The Al Ahli & Al Duhail managers N. Jovović and H. Regragui are both dreading and looking forward to this decisive game in the upper regions of the Premier League league table.
- Al Ahli has the most conceded goals (17) at home in Premier League
- Al Duhail has the fewest matches under the total-line (2) in Premier League
Ahli have less rest than Al Duhail in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Premier League game only four days ago. Thankfully the previous game, versus Qatar SC, was also a home game. The away team is better rested.
This is a match between teams from the same area, a local derby. The community is buzzing.
Al Ahli form and stats
4-1-3 (win-draw-lost) are the Premier League numbers at home for Al Ahli, who have the most conceded goals (17) at home in Premier League, so far this season.
The Ahli fans got no joy from their last match, a Premier League game also here: A 1-4 defeat against Qatar SC (placed 5th). Before that, Al Ahli had a home game versus Al Kharitiyath which ended with a victory 2-0.
Ahli has scored 11 league goals at home this season, in 8 matches. Ahli are struggling defensively, conceding on average more than two goals per home game (17 from 8 played).
Al Duhail form and stats
Things could have gone better for Al Duhail in their Premier League away matches, but 3 points from 2 games is all right.
The supporters enjoyed Al Duhail's previous game versus Al Khor (placed 11th), a Premier League 6-1 win played at home. That result followed a home victory 2-0 versus Al Arabi.
As you can tell from the results above, Duhail was very dominant against Al Khor, winning the match with a scoreline that even the finest fortune teller couldn't predict. 6-1 (!) with Edmilson Junior (2), Mohammed Muntari, Dudu and Abdullah Abdulsalam providing the goals.
As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Al Duhail has managed 2 goals and let in 2 from 2 matches.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Al Ahli won one game, zero matches ended with a draw and Al Duhail has nine wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: nine / oneTop Goalscorers
  N. El Zhar 7 goals |  H. Pérez González 4 goals |   E. da Silva 4 goals |
Al Ahli missing players
Al Duhail missing players
| Al Ahli | Al Duhail | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 10 | 8 | 2 | Played | P | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| 6 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 14 | 11 | 1 | Scored | S | 0 | 2 | 21 |
| 17 | 17 | 11 | Conceded | C | 0 | 2 | 13 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 90% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 50% | 90% |
| 40% | 50% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 80% |
| 30% | 38% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 30% |
| 20% | 25% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| 40% | 50% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 60% |
| 50% | 38% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| 10% | 12% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 50% | 20% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.6 | 1.5 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.5 | 1.6 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7.8 | 7.8 | 7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 7.5 | 10.7 |
| 3.7 | 4.1 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 3.5 | 5.5 |
| 38% | 33% | 17% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 29% | 38% |
- Al Ahli has the most conceded goals (17) at home in Premier League
- Al Ahli have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Al Ahli have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Al Duhail have scored away.
- Al Ahli haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Al Duhail has the fewest matches under the total-line (2) in Premier League
- Al Duhail haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- All of Al Ahli's home-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 Sadd | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 6 | 28 | 28 |
| 2 | Al Gharafa | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 21 |
| 3 | Al Ahli | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -3 | 19 |
| 4 | Al Duhail | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 18 |
| 5 | Qatar SC | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 18 |
| 6 | Al Rayyan | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 13 |
| 7 | Al Sailiya | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | -5 | 12 |
| 8 | Al Wakrah | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 10 |
| 9 | Al Arabi | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | -8 | 9 |
| 10 | Umm Salal | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | -8 | 9 |
| 11 | Al Khor | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 17 | -12 | 7 |
| 12 | Al Kharitiyath | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 11 | -16 | 6 |