Al Arabi have delivered excellent football so far, proven by 3rd place in the table. Al Rayyan have a view both up and down the table from the 6th spot.
- Al Arabi have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- Al Rayyan have won significantly less corners away then at home.
The visiting Al Rayyan played their last game only four days ago, a Premier League match.
This is a battle between neighbours, usually meaning more mental strain and importance.
Al Arabi form and stats
Al Arabi have played three Premier League home games so far, perhaps enough to set expectations for the season. In that case, only 3 points from these matches could be a signal of rough times ahead.
Arabi travelled for their previous game, a trip to Al Ahli that ended 1-1.
In the preceding match a 3-1 victory visiting Al Shamal.Arabi have scored 2 league goals here from 3 matches, not a lot. Goals are flowing in at the wrong end for Arabi with 6 goals conceded in these matches.
Al Rayyan form and stats
Playing away, Al Rayyan have won 1 game, drawn 2 and suffered 1 defeat in the Premier League this season.
Rayyan had fun at their own home last time out, beating Al Sailiya 4-2. Mouafak Awad (2), Y. Boli and J. Rodríguez scored. As you can tell from the result, the match against Al Sailiya was as crazy as a clown in a village circus. Great fun for the neutral supporter with 6 goals, will the fun continue today?
Ahead of that match was the Emir Cup away draw versus Al Sadd that ended 1-1.The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Al Gharafa in just four days.
The visiting Al 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
Last ten meetings featuring these contenders: Arabi won two, Al Rayyan triumphed in five and we saw three draws. five games with more than 2,5 goals, five matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  Y. Msakni 4 goals |   Y. Boli 4 goals |  A. Boupendza Pozzi 3 goals |
Al Arabi missing players
Al Rayyan missing players
| Al Arabi | Al Rayyan | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Played | P | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | 2 | 0 | Scored | S | 1 | 4 | 12 |
| 8 | 6 | 0 | Conceded | C | 4 | 6 | 14 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 71% | 67% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 75% | 86% |
| 43% | 67% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 50% | 71% |
| 29% | 33% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 25% | 57% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 29% |
| 43% | 33% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | 71% |
| 43% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 14% |
| 14% | 33% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 25% | 14% |
| 4.9 | 4 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 3.8 | 4.6 |
| 4.6 | 6 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.5 | 3.5 | 3.3 |
| 2.1 | 3 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.9 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 11.3 | 8.3 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 4.5 | 5.8 | 8.1 |
| 4.3 | 2.3 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.5 | 2.8 | 4.3 |
| 30% | 29% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 36% | 40% |
- Al Arabi have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- Al Arabi haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Al Rayyan have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Al Rayyan haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 19 | 21 |
| 2 | Al Duhail | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 18 |
| 3 | Al Arabi | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 13 |
| 4 | Al Wakrah | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 |
| 5 | Al Gharafa | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 12 |
| 6 | Al Rayyan | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 9 |
| 7 | Qatar SC | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -3 | 6 |
| 8 | Al Ahli | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -2 | 5 |
| 9 | Umm Salal | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -3 | 5 |
| 10 | Al Khor | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | -9 | 4 |
| 11 | Al Shamal | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | -10 | 4 |
| 12 | Al Sailiya | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 14 | -10 | 4 |