4th position in the Premier League table for Al Gharafa so far, a good performance. The home supporters hope for more joy as 5th-placed Al Arabi visits.
Al Gharafa and Al Arabi 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.
This is a local derby, usually meaning added tension and importance.
The season is still full of potential for Al Gharafa as they can still win the whole Premier League. Al Arabi are still fighting for the big positions at the top of the table.
Al Gharafa form and stats
Al Gharafa have performed here this season with 5 wins from 8 Premier League matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 1 game and lost 2.
Al Gharafa's last game was hosting Al Wakrah (placed 7th) and winning 2-1. Prior to that, an away loss at Al Sailiya.
Goals decide football matches and Al Gharafa are scoring many of them at home; 16 on target from 8 league matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 12 goals have been conceded.
Al Arabi form and stats
3 wins, 4 draws and 0 losses. That’s the product of Al Arabi playing as the away team in the Premier League this season. Al Arabi are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played seven in a row without losing.
Al Arabi are travelling after their nice 1-0 home win in the Premier League against Al Khor (placed 10th). A 1-1 draw at Al Sadd's stadium before that.
The Al Arabi manager H. Hallgrímsson has got the team scoring on the road, with 14 away goals in 7 league matches. Al Arabi are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 5 times in 7 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have met before this season: Al Arabi - Al Gharafa 0-1. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's five Al Gharafa victories, two draws and three Al Arabi wins. Over/under statistics; six of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  S. Hanni 12 goals |  A. Abdelmotaal 10 goals |   H. Harbaoui 9 goals |
Al Gharafa missing players
Al Arabi missing players
| Al Gharafa | Al Arabi | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 8 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 7 | 17 |
| 8 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 29 | 16 | 6 | Scored | S | 2 | 14 | 27 |
| 24 | 12 | 5 | Conceded | C | 2 | 5 | 24 |
| 88% | 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 86% | 94% |
| 82% | 88% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 86% | 82% |
| 65% | 75% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 43% | 59% |
| 41% | 50% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 29% | 35% |
| 18% | 25% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 14% | 12% |
| 65% | 62% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 71% | 76% |
| 29% | 38% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 29% | 18% |
| 18% | 12% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 14% | 12% |
| 5.6 | 6 | 6.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.5 | 4.9 | 4.6 |
| 3.8 | 4.6 | 5.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 9.5 | 7.3 | 5.6 |
| 2.3 | 2.7 | 3.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.4 | 1.8 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 159 | 75 | 30 | Total Shots | T S | 11 | 52 | 112 |
| 68 | 37 | 16 | Shots on Target | S O | 7 | 24 | 58 |
| 41% | 41% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 58% | 45% |
- Al Arabi has the fewest conceded goals (5) away
- Al Arabi have not yet lost a game away.
- Al Arabi have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded away.
- Al Gharafa have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
| 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 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 33 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 19 | 42 |
| 2 | Al Rayyan | 17 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 34 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 20 | 38 |
| 3 | Al Sadd | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 45 | 27 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 27 | 14 | 18 | 32 |
| 4 | Al Gharafa | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 24 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 28 |
| 5 | Al Arabi | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 24 |
| 6 | Al Sailiya | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 12 | -3 | 23 |
| 7 | Al Wakrah | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 27 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 15 | -3 | 19 |
| 8 | Al Ahli | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 29 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 13 | -7 | 19 |
| 9 | Qatar SC | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | -6 | 17 |
| 10 | Al Khor | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 11 | -8 | 14 |
| 11 | Umm Salal | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 33 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -18 | 14 |
| 12 | Al Shahaniya | 17 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 37 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 23 | -20 | 10 |