Al Arabi - Al Sailiya. 2nd position versus 12th position. The ball is round - get a thorough preview here!
- Al Arabi have the fewest conceded goals (6) at home in Premier League
- Al Sailiya have the most conceded goals (34) in Premier League
This is a match between teams from the same area, a local derby. The community is buzzing.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Arabi and Al Sailiya.
Al Arabi form and stats
Al Arabi have performed here at Grand Hamad Stadium this season with 4 wins from 6 Premier League matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 0 games and lost 2. Two home wins in a row for Al Arabi bring valid hopes of a third.
The Arabi club members enjoyed the previous fixture, watching their team host Al Sailiya and win 2-1.
In the game before, an away victory match versus Al Gharafa (after extra-time) with a 1-0 scoreline.Al Arabi has scored 7 league goals at home this season, in 6 matches.
Al Sailiya form and stats
Al Sailiya have only collected 5 points from their away games in the Premier League, after 1-2-5 (8 played). It's a growing despair in Al Sailiya as they have recorded three consecutive losses.
Two away games in a row for Sailiya, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 1-2 versus Al Arabi.
Preceding that, the 1-3 home loss versus Al Markhiya (after extra-time).{8 goals} so far away for Al Sailiya, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 16. All from 8 league matches away. Al Sailiya has visited these top teams three times, and 2 of 3 has ended with 2 goals or more!
Head 2 Head
This was the scoreline when the squads faced each other earlier this season; Al Sailiya - Arabi 1-5. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: six - two - two (Al Arabi wins - draws - Al Sailiya wins). As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  Y. Msakni 9 goals |  O. Al Somah 9 goals |   C. Strandberg 6 goals |
Al Arabi missing players
Al Sailiya missing players
| Al Arabi | Al Sailiya | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 7 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 9 | 17 |
| 12 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 6 | 12 |
| 29 | 9 | 3 | Scored | S | 2 | 9 | 18 |
| 17 | 7 | 1 | Conceded | C | 7 | 18 | 36 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 82% | 86% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 89% | 94% |
| 53% | 43% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 56% | 71% |
| 18% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 33% | 29% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 22% | 18% |
| 47% | 29% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 44% | 71% |
| 41% | 43% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 11% | 6% |
| 12% | 29% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 44% | 24% |
| 5.1 | 5.7 | 3.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.7 | 4.1 | 3.6 |
| 3.2 | 2.9 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3 | 4.4 | 4 |
| 2 | 1.6 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 2.2 | 2.6 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10.8 | 11.6 | 10.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.7 | 8.2 | 8.6 |
| 4.1 | 4 | 5.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.7 | 3.7 | 3.5 |
| 42% | 32% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 14% | 27% | 30% |
| 8.1 | 7.3 | 7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7.7 | 8.3 | 9.5 |
| 3.4 | 3 | 2.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.8 |
- Al Arabi have the fewest conceded goals (6) at home in Premier League
- Al Arabi haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Al Sailiya have the fewest points (5) away in Premier League
- Al Sailiya have the most conceded goals (34) in Premier League
- Al Sailiya have the most conceded goals in the second half (20) in Premier League
- Al Sailiya have the the worst goal difference (-17) in Premier League
- Al Sailiya 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 Duhail | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 32 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 19 | 36 |
| 2 | Al Arabi | 16 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 27 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 11 | 34 |
| 3 | Al Sadd | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 34 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 32 |
| 4 | Al Gharafa | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 30 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 16 | -2 | 26 |
| 5 | Qatar SC | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 25 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 17 | -2 | 26 |
| 6 | Al Wakrah | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 28 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 12 | 24 |
| 7 | Al Ahli | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 26 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 12 | -3 | 21 |
| 8 | Al Markhiya | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 12 | -4 | 18 |
| 9 | Al Shamal | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 8 | -10 | 14 |
| 10 | Al Rayyan | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 8 | -3 | 13 |
| 11 | Umm Salal | 17 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 27 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 20 | -14 | 13 |
| 12 | Al Sailiya | 16 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 34 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 16 | -17 | 9 |
