Al Gharafa perform at a high level so far being 4th in the table. Al Arabi can look both up and down from their 5th position.
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.
The season is still full of potential for Gharafa as they can still win the whole Premier League. Arabi are still fighting for the big positions at the top of the table.
Al Gharafa form and stats
Al Gharafa are steadily winning Premier League games and points here. 5 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats is the summary from 8 games.
Gharafa's previous game was a Premier League match also played at home, ending 2-1 versus Al Wakrah (placed 7th). The home side are looking to build on that result. Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Al Sailiya (0-2).
Goals decide football matches and Gharafa are scoring many of them at home; 16 on target from 8 league matches. Al Gharafa have conceded 12 from these games.
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. The away team travel with confidence. Not since the Al Duhail game have they lost an away game, meaning Al Arabi has taken points from seven away matches in a row.
The supporters enjoyed Arabi's previous game versus Al Khor (placed 10th), a Premier League 1-0 win played at home. Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Al Sadd that ended 1-1.
With an average of more than two away goals per league game away, Arabi are regular goalscorers on their travels. It's not easy to score on Al Arabi as they have only conceded 5 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
Al Arabi - Al Gharafa 0-1 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: five - two - three (Gharafa wins - draws - Al Arabi wins). As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  S. Hanni 11 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 |