The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Al Ahli are in the 8th position while the guesting Qatar SC worry at 9th.
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
This is a match between teams from the same area, a local derby. The community is buzzing.
Al Ahli form and stats
2 victories, 3 draws and 3 defeats. That’s what Al Ahli have to build on here in the Premier League. Their last two home games have resulted in two points, meaning they were both draws.
In their previous game, the manager N. Jovović led his Al Ahli to a defeat in the Premier League match away at Al Rayyan. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here. Before that, Al Ahli drew at home versus Al Gharafa.
Al Ahli are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 10 goals in 8 games. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 14 goals have been conceded.
Qatar SC form and stats
There's been little loot from Qatar SC's travels as they have only collected 8 points from 8 away games in the Premier League. Qatar SC, who have the most clean sheets (4) away in Premier League, only have 2 wins to counter their 4 defeats and 2 draws.
Qatar SC have been frustrated by their lack of goals lately, as they haven't scored in the league since they found the net 515 minutes ago. Kayke was the goal scorer.
Qatar SC lost away at Al Khor (0-2) in their previous game and are perhaps starting to feel homesick. The game before that, was lost at home, a 0-1 defeat against Al Sailiya.
Qatar SC are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 8 away goals from 8 games (in the league). Qatar SC have conceded 10 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Qatar SC - Al Ahli 0-2 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Last ten meetings between the teams: Al Ahli won six, Qatar SC won three and one draw. five games with over 2,5 goals, five matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. Hernández Platero 7 goals |  S. Rashidov 5 goals |  N. El Zhar 4 goals |
Al Ahli missing players
Qatar SC missing players
| Al Ahli | Qatar SC | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 8 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 8 | 16 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 20 | 10 | 5 | Scored | S | 0 | 8 | 14 |
| 27 | 14 | 4 | Conceded | C | 3 | 10 | 20 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 75% | 81% |
| 81% | 88% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 62% | 62% |
| 69% | 75% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 38% | 38% |
| 38% | 38% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 25% | 19% |
| 6% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 25% | 12% |
| 56% | 50% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 25% | 25% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 50% | 38% |
| 19% | 25% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 75% | 56% |
| 4.7 | 4.6 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.5 | 3.9 | 4.1 |
| 5 | 3.9 | 4.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 4.8 | 5.6 |
| 1.6 | 1.2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.9 | 1.5 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 137 | 73 | 31 | Total Shots | T S | 23 | 61 | 116 |
| 46 | 26 | 10 | Shots on Target | S O | 7 | 24 | 40 |
| 43% | 38% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 33% | 35% |
- Al Ahli have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Al Ahli haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Qatar SC has the fewest matches over the total-line (5)
- Qatar SC has the most clean sheets (4) away
- Qatar SC has the most matches under the total-line (11)
- Qatar SC is in the worst form (0-4-2)
| 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 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 31 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 18 | 39 |
| 2 | Al Rayyan | 16 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 33 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 19 | 35 |
| 3 | Al Sadd | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 45 | 26 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 13 | 19 | 32 |
| 4 | Al Gharafa | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 25 |
| 5 | Al Sailiya | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 12 | -2 | 23 |
| 6 | Al Arabi | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 26 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 21 |
| 7 | Al Wakrah | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | -2 | 19 |
| 8 | Al Ahli | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 27 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 13 | -7 | 18 |
| 9 | Qatar SC | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | -6 | 16 |
| 10 | Al Khor | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -7 | 14 |
| 11 | Umm Salal | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -18 | 13 |
| 12 | Al Shahaniya | 16 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 35 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 21 | -20 | 9 |