Al Gharafa have played really well this season, sitting at 4th place in the table. Qatar SC have an outlook both up and down from their 5th place.
- Al Gharafa have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- Qatar SC have the fewest points from losing position (3) in Premier League
Gharafa are staying put; they can neither be promoted or relegated this season and are fighting only for positions. Qatar SC is no longer fighting for a cause; they can neither go up or down this season.
This is a match between teams from the same area, a local derby. The community is buzzing.
It's no vacation for neither Gharafa nor Qatar SC 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
4-4-3 (win-draw-lost) are the Premier League numbers at home for Al Gharafa so far this season.
The Al Gharafa supporters got no joy from their last match, also played here at Thani Bin Jassim Stadium: A 0-1 defeat against Qatar SC (placed 5th). The first setback in the shape of a defeat after going unbeaten through three league matches.
Ahead of that match, Al Gharafa won a home game hosting Al Duhail (2-0).The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Al Gharafa handle that role? We have found 9 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 5 wins, 3 draws and 1 defeat.
Gharafa are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 16 goals in 11 games. Al Gharafa's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 15 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Qatar SC form and stats
As the visiting team in Premier League matches, Qatar SC have produced an overall stat of 5-0-5 so far. Having won their last three away games Qatar SC has no reason to fear anyone.
Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Qatar SC goalkeeper Sataa Abdul Naser Al Abbasi is eager to challenge this, with his 180 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.
Two away matches in a row for Qatar, whose manager Safri could celebrate last time after the win against Al Gharafa.
Prior to that result Qatar SC won their away game at Al Rayyan. The scoreline was 1-0.We have checked recent matches where Qatar have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 8 games were 5 victories, 0 draws and 3 defeats.
The visitors have scored 9 goals from 10 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Qatar SC have conceded 17 goals in these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
The most up to date archived result featuring both these teams is the Gharafa - Qatar SC 0-1 played earlier this season. Last ten meetings with these contenders: Al Gharafa won four, Qatar SC triumphed in four and we saw two draws. six games with more than 2,5 goals, four matches with under 2,5 goals.
Top Goalscorers
  Y. Brahimi 7 goals |  I. Belfodil 6 goals |   B. Banoun 5 goals |
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| Al Gharafa | Qatar SC | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 10 | 20 |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 5 | 10 |
| 5 | 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 31 | 16 | 4 | Scored | S | 0 | 9 | 26 |
| 31 | 15 | 3 | Conceded | C | 7 | 17 | 30 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 85% | 82% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 80% | 80% |
| 70% | 55% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 60% | 55% |
| 35% | 36% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 20% | 30% |
| 15% | 9% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 15% |
| 65% | 73% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 30% | 40% |
| 15% | 9% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 20% | 25% |
| 20% | 18% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 50% | 35% |
| 3.5 | 2.4 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.3 | 4.1 | 4.1 |
| 4.8 | 4.5 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 4.6 | 4.5 |
| 2 | 1.9 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 3.2 | 2.9 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 4 | 6 |
| 9.7 | 9.5 | 10.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.7 | 9.5 | 9.1 |
| 4.2 | 3.9 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.7 | 3.5 | 3.8 |
| 36% | 37% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 26% | 34% |
| 12.6 | 12.5 | 11.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.7 | 11 | 10.5 |
| 4.5 | 4.4 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6 | 4.9 | 4.2 |
- Al Gharafa have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- Al Gharafa haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Qatar SC have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Qatar SC have the fewest points from losing position (3) in Premier League
- Qatar SC 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 Duhail | 19 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 42 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 22 | 45 |
| 2 | Al Arabi | 19 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 37 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 17 | 43 |
| 3 | Al Sadd | 20 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 42 | 23 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 19 | 41 |
| 4 | Al Gharafa | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 31 | 31 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 0 | 32 |
| 5 | Qatar SC | 20 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 26 | 30 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 17 | -4 | 32 |
| 6 | Al Wakrah | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 40 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 17 | 30 |
| 7 | Al Markhiya | 20 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 29 | 33 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 13 | -4 | 24 |
| 8 | Al Ahli | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 31 | 39 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 21 | -8 | 21 |
| 9 | Al Rayyan | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 25 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 14 | -6 | 17 |
| 10 | Al Shamal | 20 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 19 | 35 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 15 | -16 | 17 |
| 11 | Umm Salal | 19 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 24 | -15 | 16 |
| 12 | Al Sailiya | 19 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 21 | 43 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 23 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 20 | -22 | 10 |
