The Premier League league table might not tell the truth so early on, but it's the best truth we have so far. Al Duhail and Al Gharafa are placed 3rd and 4th respectively.
Al Duhail and Al Gharafa should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
These teams are located so close to each other that their supporters eat in the same restaurants, hang out at the same night clubs and give birth at the same hospitals. This means added importance to the game and a vibrant atmosphere.
Al Duhail form and stats
Al Duhail must be fairly happy with 6 points from their first three Premier League games here.
No payout for Duhail in their previous match, an away game at Al Khor that ended in defeat 0-6. Before that game, the home loss against Al Sadd with the scoreline 0-3.
As you see from the result above, Duhail suffered greatly in their last game. Thankfully the team has a new chance to prove themselves in this one.
The Duhail manager H. Regragui has got the team scoring with 6 from 3 home games in the league. Al Duhail's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 4 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Al Gharafa form and stats
Things could have gone better for Al Gharafa in their Premier League away matches, but 3 points from 2 games is all right.
Al Gharafa are travelling after their nice 4-2 home win in the QSL Cup against Al Sadd (placed 1st). Preceding that game was the away victory against Al Ahli with the score of 3-0.
As you can tell from the result, the match against Al Sadd was as crazy as a clown in a village circus. Great fun for the neutral supporter with 6 goals, will the fun continue today?
As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Al Gharafa has managed 4 goals and let in 5 from 2 matches.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's five Duhail victories, four draws and one Al Gharafa win. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. Kodjia 4 goals |   E. Pereira Rodrigues 2 goals |  S. Hanni 2 goals |
Al Duhail missing players
Al Gharafa missing players
| Al Duhail | Al Gharafa | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | 6 | 1 | Scored | S | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 6 | 4 | 3 | Conceded | C | 0 | 5 | 8 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 80% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 80% | 100% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 100% | 60% |
| 20% | 33% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 50% | 40% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 50% | 20% |
| 60% | 67% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 100% | 60% |
| 20% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 40% |
| 20% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.4 | 1.3 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.5 | 1.6 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | 25 | 11 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 28 | 63 |
| 24 | 17 | 8 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 9 | 16 |
| 33% | 35% | 12% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 44% | 56% |
- Al Duhail haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Al Gharafa have scored in all their matches so far.
- Al Gharafa haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- All of Al Duhail's home-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
- All of Al Gharafa's away-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
| Al Duhail | Last season | Al Gharafa | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 22 | 11 | Played | P | 11 | 22 | ||
| 16 | 7 | Won | W | 4 | 10 | ||
| 4 | 4 | Drew | D | 4 | 6 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 6 | ||
| 38 | 17 | Scored | S | 15 | 34 | ||
| 16 | 7 | Conceded | C | 13 | 29 | ||
| 95% | 91% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 91% | 91% | ||
| 64% | 64% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 73% | 77% | ||
| 45% | 36% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 45% | 55% | ||
| 23% | 18% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 27% | 36% | ||
| 14% | 9% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 9% | 14% | ||
| 55% | 64% | BTTS | BTTS | 64% | 59% | ||
| 36% | 36% | Clean Sheets | C S | 27% | 32% | ||
| 14% | 9% | Failed to Score | F T | 18% | 18% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.2 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.9 | 2.3 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 245 | 121 | Total Shots | T S | 107 | 209 | ||
| 109 | 54 | Shots on Target | S O | 37 | 84 | ||
| 35% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 41% | 39% | ||
| 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 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 16 | 13 |
| 2 | Al Ahli | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 3 | Al Duhail | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| 4 | Al Gharafa | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 9 |
| 5 | Al Rayyan | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 6 | Al Wakrah | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 7 | Al Sailiya | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 7 |
| 8 | Al Kharitiyath | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -6 | 6 |
| 9 | Al Arabi | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 5 |
| 10 | Umm Salal | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 4 |
| 11 | Al Khor | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 3 |
| 12 | Qatar SC | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 3 |