It's advantage Al Gharafa so far with their 4th position in the Premier League table, welcoming Al Wakrah who are placed 7th.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Al Gharafa form and stats
Overall Premier League stats at home this season for Al Gharafa are 4-1-2 (wins-draw-losses).
In their previous game, the manager S. Jokanović led his Al Gharafa to a defeat in the Premier League match away at Al Sailiya. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here. 1-1 away at Al Ahli before that.
The Al Gharafa manager S. Jokanović has got the team scoring with 14 from 7 home games in the league. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 11 goals have been conceded.
Al Wakrah form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Al Wakrah so far with only 5 points returning home. The records show 1-2-5 (win-draw-lose).
Al Wakrah failed to get anything from their last game, a Premier League home match vs Umm Salal (placed 10th) that ended with defeat 1-2. Prior to that match, the Al Wakrah manager B. Márquez López faced defeat when travelling to Al Duhail and losing 0-1.
The visitors have scored 7 goals from 8 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Al Wakrah have conceded 13 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Al Wakrah - Al Gharafa 3-3 entered in the official records. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: four wins for Al Gharafa, two draws and four wins for Al Wakrah. Over 2,5 goals: eight times; under 2,5 goals: two games.Top Goalscorers
 S. Hanni 11 goals |  A. Abdelmotaal 10 goals |  M. Benyettou 10 goals |
Al Gharafa missing players
Al Wakrah missing players
| Al Gharafa | Al Wakrah | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 7 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 8 | 16 |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 3 | 5 | 7 |
| 27 | 14 | 4 | Scored | S | 1 | 7 | 23 |
| 23 | 11 | 4 | Conceded | C | 6 | 13 | 25 |
| 88% | 86% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | 88% |
| 81% | 86% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 62% | 75% |
| 62% | 71% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 50% | 62% |
| 44% | 57% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 38% | 38% |
| 19% | 29% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 12% | 25% |
| 62% | 57% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 50% | 62% |
| 31% | 43% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 25% |
| 19% | 14% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 38% | 25% |
| 5.6 | 6.2 | 7.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.7 | 5.6 | 5.8 |
| 3.4 | 3.7 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 3.9 | 4 |
| 2.1 | 2.2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 1 | 1.7 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 148 | 64 | 19 | Total Shots | T S | 13 | 69 | 148 |
| 63 | 32 | 11 | Shots on Target | S O | 2 | 22 | 57 |
| 41% | 41% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 32% | 40% |
- Al Gharafa have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
| 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 Duhail | 16 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 31 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 18 | 39 |
| 2 | Al Rayyan | 16 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 33 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 19 | 35 |
| 3 | Al Sadd | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 45 | 26 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 13 | 19 | 32 |
| 4 | Al Gharafa | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 25 |
| 5 | Al Sailiya | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 12 | -2 | 23 |
| 6 | Al Arabi | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 26 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 21 |
| 7 | Al Wakrah | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | -2 | 19 |
| 8 | Al Ahli | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 27 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 13 | -7 | 18 |
| 9 | Qatar SC | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | -4 | 16 |
| 10 | Umm Salal | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -18 | 13 |
| 11 | Al Khor | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -9 | 11 |
| 12 | Al Shahaniya | 16 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 35 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 21 | -20 | 9 |