1st position in the Premier League table for Al Duhail so far, a good performance. The home supporters hope for more joy as 8th-placed Al Ahli visits.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
There's local pride at stake here, as these teams are practically neighbours. Expect lots of passion from both players and supporters.
The season is still full of potential for Duhail as they can still win the whole Premier League. For Ahli most of the excitement is over as they will neither be promoted or relegated this season.
Al Duhail form and stats
Al Duhail have performed here this season with 6 wins from 10 Premier League matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 4 games and lost 0. The Al Duhail fans aren't used to losing league-games here and will expect new points from this game. Duhail has played ten games in a row here without a defeat.
Al Duhail's previous game was a Premier League match also played at home, ending 1-0 versus Al Khor (placed 11th). The home side are looking to build on that result. Prior to that, an away loss at Al Sadd.
The Duhail fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 16 goals in 10 league matches. From these home matches, Duhail have conceded only 7 goals.
Al Ahli form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Al Ahli so far with only 10 points returning home. The records show 3-1-6 (win-draw-lose).
This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Premier League home defeat versus Al Wakrah with 0-1 on the scoreboard. A 1-1 draw at Umm Salal's stadium before that.
The visiting Al Ahli have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 12 goals from 10 games. Ahli's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 17 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
The last H2H meeting was Al Ahli - Al Duhail 0-3, played this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's nine Duhail victories, zero draws and one Al Ahli win. Over/under statistics; ten of these games ended with three goals or more, zero matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Muntari 8 goals |  A. Abdulla 7 goals |   A. Hernández Platero 7 goals |
Al Duhail missing players
Al Ahli missing players
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Pocheon | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 22 | 25 |
| 2 | Ulsan Citize | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 20 |
| 3 | Namdong | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 19 |
| 4 | Paju Citizen | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 17 |
| 5 | Yangpyeong | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 17 |
| 6 | Jinju Citizen | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 14 |
| 7 | Siheung Citizen | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 13 |
| 8 | Yeoju Sejong | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -1 | 12 |
| 9 | Chungju Citizen | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -2 | 10 |
| 10 | Goyang Citizen | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 27 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 16 | -11 | 10 |
| 11 | Icheon Citizen | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | -3 | 9 |
| 12 | Pukyeong National Uni. | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 12 | -13 | 3 |
| 13 | Jungnang Chorus Mustang | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 21 | -22 | 2 |
| Ulsan Citize | Namdong | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 10 | 5 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 19 | 8 | 0 | Scored | S | 2 | 8 | 20 |
| 14 | 9 | 2 | Conceded | C | 2 | 4 | 11 |
| 90% | 80% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 90% | 80% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 75% | 80% |
| 60% | 60% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 50% | 50% |
| 50% | 60% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 50% | 50% |
| 30% | 40% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 25% | 20% |
| 70% | 60% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 50% | 40% |
| 20% | 20% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 40% |
| 20% | 40% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 25% | 20% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |