With their 14 point advantage in the league table, Al Ahli fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Al Khor.
Al Ahli and Al Khor should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Al Ahli form and stats
The story so far for Al Ahli at their home stadium (Grand Hamad Stadium) is 4 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats.In their previous game, the manager Rubén De La Barrera led his Al Ahli to a defeat in the Premier League match away at Al Sadd. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Grand Hamad Stadium. Previous to that game, a home match hosting Al Arabi in a game that was won 2-1.
The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Al Ahli have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found three matches with the results: Won 1n Drawn 1 Lost 1.
The Al Ahli fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium, the tally being 13 in 10 matches. Al Ahli'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 Khor form and stats
Al Khor, who have the fewest points (5) away in Premier League, have only collected 5 points from their away games after 1-2-7 (10 played). Three might be a magic number, but there's been little wizardry in Al Khor's last three away games as they have all been lost.Al Khor delivered a 0-0 draw playing at home against Al Gharafa in their previous match; a Premier League game. Before that, Al Khor secured a home win against Al Kharitiyath with the score 4-0.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 51 similar matches played by Al Khor in our archives, and the results are: 14 wins for Al Khor, 11 draws and 26 defeats.
The attacking power of Al Khor when travelling is not overwhelming with 9 goals scored in 10 matches. Al Khor are struggling defensively in their away games, having conceded 9 goals in these matches.
Head 2 Head
The last H2H meeting was Al Khor - Al Ahli 0-2, played this season. Al Ahli-Al Khor H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Al Ahli 4 wins, Al Khor 4 wins, 2 draws.Al Ahli missing players
Al Khor missing players
| Al Ahli | Al Khor | |||
| Total | Home | Statistic | Away | Total |
| 21 | 10 | Played | 10 | 21 |
| 31 | 13 | Scored | 9 | 21 |
| 38 | 12 | Conceded | 25 | 35 |
| 90% | 80% | Over 0.5 | 90% | 90% |
| 81% | 70% | Over 1.5 | 60% | 57% |
| 62% | 50% | Over 2.5 | 50% | 43% |
| 38% | 30% | Over 3.5 | 40% | 29% |
| 29% | 20% | Over 4.5 | 40% | 19% |
| 52% | 50% | Both teams to score | 40% | 38% |
| 29% | 30% | Clean Sheet | 10% | 24% |
| 29% | 40% | Failed To Score | 60% | 48% |
- Al Khor is involved in more matches over 2.5 away, than home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
| 1 | Al Sadd | 21 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 94 | 21 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 52 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 42 | 11 | 73 | 54 |
| 2 | Al Duhail | 21 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 49 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 33 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 32 | 47 |
| 3 | Al Sailiya | 21 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 33 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 7 | 9 | 35 |
| 4 | Al Rayyan | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 30 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 2 | 34 |
| 5 | Al Ahli | 21 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 31 | 38 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 26 | -7 | 33 |
| 6 | Al Arabi | 21 | 10 | 0 | 11 | 27 | 38 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 23 | -11 | 30 |
| 7 | Al Gharafa | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 34 | 36 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 14 | -2 | 26 |
| 8 | Al Shahaniya | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 33 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 16 | -10 | 24 |
| 9 | Umm Salal | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 38 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 15 | -15 | 23 |
| 10 | Al Khor | 21 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 21 | 35 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 25 | -14 | 19 |
| 11 | Qatar SC | 21 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 38 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 20 | -21 | 16 |
| 12 | Al Kharitiyath | 21 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 17 | 53 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 28 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 25 | -36 | 15 |