Both squads are capable of winning this one, Al Duhail having a 13 point edge on Al Gharafa in the tables. Get this show on the road!
- Al Gharafa have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won at home.
- Al Duhail have the fewest conceded goals (15) in Premier League
These teams are so close in distance that this match is special, a derby with local pride the main prize.
It's no vacation for neither Gharafa nor Al Duhail as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Al Gharafa form and stats
Al Gharafa have collected 13 points from their Premier League home games so far after 3-4-2.
The Al Gharafa supporters enjoyed the previous game, watching their team host Al Duhail and win 1-0. World class coaching! That was the thoughts of da Mota when Belfodil scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 61st minute.
In the game before, 3-3 away to Al Shahaniya (after extra-time, 4-3 on penalties) (Emir Cup).
Scoring bonanza? We don't know what will happen in this one, but we do know that 13 of the 17 latest league games with this club has seen at least three goals.
The Al Gharafa fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 14 goals in 9 league matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 14 goals have been conceded.
Al Duhail form and stats
Rock solid. That's the only way to describe the travels of Al Duhail so far, with 6-2-0 (wins-draws-losses) so far. Those are Premier League statistics.
It might be tough going out on the road again for Duhail, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 0-1 versus Al Gharafa (placed 5th). That defeat broke this team's string of league matches in a row without losing; 16 games in all!
Before that game, 2-2 away against Al Sailiya (after extra-time, 5-4 on penalties) in the Emir Cup.
They concede less than a goal on average per away game (5 so far). It's worth mentioning that 3 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
Al Duhail have won at least one point in the last 7 games (6-1-0) against Al Gharafa.The teams have played each other before in this season, with the final score Al Duhail - Al Gharafa 3-0 registered in the official records.
Top Goalscorers
  M. Olunga Ogada 14 goals |   Y. Brahimi 7 goals |  T. Nam 6 goals |
Al Gharafa missing players
Al Duhail missing players
| Al Gharafa | Al Duhail | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 9 | 18 |
| 9 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 6 | 13 |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 30 | 15 | 2 | Scored | S | 5 | 16 | 38 |
| 30 | 14 | 5 | Conceded | C | 2 | 6 | 16 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 84% | 80% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 67% | 83% |
| 74% | 60% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 44% | 67% |
| 37% | 40% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 33% | 39% |
| 16% | 10% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| 68% | 80% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 44% | 61% |
| 16% | 10% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 44% | 33% |
| 16% | 10% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 11% | 6% |
| 3.3 | 1.9 | 1.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.7 | 5.1 | 5.6 |
| 5 | 4.8 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.7 | 2.3 | 3 |
| 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 2.3 | 2.1 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9.4 | 9 | 7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13 | 11.1 | 12.6 |
| 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 4.3 | 5.1 |
| 38% | 39% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 41% | 41% |
| 12.7 | 12.6 | 10.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7.3 | 7.9 | 8.4 |
| 4.6 | 4.4 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 2.6 | 3.2 |
- Al Duhail have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Al Duhail have the fewest conceded goals (15) in Premier League
- Al Duhail have the fewest conceded goals (5) away in Premier League
- Al Duhail have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (6) in Premier League
- Al Duhail have the most points from losing position (13) in Premier League
- Al Duhail have the most scored goals in the second half (27) in Premier League
- Al Duhail have the the best goal difference (+11) away in Premier League
- Al Duhail have the the best goal difference (+23) in Premier League
- Al Duhail have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded away.
- Al Duhail 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 won significantly less corners at home than away.
- 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 Arabi | 19 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 37 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 17 | 43 |
| 2 | Al Duhail | 17 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 38 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 23 | 42 |
| 3 | Al Sadd | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 38 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 35 |
| 4 | Al Wakrah | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 40 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 17 | 30 |
| 5 | Al Gharafa | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 30 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 16 | -1 | 29 |
| 6 | Qatar SC | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 24 | 28 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 17 | -4 | 26 |
| 7 | Al Ahli | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 31 | 39 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 21 | -8 | 21 |
| 8 | Al Markhiya | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 22 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 12 | -6 | 18 |
| 9 | Al Shamal | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 17 | 30 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -13 | 17 |
| 10 | Al Rayyan | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 10 | -2 | 16 |
| 11 | Umm Salal | 18 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 29 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 22 | -16 | 13 |
| 12 | Al Sailiya | 18 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 19 | 41 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 20 | -22 | 9 |
