There's been ups and downs for these two teams so far this season, occupying positions near the middle of the Premier League table so far. Here's the Al Ahli - Al Arabi latest:
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.
There's local pride at stake here, as these teams are practically neighbours. Expect lots of passion from both players and supporters.
Al Ahli form and stats
When playing at home in the Premier League, Al Ahli have managed 2 wins, 1 draw and suffered 2 defeats from 5 games.
Al Ahli's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 0-3 versus Al Duhail (placed 1st). Before that game, the 6-0 home victory against Al Wakrah.
The Al Ahli fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 7 in 5 matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Al Ahli defense is not exactly impregnable. 8 goals conceded from 5 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Al Arabi form and stats
As the visiting team in Premier League matches, Al Arabi have produced an overall stat of 2-2-0 so far.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Qatar SC (placed 7th) in their previous outing. The Premier League match ended in a draw 1-1. Preceding that match was the 2-2 draw at home vs Al Duhail.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Al Sadd in just four days.
Al Arabi create on average more than 2,5 goals per away game (in the league) all by themselves, having scored 10 goals in 4 travels. 4 goals have been conceded by Al Arabi in these games.
Head 2 Head
Al Ahli and Al Arabi have met before this season: Al Arabi - Al Ahli 3-1. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's 6 Al Ahli victories, 1 draw and 3 Al Arabi wins. 8 of these games ended with three goals or more, 2 matches with two goals or less.Al Ahli missing players
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| Al Ahli | Al Arabi | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 11 | 5 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 16 | 7 | 3 | Scored | S | 1 | 10 | 19 |
| 20 | 8 | 0 | Conceded | C | 1 | 4 | 13 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 91% | 80% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 90% |
| 82% | 80% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 70% |
| 45% | 40% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 50% | 40% |
| 9% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 25% | 10% |
| 64% | 40% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 100% | 90% |
| 27% | 40% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 9% | 20% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 10% |
| 5 | 5.6 | 3 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 6 | 5.5 | 5.4 |
| 5.2 | 3.4 | 1 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 7 | 6.2 | 5.3 |
| 1.5 | 1 | 0 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 1.2 | 1.7 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 94 | 51 | 8 | Total Shots | T S | 2 | 38 | 89 |
| 34 | 18 | 6 | Shots on Target | S O | 1 | 16 | 43 |
| 47% | 39% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 100% | 62% | 44% |
- Al Ahli has the most matches over the total-line (8)
- Al Ahli haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Al Arabi has the fewest conceded goals (4) away
- Al Arabi have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Al Arabi have not yet lost a game away.
- Al Arabi have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded away.
- Al Arabi have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Al Arabi haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- All of Al Arabi's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
| 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 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 14 | 29 |
| 2 | Al Rayyan | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 15 | 25 |
| 3 | Al Gharafa | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 20 |
| 4 | Al Sadd | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 18 |
| 5 | Al Sailiya | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| 6 | Al Arabi | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 15 |
| 7 | Qatar SC | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | -3 | 13 |
| 8 | Al Ahli | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 12 | -4 | 13 |
| 9 | Al Wakrah | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -4 | 12 |
| 10 | Al Khor | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -8 | 6 |
| 11 | Al Shahaniya | 11 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -14 | 5 |
| 12 | Umm Salal | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -16 | 5 |