Al Arabi travel to Al Gharafa and Thani Bin Jassim Stadium full of happy thoughts, but the hosting team is not easy meat. More info on the game here!
- Al Gharafa have the most conceded goals (19) in Premier League
- Al Arabi have the most points (13) away in Premier League
This is a battle between neighbours, usually meaning more pressure and significance.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Al Gharafa form and stats
When playing at home in the Premier League, Al Gharafa have managed 2 wins, 2 draws and suffered 0 defeats from 4 games.
Al Gharafa are anxiously hoping for a goal as it's been 207 minutes since the last one in league fixtures. (Scored by Belfodil).
Al Gharafa lost their last game at Qatar SC (placed 5th) after a 0-5 scoreline. Al Gharafa were outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one.
Prior to that, an away loss at Al Duhail.Goals keep coming in this team's league fixtures, with 7 in a row having three or more goals (over 2.5).
The Gharafa fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 7 goals in 4 league matches. Al Gharafa have conceded 5 in these home matches.
Al Arabi form and stats
As the visiting team in Premier League matches, Al Arabi have produced an overall stat of 4-1-0 so far. Winning streaks in away matches are not that common, but Arabi are close to a proper streak after winning their two previous away games.
Al Arabi play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 2-1 victory visiting Al Wakrah (placed 3rd).
Ahead of that match was the victory versus Al Ahli at their stadium, the result 2-1.With an average of more than two away goals per league game away, Arabi are regular goalscorers on their travels. Al Arabi are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 4 times in 5 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Previous ten meetings with these squads: Gharafa won three, Al Arabi triumphed in two and we saw five draws. four games with more than 2,5 goals, six matches with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  Y. Msakni 7 goals |   Y. Brahimi 5 goals |  O. Al Somah 5 goals |
Al Gharafa missing players
Al Arabi missing players
| Al Gharafa | Al Arabi | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | 7 | 1 | Scored | S | 1 | 11 | 17 |
| 19 | 5 | 1 | Conceded | C | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 80% | 89% |
| 89% | 75% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 60% | 56% |
| 33% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 20% | 11% |
| 22% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 20% | 11% |
| 78% | 100% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 80% | 56% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 20% | 33% |
| 22% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 11% |
| 3 | 1.5 | 1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 5.6 | 5.2 |
| 5.8 | 5.8 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 2.8 | 2.9 |
| 2.6 | 1.8 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.8 | 1.9 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8.2 | 7 | 5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6 | 10.4 | 11.3 |
| 4 | 4 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1 | 4.4 | 4.2 |
| 36% | 44% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 100% | 50% | 45% |
| 14.3 | 13.5 | 10 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 6 | 7 | 7.4 |
| 6.6 | 6 | 5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 1 | 3.2 | 3.3 |
- Al Arabi have not yet lost a game away.
- 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.
- Al Arabi have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Al Arabi have the most points (13) away in Premier League
- Al Arabi have the most scored goals (11) away in Premier League
- Al Arabi have the the best goal difference (+7) away in Premier League
- Al Arabi 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 matches.
- Al Gharafa have not yet lost a game at home.
- Al Gharafa have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Al Gharafa have the most conceded goals (19) in Premier League
- Al Gharafa have the most conceded goals in the second half (13) in Premier League
- Al Gharafa have the most matches over the total-line (8) 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 Arabi | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 22 |
| 2 | Al Duhail | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 20 |
| 3 | Al Wakrah | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 15 |
| 4 | Al Ahli | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 13 |
| 5 | Qatar SC | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 13 |
| 6 | Al Gharafa | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 14 | -6 | 12 |
| 7 | Al Shamal | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 10 |
| 8 | Al Sadd | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | -1 | 10 |
| 9 | Al Markhiya | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 8 |
| 10 | Umm Salal | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | -6 | 7 |
| 11 | Al Rayyan | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -5 | 4 |
| 12 | Al Sailiya | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -10 | 4 |
