The home crowds hope for three points in this match, as the home advantage could mean an extra goal versus a stumbling visitor. Al Gharafa are in 6th place while the guesting Al Rayyan worry at 11th.
- Al Gharafa have the most conceded goals (19) in Premier League
- Al Rayyan have the fewest scored goals in the first half (2) in Premier League
This is a game between neighbours, usually meaning added tension and significance.
Both sides have had plentiful rest since their last competitive action. Let's trust this will be an active game!
Al Gharafa form and stats
The story so far in the Premier League for Al Gharafa at their home stadium (Thani Bin Jassim Stadium) is 2 wins, 2 draws and 0 defeats.
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. As you see from the result above, Gharafa suffered greatly in their last game. Thankfully the team has a new chance to prove themselves in this one.
Heartbreak before that as Al Gharafa lost 0-3 at Al Duhail's place.The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Al Gharafa handle that role? We have found 7 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 5 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat.
Goals are appearing in numbers in this club's league games, with 7 in a row featuring three goals or more (over 2.5).
A decent goal production from Gharafa in their home games so far, with 7 goals from 4 league matches. On the other hand, Al Gharafa have conceded 5 goals.
Al Rayyan form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Premier League travels is 0 wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats.
Rayyan failed to get anything from their last game, a home match vs Al Sadd (placed 8th) that ended with defeat 1-2.
Prior to that match, a home win 2-0 against Al Sailiya.Al Rayyan are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed {2 goals} from 4 away games. 5 goals have been conceded by Al Rayyan in these games.
Head 2 Head
Last ten meetings involving these squads: Gharafa won six, Al Rayyan triumphed in three and we saw one draw. seven games with over 2,5 goals, three matches with less than 2,5 goals.
Top Goalscorers
  Y. Brahimi 5 goals |  I. Belfodil 3 goals |   Y. Boli 3 goals |
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| Al Gharafa | Al Rayyan | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 9 | 4 | 3 | Played | P | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 13 | 7 | 6 | Scored | S | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 19 | 5 | 4 | Conceded | C | 1 | 5 | 12 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 75% | 89% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 50% | 67% |
| 89% | 75% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 56% |
| 33% | 25% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 22% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 78% | 100% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 56% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 22% |
| 22% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 50% | 33% |
| 3 | 1.5 | 1.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2 | 3.5 | 4.2 |
| 5.8 | 5.8 | 6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 4.8 | 4 |
| 2.6 | 1.8 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 3.2 | 2.3 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8.2 | 7 | 7.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 6.8 | 7.4 |
| 4 | 4 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3 | 3.3 |
| 36% | 44% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 17% | 23% |
| 14.3 | 13.5 | 14.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12 | 11.5 | 10.9 |
| 6.6 | 6 | 6.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6 | 5.2 | 4.3 |
- 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 at least twice as many goals at home as Al Rayyan have scored away.
- 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.
- Al Rayyan have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Al Rayyan have the fewest scored goals in the first half (2) in Premier League
- Al Rayyan have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Al Rayyan have yet to win a game away.
- 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 |
