Al Gharafa perform at a high level so far being 4th in the table. Al Arabi can look both up and down from their 7th position.
- Al Gharafa have scored in all their matches so far.
- Al Arabi haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
There's local pride at stake here, as these teams are practically neighbours. Expect lots of passion from both players and supporters.
Al Gharafa form and stats
Al Gharafa have performed here this season with 4 wins from 6 Premier League matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 1 game and lost 1.
Al Gharafa are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 1-2 away versus Al Rayyan. A 2-2 draw away before that, with Qatar SC the opponent.
With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (13 in 6 games), Gharafa's attacking play is working. Gharafa's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 7 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Al Arabi form and stats
2 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses. That’s the product of Al Arabi playing as the away team in the Premier League this season. Al Arabi love their trips these days, as their two previous away games have resulted in victories.
Arabi have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Mahmud Ibrahim Abunad. It's been 220 minutes since they last conceded in Premier League.
Arabi played 0-0 against Al Ahli in their previous match. That result followed a home victory 3-0 versus Al Khor.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Arabi have scored 8 goals in 7 league games away. Arabi's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 12 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Al Arabi - Al Gharafa 1-2 earlier this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Al Gharafa six wins, three draws and Al Arabi one victory. As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. Kodjia 8 goals |   M. Mohammadi 6 goals | A. Alganehi 3 goals |
Al Gharafa missing players
Al Arabi missing players
| Al Gharafa | Al Arabi | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 6 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 7 | 13 |
| 7 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 28 | 13 | 1 | Scored | S | 0 | 8 | 16 |
| 20 | 7 | 3 | Conceded | C | 5 | 12 | 20 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 92% |
| 92% | 83% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 86% | 85% |
| 69% | 33% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 57% | 62% |
| 46% | 33% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 43% | 31% |
| 23% | 17% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| 62% | 50% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 43% | 54% |
| 38% | 50% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 14% | 23% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 43% | 31% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.7 | 1.5 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.8 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10.8 | 10.7 | 9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8 | 7.4 | 8.5 |
| 4 | 3.3 | 1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3 | 3.6 |
| 54% | 65% | 100% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 38% | 34% |
- Al Arabi haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Al Gharafa have scored in all their matches so far.
- Al Gharafa haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 50 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 7 | 41 | 35 |
| 2 | Al Duhail | 13 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 35 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 18 | 27 |
| 3 | Qatar SC | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 23 |
| 4 | Al Gharafa | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 23 |
| 5 | Al Ahli | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | -3 | 22 |
| 6 | Al Rayyan | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 19 |
| 7 | Al Arabi | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | -4 | 15 |
| 8 | Al Sailiya | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 27 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 11 | -12 | 15 |
| 9 | Al Wakrah | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 24 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 15 | -11 | 13 |
| 10 | Umm Salal | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 | -9 | 10 |
| 11 | Al Khor | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 20 | -16 | 7 |
| 12 | Al Kharitiyath | 13 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 33 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 21 | -24 | 6 |