Premier League: Al Arabi welcome Umm Salal in what should be an absorbing football game. Tipsway gives you a thorough preview!
- Al Arabi have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (1) in Premier League
- Umm Salal have the most dropped points from leading position (9) in Premier League
There's local pride at stake here, as these teams are practically neighbours. Expect lots of passion from both players and supporters.
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 story so far in the Premier League for Al Arabi at their home stadium is 2 wins, 0 draws and 2 defeats.
Arabi are confident in defense, having played 201 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.
Al Arabi travelled for their previous game, a trip to Al Gharafa that ended 0-0.
Before that game, the home loss against Qatar SC with the scoreline 2-3.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.
The Al Arabi fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 4 in 4 matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 7 goals have been conceded.
Umm Salal form and stats
Playing away, Umm Salal have won 1 game, drawn 2 and suffered 1 defeat in the Premier League this season.
Salal won their last game, 2-1 versus Al Duhail played at home.
A 2-2 draw at Al Ahli's stadium before that.We have checked recent matches where Salal have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those four games were one victory, three draws and zero defeats.
The travelling fans enjoy Salal's attacking play in away games, having scored 6 goals in 4 league matches away. As opposed to that, Umm Salal have seen the ball go into their own net 4 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Al Arabi-Umm Salal H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Arabi six wins, Umm Salal one win, three draws. six of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  Y. Al Bakhet 5 goals |   Y. Msakni 4 goals | A. Hussein 4 goals |
Al Arabi missing players
Umm Salal missing players
| Al Arabi | Umm Salal | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 10 | 4 | 0 | Played | P | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | 4 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 6 | 14 |
| 9 | 7 | 0 | Conceded | C | 1 | 4 | 13 |
| 90% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 75% | 90% |
| 70% | 75% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 50% | 80% |
| 40% | 75% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 20% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 50% | 40% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 25% | 10% |
| 40% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 80% |
| 50% | 25% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 10% |
| 20% | 25% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 50% | 20% |
| 5.9 | 3.8 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 4.2 | 4.4 |
| 4.2 | 5.5 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2 | 3 | 4.6 |
| 2.5 | 3.8 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.2 | 2.2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 9.2 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8 | 5.2 | 7.7 |
| 5 | 3.5 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 1.5 | 2.9 |
| 26% | 29% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 100% | 48% |
| 10.9 | 10.8 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8 | 7.8 | 9.3 |
| 4.1 | 5 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 1 | 3 | 4.4 |
- 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.
- Umm Salal have the most dropped points from leading position (9) in Premier League
| 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 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 22 |
| 3 | Al Arabi | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 20 |
| 4 | Al Gharafa | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 16 |
| 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 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 12 |
| 7 | Qatar SC | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | -2 | 12 |
| 8 | Al Ahli | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 7 | -4 | 9 |
| 9 | Al Rayyan | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -6 | 9 |
| 10 | Al Shamal | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | -6 | 9 |
| 11 | Al Sailiya | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 17 | -12 | 5 |
| 12 | Al Khor | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | -18 | 4 |
