% | 42% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 48% | ||
| 64% | 58% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 64% | ||
| 32% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 8% | 24% | ||
| 8% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 17% | 20% | ||
| 6.1 | 5.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.3 | 5 | ||
| 3.6 | 4.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.4 | 4.6 | ||
| 1.5 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.1 | 2.3 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 11.7 | 12.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.5 | 13.2 | ||
| 6 | 5.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.2 | 5.4 | ||
| 46% | 46% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 35% | 39% | ||
| 8.2 | 8.9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.4 | 10.6 | ||
| 3.6 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 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 Sadd | 22 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 80 | 24 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 47 | 13 | 56 | 62 |
| 2 | Al Duhail | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 59 | 24 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 12 | 35 | 47 |
| 3 | Al Wakrah | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 34 | 30 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 37 |
| 4 | Al Arabi | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 34 | 31 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 21 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 36 |
| 5 | Al Gharafa | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 39 | 40 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 22 | 26 | -1 | 30 |
| 6 | Umm Salal | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 32 | 36 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 17 | -4 | 25 |
| 7 | Al Ahli | 22 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 24 | 39 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 24 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 15 | -15 | 25 |
| 8 | Al Rayyan | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 31 | 40 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 25 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 15 | -9 | 24 |
| 9 | Qatar SC | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 31 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 13 | -10 | 23 |
| 10 | Al Shamal | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 32 | 47 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 19 | 24 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 23 | -15 | 22 |
| 11 | Al Sailiya | 22 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 36 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 23 | -19 | 16 |
| 12 | Al Khor | 22 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 21 | 46 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 27 | -25 | 16 |
