The home team, Al Duhail, should be expected winners in this fixture, but Al Markhiya have revealed both smartness and intrepidity. Read more about the game!
- Al Duhail have the most scored goals (24) in Premier League
- Al Markhiya have the fewest scored goals in the first half (4) in Premier League
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.
Not much time to rest for the team playing at home, as they had a Qatar Prince Cup match only four days back. 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 Markhiya have had more rest.
Al Duhail form and stats
Al Duhail are steadily winning Premier League games and points here at Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Stadium. 5 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat is the summary from 7 games. days ago.
Al Duhail's previous match was a Qatar Prince Cup game also played at their own arena, finishing 2-1 against Al Wakrah. The home team hope to to build on that result.
Before that, Duhail had a Premier League home game versus Al Ahli which ended with a victory 2-1.With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (16 in 7 games), Al Duhail's attacking play is working. On the other hand, Al Duhail have conceded 8 goals.
Al Markhiya form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Al Markhiya so far with only 5 points returning home. The records show 1-2-3 (win-draw-lose). Markhiya seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?
Al Markhiya won their last game, 4-0 versus Qatar SC played at home. That win felt sweet as this club had gone three league matches without victory. As you can tell from the results above, Al Markhiya was very dominant against Qatar SC, winning the match with a scoreline that even the finest fortune teller couldn't predict. 4-0 (!) with Zahid, Assal, Hussein and Laallam providing the goals.
Prior to that match, the Al Markhiya manager Mubarak faced defeat when travelling to Al Sadd and losing 0-1.The visitors have scored 4 goals from 6 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. As opposed to that, Markhiya have seen the ball go into their own net 7 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Al Duhail have been victorious in all of the 7 most recent duels versus this opponent. Will the streak continue?The newest archived scoreline between these teams is the Al Markhiya - Al Duhail 0-1 played not long ago this season.
Top Goalscorers
  M. Olunga Ogada 9 goals |  T. Nam 3 goals |  B. Al Rawi 2 goals |
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| Al Duhail | Al Markhiya | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 12 | 7 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 6 | 10 |
| 9 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 24 | 16 | 7 | Scored | S | 1 | 4 | 14 |
| 9 | 8 | 5 | Conceded | C | 4 | 7 | 13 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 83% | 90% |
| 83% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 67% | 70% |
| 58% | 86% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 33% | 50% |
| 17% | 29% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 30% |
| 8% | 14% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 10% |
| 50% | 71% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 50% | 50% |
| 50% | 29% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 17% | 20% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 50% | 40% |
| 5.6 | 5.9 | 4.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 4.8 | 4.3 |
| 3.8 | 4.1 | 3.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.7 | 5.8 | 5.6 |
| 1.9 | 1.9 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.2 | 2 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 13 | 14.1 | 15.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.3 | 8.8 | 9.2 |
| 5.5 | 6.1 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.3 | 2.2 | 3.6 |
| 36% | 37% | 39% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 31% | 39% |
| 9.1 | 9.6 | 10.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.3 | 10.8 | 10.1 |
| 3.4 | 3.9 | 4.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.7 |
- 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 at least twice as many goals at home as Al Markhiya have scored away.
- Al Duhail have scored in all their matches so far.
- Al Duhail have the fewest conceded goals (9) in Premier League
- Al Duhail have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (3) in Premier League
- Al Duhail have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (6) in Premier League
- Al Duhail have the most clean sheets (6) in Premier League
- Al Duhail have the most scored goals (16) at home in Premier League
- Al Duhail have the most scored goals (24) in Premier League
- Al Duhail have the the best goal difference (+15) in Premier League
- Al Duhail haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Al Duhail is in the best form (5-1-0) in Premier League
- Al Markhiya have the fewest scored goals in the first half (4) 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 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 15 | 29 |
| 2 | Al Arabi | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 25 |
| 3 | Al Sadd | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 19 |
| 4 | Qatar SC | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 19 |
| 5 | Al Gharafa | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 15 | -1 | 19 |
| 6 | Al Wakrah | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 18 |
| 7 | Al Ahli | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 17 |
| 8 | Al Markhiya | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 12 |
| 9 | Al Shamal | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | -8 | 10 |
| 10 | Al Rayyan | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -7 | 8 |
| 11 | Al Sailiya | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -11 | 7 |
| 12 | Umm Salal | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 18 | -13 | 7 |
