Premier League match preview: Al Gharafa versus Al Shahaniya

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Competition: Qatar Premier League
Date: Thu 22.August
Match begins: 14:20 (UTC)

It's ground zero in Premier League - the first game of the season. Read the full preview and see how the teams did in their pre-season friendlies!

This is a local derby, usually meaning added tension and importance.

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Al Gharafa form and stats

It's been an intense period of training leading up to this game for Al Gharafa, who have participated in one training match. Al Gharafa have won 0 of these, drawn 0 and were beaten in 1 game.

Last season, Al Gharafa's league statistics were 7 wins, 5 draws and 10 losses, resulting in a 8th position in the Premier League. Over these 22 matches they scored 35 goals and conceded 39. Playing at home last season Al Gharafa managed 4-2-5 (win-draw-lost) with 20 goals and 22 conceded.

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Al Shahaniya form and stats

Let's have a look at how Al Shahaniya performed last season in the Premier League: They landed a 7th position in the league table after playing out 7 victories, 6 draws and 9 defeats. In total they scored 26 and conceded 34 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 3 - drew 4 and lost 4 with 12/16 goals scored/conceded.

Head 2 Head

Last six meetings between the teams: Al Gharafa won 3, Al Shahaniya won 1 and 2 draws. 4 games with over 2,5 goals, 2 matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

V. Weiss
8 goals
L. Vázquez
8 goals

Al Gharafa missing players

Al Shahaniya missing players

Al Gharafa Al Shahaniya
Total Home Home vs low Statistic Away vs top Away Total
0 0 0 Played 0 0 0
0 0 0 Won 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost 0 0 0
0 0 0 Scored 0 0 0
0 0 0 Conceded 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Over 0.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 1.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed To Score 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Corners For (avg) 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners Against (avg) 0 0 0
0 0 0 Yellow Cards (avg) 0 0 0
0 0 0 Red Cards 0 0 0
Al Gharafa Last season Al Shahaniya
Total Home   Statistic   Away Total
22 11   Played   11 22
7 4   Won   3 7
5 2   Drew   4 6
10 5   Lost   4 9
35 20   Scored   12 26
39 22   Conceded   16 34
86% 82%   Over 0.5   73% 86%
86% 82%   Over 1.5   55% 68%
68% 73%   Over 2.5   45% 55%
41% 55%   Over 3.5   36% 32%
23% 36%   Over 4.5   18% 18%
59% 55%   BTTS   45% 50%
32% 36%   Clean Sheets   36% 27%
23% 27%   Failed To Score   45% 36%
 
4.6 5.3   Corners For (avg)   2.6 3.4
4.5 3.6   Corners Against (avg)   5.6 5.4
1.6 1.4   Yellow Cards (avg)   2.1 1.9
4 0   Red Cards   0 2
Key stats last season:
  • Al Gharafa have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Al Shahaniya have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Al Shahaniya have won significantly less corners away then at home.

Al Gharafa
All QSL Cup Premier League AFC Champions League Club Friendlies
All Home Away
15-03-19 PL Al Arabi 1 - 2 Al Gharafa
30-03-19 PL Al Gharafa 4 - 2 Al Rayyan
04-04-19 PL Al Khor 0 - 0 Al Gharafa
13-04-19 PL Al Shahaniya 3 - 1 Al Gharafa
30-07-19 CF Al Gharafa 0 - 1 FC Eindhoven
22-08-19 PL Al Gharafa 14:20 Al Shahaniya
30-08-19 PL Al Rayyan 16:20 Al Gharafa
14-09-19 PL Qatar SC 16:05 Al Gharafa
19-09-19 PL Al Gharafa 16:00 Al Ahli
27-09-19 PL Al Gharafa 13:40 Al Sailiya
Al Shahaniya
All QSL Cup Premier League Q League
All Home Away
27-02-19 PL Al Shahaniya 3 - 0 Al Rayyan
14-03-19 PL Al Ahli 0 - 0 Al Shahaniya
31-03-19 PL Al Shahaniya 0 - 1 Al Sailiya
04-04-19 PL Umm Salal 2 - 5 Al Shahaniya
13-04-19 PL Al Shahaniya 3 - 1 Al Gharafa
22-08-19 PL Al Gharafa 14:20 Al Shahaniya
29-08-19 PL Al Shahaniya 16:20 Al Sadd
14-09-19 PL Al Shahaniya 13:55 Al Wakrah
19-09-19 PL Al Arabi 13:50 Al Shahaniya
28-09-19 PL Al Shahaniya 13:40 Al Duhail

Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Al Sadd 22 18 3 1 100 22 11 9 2 0 58 11 11 9 1 1 42 11 78 57
2 Al Duhail 22 15 5 2 52 17 11 8 3 0 33 7 11 7 2 2 19 10 35 50
3 Al Sailiya 22 12 2 8 38 26 11 5 0 6 19 19 11 7 2 2 19 7 12 38
4 Al Rayyan 22 10 7 5 34 31 11 6 4 1 19 15 11 4 3 4 15 16 3 37
5 Al Ahli 22 10 4 8 32 39 11 4 4 3 14 13 11 6 0 5 18 26 -7 34
6 Al Arabi 22 10 0 12 27 41 11 4 0 7 11 18 11 6 0 5 16 23 -14 30
7 Al Shahaniya 22 7 6 9 26 34 11 4 2 5 14 18 11 3 4 4 12 16 -8 27
8 Al Gharafa 22 7 5 10 35 39 11 4 2 5 20 22 11 3 3 5 15 17 -4 26
9 Umm Salal 22 6 5 11 24 44 11 3 2 6 13 23 11 3 3 5 11 21 -20 23
10 Al Khor 22 5 5 12 22 36 11 4 2 5 12 10 11 1 3 7 10 26 -14 20
11 Qatar SC 22 4 4 14 20 42 11 1 2 8 6 18 11 3 2 6 14 24 -22 16
12 Al Kharitiyath 22 5 0 17 19 58 11 3 0 8 8 28 11 2 0 9 11 30 -39 15

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