Al Arabi are enjoying their 3rd, while Al Wakrah are lagging 4 points behind in the standings. Can they shorten the gap?
- Al Arabi have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (1) in Premier League
- Al Wakrah have the fewest conceded goals (9) in Premier League
This is a match between teams from the same area, a local derby. The community is buzzing.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Al Arabi form and stats
The total Premier League stats at home this season for Al Arabi are 2-0-3 (wins-draws-losses).
Times are rough for the home team, having gone 180 minutes without scoring a league goal. S. Ali was the last player to find the net.
Al Arabi's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 0-2 versus Umm Salal (placed 6th).
Before that, Arabi played out a draw 0-0 when visiting Al Gharafa.The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Arabi have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found six games) they have won four times, drawn one and lost one.
Arabi are traveling soon after this match as the Premier League match at Al Duhail awaits in four days.
Arabi aren't scoring a lot here in the league, with only 4 goals from 5 games. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 9 goals have been conceded.
Al Wakrah form and stats
As the visiting team in Premier League matches, Al Wakrah, who have the fewest conceded goals (9) in Premier League, have produced an overall stat of 3-1-0 so far.
There were no winners in Wakrah's previous match, a Premier League home game that ended 1-1 vs Al Shamal (placed 9th).
Prior to that match, a home win 7-3 against Al Ahli in the QSL Cup.Al Wakrah are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is two wins, one draw and two defeats. From a total of five matches.
There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Al Wakrah manager Márquez López as the team has another away game coming up in only four days, this time against Al Rayyan.
Al Wakrah find the net regularly in their away games. 4 goals from 4 away fixtures in the league. Al Wakrah are tight as a drum on their travels, having allowed the opposition only 1 goal away.
Head 2 Head
The two combatants have played earlier this season: Al Wakrah - Arabi 0-1. Previous ten meetings featuring these sides: Al Arabi won five, Al Wakrah were winners in two and we saw three draws. five games with more than 2,5 goals, five matches with under 2,5 goals.Top Goalscorers
  Y. Msakni 4 goals |  A. Boupendza Pozzi 3 goals |   M. Benyettou 3 goals |
Al Arabi missing players
Al Wakrah missing players
| Al Arabi | Al Wakrah | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 11 | 5 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | 4 | 2 | Scored | S | 1 | 4 | 11 |
| 11 | 9 | 3 | Conceded | C | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 91% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 75% | 80% |
| 73% | 80% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 25% | 50% |
| 36% | 60% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 25% | 30% |
| 18% | 20% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| 36% | 40% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 25% | 50% |
| 45% | 20% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 75% | 40% |
| 27% | 40% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 25% | 30% |
| 5.7 | 3.8 | 3.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 12 | 7 | 4.6 |
| 4 | 4.8 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2 | 4 | 4.9 |
| 2.4 | 3.2 | 3.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1 | 1.6 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 11.9 | 9.6 | 11.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 10.5 | 10.4 |
| 4.6 | 3 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 3.8 | 3.7 |
| 25% | 27% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 27% | 30% |
| 10.4 | 9.6 | 5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8 | 7.8 | 8 |
| 3.9 | 4.4 | 2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 1 | 2.5 | 3.2 |
- Al Arabi have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored at home.
- Al Arabi have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Al Arabi have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (1) in Premier League
- Al Arabi have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- Al Arabi haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Al Wakrah have not yet lost a game away.
- Al Wakrah have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded away.
- Al Wakrah have the fewest conceded goals (1) away in Premier League
- Al Wakrah have the fewest conceded goals (9) in Premier League
- Al Wakrah have won significantly more corners away than 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 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 25 | 28 |
| 2 | Al Duhail | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 31 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 18 | 25 |
| 3 | Al Arabi | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 20 |
| 4 | Al Gharafa | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 19 |
| 5 | Al Wakrah | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 16 |
| 6 | Umm Salal | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 15 |
| 7 | Qatar SC | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | -3 | 12 |
| 8 | Al Rayyan | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -5 | 12 |
| 9 | Al Shamal | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | -7 | 9 |
| 10 | Al Ahli | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 7 | -10 | 9 |
| 11 | Al Khor | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | -17 | 7 |
| 12 | Al Sailiya | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 20 | -15 | 5 |
