Al Gharafa and Al Ahli have delivered a "par" performance up to now, to use a golf term. Both have mid-table places in the Premier League.
- Al Gharafa have the most points from losing position (11) in Premier League
- Al Ahli have scored in all their away matches so far.
There's local pride at stake here, as these teams are practically neighbours. Expect lots of passion from both players and supporters.
Both sides have had time to rest since their last work day in an official game. Let's hope for an active game!
Al Gharafa form and stats
When playing at home in the Premier League, Al Gharafa have managed 3 wins, 3 draws and suffered 1 defeat from 7 games.
Gharafa's previous game was also played at home, ending 3-2 versus Al Shamal (placed 9th). The home side are looking to build on that result.
Preceding that match was a defeat to Al Sadd (1-3).Sports gamblers, take note: A review of the 14 latest league games highlights that 11 of them had at least one goal from each side.
The Al Gharafa fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 13 goals in 7 league matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Gharafa defense is not exactly impregnable. 12 goals conceded from 7 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Al Ahli form and stats
As the visiting team in Premier League matches, Al Ahli have produced an overall stat of 3-2-2 so far.
Al Ahli go into this game after a win, the home game against Al Sadd that ended 2-1.
Preceding that, the 0-4 home loss versus Al Rayyan.Take note! Both teams have scored at least one goal in 12 of this club's last 13 league fixtures.
Al Ahli are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 12 times in 7 away games so far. Ahli struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 11 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
The records show that this isn''t the first time these sides meet this campaign, as the results database show this recent fixture: Al Ahli - Al Gharafa 3-3. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: five - three - two (Al Gharafa wins - draws - Al Ahli wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less. The matches between these teams sometimes lean towards being a bit wild, having seen 8 sending-offs from the last ten duels.
Top Goalscorers
  Y. Brahimi 6 goals |   Y. Alnaimat 6 goals |  I. Belfodil 5 goals |
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| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 14 | 7 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 7 | 14 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 25 | 13 | 3 | Scored | S | 2 | 12 | 24 |
| 27 | 12 | 2 | Conceded | C | 2 | 11 | 25 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 86% | 93% |
| 93% | 86% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 86% | 86% |
| 50% | 57% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 43% | 50% |
| 21% | 14% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 14% | 14% |
| 79% | 100% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 86% | 86% |
| 7% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 14% | 7% |
| 14% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 7% |
| 3 | 1.6 | 2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 2.7 | 2.2 |
| 5.4 | 5.1 | 6.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 4.7 | 5.1 |
| 2.3 | 2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.4 | 2.9 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 8.6 | 7.9 | 8.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11 | 10.4 | 9.9 |
| 4.1 | 3.6 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 7 | 4.3 | 4.5 |
| 43% | 52% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 40% | 38% |
| 13.6 | 13.7 | 10 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13 | 14.6 | 13.9 |
| 5.4 | 5.1 | 4.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6 | 5.9 | 5.3 |
- Al Ahli have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
- Al Ahli have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Al Ahli have won significantly more corners away than at home.
- Al Ahli haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Al Gharafa have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won at home.
- Al Gharafa have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
- Al Gharafa have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Al Gharafa have the fewest matches under the total-line (1) in Premier League
- Al Gharafa have the most matches over the total-line (13) in Premier League
- Al Gharafa have the most points from losing position (11) in Premier League
- Al Gharafa have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- Al Gharafa haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- All of Al Gharafa's 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 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 24 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 16 | -4 | 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 Shamal | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 8 | -7 | 14 |
| 10 | Al Rayyan | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 8 | -3 | 12 |
| 11 | Umm Salal | 15 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 25 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 20 | -14 | 10 |
| 12 | Al Sailiya | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 27 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -11 | 9 |
