Tense top table thriller in Premier League as Al Duhail have come the 0 miles required to challenge Al Gharafa.
- Al Gharafa have the most clean sheets (8) in Premier League
- Al Duhail have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
This is a match between two teams close to each other, usually meaning extra stress and importance.
Both teams have had enough days rest since their last exertion in an official match. Let's agree to expect an in-your-face game!
Al Gharafa form and stats
4 victories, 2 draws and 2 defeats. That’s what Al Gharafa have to build on here in the Premier League.
The spoils were shared in Gharafa's previous game, also at home. Visiting Al Ahli (placed 7th) travelled back with a draw after a 0-0 scoreline.
A strong away win before that one, visiting Al Shamal and winning 3-2.Al Gharafa are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 11 goals in 8 games. Al Gharafa have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 3 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Al Duhail form and stats
Al Duhail's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Al Duhail collect 12 points from their 6 away matches in the Premier League. 4 victories and 0 draws have created these points (and only 2 defeats).
Impressive finishing from Olunga (2) secured the home win 2-0 against Al Arabi in their previous game.
A draw for Al Duhail before that, at their own venue hosting Al Khor (1-1).There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Duhail manager Ribeiro de Castro as the team has another away game coming up in only four days, this time against Al Sailiya.
Today's guests are confident travelers having scored 15 goals in 6 league games away this season. It's worth mentioning that 8 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. 8 goals have been conceded by Duhail in these games.
Head 2 Head
The records show that this isn''t the first time these teams get together this campaign, as the fixture list show this recent game: Al Duhail - Gharafa 3-1. Gharafa-Al Duhail H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Al Gharafa two wins, Al Duhail five wins, three draws. six of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  M. Olunga Ogada 15 goals |   C. Diabaté 6 goals |  A. Abdulla 4 goals |
Al Gharafa missing players
Al Duhail missing players
| Al Gharafa | Al Duhail | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 8 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 6 | 13 |
| 7 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 22 | 11 | 0 | Scored | S | 2 | 15 | 34 |
| 14 | 3 | 0 | Conceded | C | 1 | 8 | 14 |
| 85% | 75% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 62% | 50% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 83% | 92% |
| 38% | 25% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 83% | 77% |
| 31% | 12% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 50% | 46% |
| 23% | 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 50% | 38% |
| 23% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 67% | 62% |
| 62% | 75% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 33% | 38% |
| 31% | 50% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 4.7 | 4.2 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 6.8 | 5.6 |
| 4 | 4.8 | 9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2 | 2.7 | 3.4 |
| 1.8 | 2.2 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.3 | 1.5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 11.9 | 12.5 | 12 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11 | 11 | 11.5 |
| 4.7 | 4.1 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 7 | 6 | 5.8 |
| 36% | 33% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 42% | 45% |
| 10.1 | 11 | 18 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 6 | 5.3 | 7.5 |
| 4.1 | 4 | 8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 1 | 2.2 | 3.2 |
- Al Duhail have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Al Duhail have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Al Duhail have scored in all their matches so far.
- Al Duhail have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded away.
- Al Duhail have won significantly more corners away than at home.
- Al Duhail haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Al Gharafa have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Al Gharafa have the fewest conceded goals (3) at home in Premier League
- Al Gharafa have the most clean sheets (6) at home in Premier League
- Al Gharafa have the most clean sheets (8) in Premier League
| 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 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 27 | 31 |
| 2 | Al Duhail | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 34 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 20 | 29 |
| 3 | Al Gharafa | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 23 |
| 4 | Al Arabi | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | -1 | 20 |
| 5 | Umm Salal | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 20 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 19 |
| 6 | Al Wakrah | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 19 |
| 7 | Al Ahli | 13 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 7 | -9 | 13 |
| 8 | Qatar SC | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 7 | -4 | 12 |
| 9 | Al Shamal | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | -6 | 12 |
| 10 | Al Rayyan | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -6 | 12 |
| 11 | Al Khor | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 28 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | -17 | 9 |
| 12 | Al Sailiya | 13 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 20 | -19 | 5 |
