Al Gharafa have claimed 14 of their 27 in total here at their home arena. Will they claim the win versus Al Rayyan?
- Al Gharafa have the most clean sheets (8) in Premier League
- Al Rayyan have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Premier League
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.
There have been limited time to rest for the host team, as they played a Premier League game only four days back. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Al Wakrah.
Al Gharafa form and stats
4 victories, 2 draws and 4 defeats. That’s what Al Gharafa have to build on here in the Premier League. The Al Gharafa manager Stramaccioni might feel some added pressure to get something from this game after two straight home defeats.
The regulars are hoping that Gharafa will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 2-3 away loss in the game against Al Wakrah (placed 3rd).
Al Gharafa are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 14 goals in 10 games. Al Gharafa's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 12 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 9 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Al Rayyan form and stats
Playing away, Al Rayyan have won 2 games, drawn 4 and suffered 3 defeats in the Premier League this season. Visiting Rayyan has seen their last two away games both end with a tied score and one point each.
Al Rayyan failed to get anything from their last game, a home match vs Al Arabi (placed 4th) that ended with defeat 2-4.
The attacking power of Al Rayyan when travelling is not overwhelming with 8 goals scored from 9 league matches away. 11 goals have been conceded by Rayyan in these games.
Head 2 Head
The records show that this isn''t the first time these teams face each other this season, as the records show this recent game: Al Rayyan - Al Gharafa 0-2. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's five Al Gharafa victories, two draws and three Al Rayyan wins. Over/under statistics; six of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  C. Diabaté 8 goals |   Y. Boli 6 goals |  G. Appelt Pires 5 goals |
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| Al Gharafa | Al Rayyan | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 9 | 18 |
| 8 | 4 | 3 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 8 | 4 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 32 | 14 | 10 | Scored | S | 3 | 8 | 24 |
| 32 | 12 | 0 | Conceded | C | 3 | 11 | 33 |
| 89% | 80% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 89% | 94% |
| 74% | 60% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 67% | 83% |
| 53% | 40% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 44% | 61% |
| 47% | 30% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 11% | 39% |
| 37% | 30% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 22% |
| 47% | 20% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 56% | 61% |
| 42% | 60% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 22% | 17% |
| 21% | 40% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 33% | 28% |
| 4.6 | 4.5 | 5.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.3 | 5.7 | 4.9 |
| 3.8 | 4.5 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.3 | 3.9 | 4.1 |
| 1.8 | 2.4 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.9 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 12.6 | 13.4 | 13 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.3 | 7.9 | 8.6 |
| 4.9 | 4.3 | 6.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3 | 3.8 |
| 34% | 33% | 53% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 30% | 35% |
| 10.5 | 11.4 | 11.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.7 | 7.2 | 7.8 |
| 4.7 | 4.9 | 5.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.8 |
- Al Gharafa have the most clean sheets (6) at home in Premier League
- Al Gharafa have the most clean sheets (8) in Premier League
- Al Rayyan have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Premier League
- Al Rayyan have the most matches over the total-line (9) 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 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 72 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 11 | 52 | 52 |
| 2 | Al Duhail | 19 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 52 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 11 | 30 | 42 |
| 3 | Al Wakrah | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 25 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 34 |
| 4 | Al Arabi | 19 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 28 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 29 |
| 5 | Al Gharafa | 19 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 32 | 32 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 20 | 0 | 27 |
| 6 | Umm Salal | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 31 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 25 |
| 7 | Al Ahli | 19 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 22 | 34 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 24 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 10 | -12 | 23 |
| 8 | Qatar SC | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 27 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 10 | -8 | 22 |
| 9 | Al Rayyan | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 33 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -9 | 18 |
| 10 | Al Shamal | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 24 | 44 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 24 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 20 | -20 | 16 |
| 11 | Al Khor | 19 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 41 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 26 | -24 | 12 |
| 12 | Al Sailiya | 19 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 23 | -20 | 11 |
