Getting closer to the top teams is at stake when these two mid-table clubs battle it out. Both will be aiming to improve their league table standing, Al Arabi in 7th and Al Sailiya in 8th place.
- Al Arabi have the most dropped points from leading position (13) in Premier League
It's no vacation for neither Al Arabi nor Al Sailiya as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
These teams are so close in distance that this match is special, a derby with local pride the main prize.
Arabi can neither be promoted or relegated from Premier League. Al Sailiya is no longer fighting for a cause; they can neither go up or down this season.
Al Arabi form and stats
When playing at home in the Premier League, Al Arabi have managed 5 wins, 1 draw and suffered 4 defeats from 10 games. With three straight defeats the pressure is piling up on Arabi to get some points in this home game. The Arabi manager H. Hallgrímsson might feel some added pressure to get something from this game after two straight home defeats.
The Arabi crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 1-2 to Al Kharitiyath here in a Premier League match. Preceding that match was the home game against Al Duhail that was lost 2-3.
The Arabi fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 14 in 10 matches. Al Arabi's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 13 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Al Sailiya form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Premier League travels is 5 wins, 1 draw and 4 defeats.
Sailiya lost away at Umm Salal (0-1) in their previous game and are perhaps starting to feel homesick. Preceding that game was the away victory against Qatar SC with the score of 2-1.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Sailiya as they have only managed to score 9 times from 10 away games in the league. 14 goals have been conceded by Sailiya in these games.
Head 2 Head
The last H2H meeting was Al Sailiya - Arabi 0-1, played this season. Al Arabi-Al Sailiya H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Al Arabi three wins, Al Sailiya five wins, two draws. five of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  M. Mohammadi 7 goals |   M. Ali 6 goals | A. Al Ansari 5 goals |
Al Arabi missing players
Al Sailiya missing players
| Al Arabi | Al Sailiya | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 10 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 10 | 21 |
| 7 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 25 | 14 | 2 | Scored | S | 3 | 9 | 21 |
| 31 | 13 | 2 | Conceded | C | 1 | 14 | 33 |
| 95% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 90% | 90% |
| 76% | 70% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 60% | 71% |
| 52% | 60% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 30% | 33% |
| 29% | 20% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 10% | 24% |
| 14% | 20% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 10% | 14% |
| 52% | 60% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 20% | 43% |
| 29% | 40% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 40% | 29% |
| 24% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 50% | 38% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2.3 | 3.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 1.7 | 1.9 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8.7 | 9.3 | 6.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6 | 9.1 | 9.1 |
| 4 | 4.1 | 2.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.4 | 4.1 |
| 30% | 34% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 26% | 24% |
- Al Arabi have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Al Arabi have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Al Arabi have the most dropped points from leading position (13) in Premier League
- Al Arabi haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| 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 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 74 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 7 | 60 | 57 |
| 2 | Al Duhail | 21 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 49 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 24 | 44 |
| 3 | Al Rayyan | 21 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 30 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 34 |
| 4 | Al Ahli | 21 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 28 | 34 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 10 | -6 | 33 |
| 5 | Qatar SC | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 30 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 32 |
| 6 | Al Gharafa | 21 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 36 | 33 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 30 |
| 7 | Al Arabi | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 25 | 31 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 18 | -6 | 26 |
| 8 | Al Sailiya | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 33 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 14 | -12 | 26 |
| 9 | Al Wakrah | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 29 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 17 | -12 | 23 |
| 10 | Umm Salal | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 26 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 17 | -14 | 21 |
| 11 | Al Khor | 21 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 41 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 29 | -25 | 16 |
| 12 | Al Kharitiyath | 21 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 47 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 21 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 26 | -30 | 12 |