National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Al Sadd or Al Rayyan that keep their silverware dream alive.
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.
These teams are so close in distance that this match is special, a derby with local pride the main prize.
Al Sadd form and stats
Perfect Premier League season at home so far for Al Sadd 3 wins from 3 appearances. On the other hand, in the Emir Cup, Al Sadd has performed like this (both home and away): 3 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses. Sadd haven’t lost a league-game in 33 attempts regardless of arena, a great achievement. Their last loss was the fixture versus Al Rayyan, 593 days ago.
Sadd's last game was hosting Al Gharafa and winning 6-4. A goal frenzy last time out for Al Sadd, with a total of 10 goals in the match against Al Gharafa. Fun stuff to watch!
Before that match, a Premier League win away at Al Arabi.Al Sadd are traveling soon after this match as the Premier League match at Umm Salal awaits in four days.
With more than three goals on average, the attacking play of Al Sadd is on fire here. A stunning 15 from 3 league matches. Sadd are struggling defensively, conceding on average more than two goals per home game (6 from 3 played).
Al Rayyan form and stats
Last season their Emir Cup adventure ended in the quarter-finals.The story so far for the visiting team on their Premier League travels is 1 win, 2 draws and 1 defeat. When we have look at the Emir Cup statistics, we find 3W-0D-0L. This is both home and away.
There might be some fixture complaints from Al Rayyan as they are again playing away from home after losing on the road in their previous match, the Premier League match against Al Duhail (0-3).
It was a QSL Cup defeat before that one as the away game against Al Wakrah wasn't a success with a 3-4 loss.A quick return to home after this game, as Al Rayyan are hosting Al Sailiya in the Premier League only four days away.
The visiting Rayyan have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 4 goals from 4 games. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Rayyan have conceded 6 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Data for the preceeding ten meetings involving these two sides are: seven wins for Sadd, zero draws and three wins for Al Rayyan. Over 2,5 goals: seven times; under 2,5 goals: three games.Top Goalscorers
  B. Bounedjah 8 goals |  A. Ayew Pelé 5 goals |  H. Al Heidos 3 goals |
Al Sadd missing players
Al Rayyan missing players
| Al Sadd | Al Rayyan | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 15 | 25 | ||
| 21 | 11 | Won | W | 5 | 7 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Drew | D | 3 | 6 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 7 | 12 | ||
| 77 | 49 | Scored | S | 24 | 36 | ||
| 20 | 14 | Conceded | C | 25 | 41 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 93% | 96% | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 87% | 84% | ||
| 68% | 79% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 56% | ||
| 44% | 43% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 36% | ||
| 28% | 36% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 27% | 20% | ||
| 44% | 57% | BTTS | BTTS | 53% | 56% | ||
| 56% | 43% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 24% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 24% | ||
| 5.7 | 5.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.7 | 4.4 | ||
| 3.6 | 3.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.8 | 4.9 | ||
| 1.8 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.6 | 1.7 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 4 | ||
| 13.8 | 15.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.9 | 9.2 | ||
| 6.4 | 7.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.2 | 4.3 | ||
| 48% | 44% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 33% | ||
| 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 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 17 | 18 |
| 2 | Al Duhail | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 15 |
| 3 | Al Arabi | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
| 4 | Al Wakrah | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 |
| 5 | Al Gharafa | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | -2 | 9 |
| 6 | Al Rayyan | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | -4 | 6 |
| 7 | Umm Salal | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 5 |
| 8 | Qatar SC | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -3 | 5 |
| 9 | Al Ahli | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -2 | 4 |
| 10 | Al Khor | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -4 | 4 |
| 11 | Al Sailiya | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | -8 | 4 |
| 12 | Al Shamal | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | -9 | 4 |