Tense top table thriller in Premier League as Al Arabi have travelled the 0 miles necessary to reach Al Duhail at their Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Stadium.
- Al Duhail have the most scored goals (27) in Premier League
- Al Arabi have the most points (19) away in Premier League
These teams are so close in distance that this match is special, a derby with local pride the main prize.
Al Duhail have less rest than Al Arabi in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a AFC Champions League game only four days ago. This match was also played here at Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Stadium. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Al Arabi have had more rest.
Al Duhail form and stats
Al Duhail have performed here at Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Stadium this season with 6 wins from 8 Premier League matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 1 game and lost 1. days ago.
Al Duhail's previous match was also a home event, the loss 0-7 vs Al Hilal (in AFC Champions League). Nam (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 6.85/10. Nam hit three key passes and had 35 successful passes (of 37 total).
Ahead of that match, a home win hosting Al Shabab in the AFC Champions League.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Emir Cup game versus Al Kharitiyath in only four days. This game is also played here at Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Stadium.
Duhail can score goals in their home matches. After 8 league matches they have found the net 19 times. 9 goals have been conceded.
Al Arabi form and stats
Al Arabi's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Al Arabi collect 19 points from their 8 away matches in the Premier League. 6 victories and 1 draw have created these points (and only 1 defeat). It could be a hat trick of victories away for Al Arabi, as they have won on their previous two travels.
Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Al Arabi goalkeeper Mahmud Ibrahim Abunad is eager to challenge this, with his 292 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.
Arabi play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 2-0 victory visiting Al Markhiya (placed 8th).
Prior to that match, a home win 1-0 against Al Shamal.Al Arabi are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 2 wins, 0 draws and 2 defeats. From a total of 4 matches.
With an average of more than two away goals per league game away, Al Arabi are regular goalscorers on their travels. Arabi are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 7 times in 8 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The 7 most recent meetings involving these opponents have all ended as Al Duhail victories. Another one?The contenders have played each other already this season, with the match result Al Arabi - Al Duhail 0-3 entered in the official records. Olunga likes to play against Al Arabi and have scored 7 goals in these games.
Top Goalscorers
  M. Olunga Ogada 10 goals |   O. Al Somah 9 goals |  Y. Msakni 8 goals |
Al Duhail missing players
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| Al Duhail | Al Arabi | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 8 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 8 | 14 |
| 10 | 6 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 6 | 10 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 27 | 19 | 3 | Scored | S | 2 | 18 | 25 |
| 10 | 9 | 0 | Conceded | C | 3 | 7 | 13 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 85% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 88% | 86% |
| 62% | 88% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 62% | 50% |
| 23% | 38% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 25% | 14% |
| 8% | 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 100% | 25% | 14% |
| 54% | 75% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 62% | 43% |
| 46% | 25% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 38% | 43% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 14% |
| 5.5 | 5.8 | 2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 5 | 5.3 |
| 3.5 | 3.8 | 8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2 | 3.1 | 2.9 |
| 1.8 | 1.8 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.1 | 2 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 12.8 | 13.6 | 11 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12 | 10.9 | 11.6 |
| 5.3 | 5.8 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.5 | 4.3 |
| 39% | 41% | 60% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 50% | 42% |
| 8.8 | 9 | 19 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 6 | 7.1 | 7.6 |
| 3.5 | 3.9 | 5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 3.1 | 3.2 |
- Al Arabi have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Al Arabi have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded away.
- Al Arabi have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Al Arabi have the most points (19) away in Premier League
- Al Arabi have the most scored goals (18) away in Premier League
- Al Arabi have the the best goal difference (+11) away in Premier League
- Al Arabi haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Al Duhail have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Al Duhail have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Al Duhail have scored in all their matches so far.
- Al Duhail have the fewest conceded goals (10) in Premier League
- Al Duhail have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (3) in Premier League
- Al Duhail have the most points (19) at home in Premier League
- Al Duhail have the most scored goals (19) at home in Premier League
- Al Duhail have the most scored goals (27) in Premier League
- Al Duhail have the the best goal difference (+10) at home in Premier League
- Al Duhail have the the best goal difference (+17) in Premier League
- Al Duhail haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Al Duhail is in the best form (6-0-0) in Premier League
- All of Al Duhail's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
| 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 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 17 | 32 |
| 2 | Al Arabi | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 12 | 31 |
| 3 | Al Sadd | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 25 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 25 |
| 4 | Qatar SC | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 13 | -1 | 23 |
| 5 | Al Gharafa | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 27 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 15 | -2 | 22 |
| 6 | Al Wakrah | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 20 |
| 7 | Al Ahli | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 11 | -1 | 20 |
| 8 | Al Markhiya | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -2 | 15 |
| 9 | Al Rayyan | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 8 | -3 | 11 |
| 10 | Al Shamal | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 8 | -10 | 11 |
| 11 | Al Sailiya | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 27 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -11 | 9 |
| 12 | Umm Salal | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 19 | -14 | 9 |
