Only a win will satisfy the Al Gharafa supporters in this clash with Qatar SC, having a healthy lead on the opposition in the Premier League table.
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
This is a local derby, usually meaning added tension and importance.
Al Gharafa form and stats
Al Gharafa, who have the most scored goals (14) at home in Premier League, are steadily winning Premier League games and points here. 4 wins, 0 draws and 2 defeats is the summary from 6 games.
A nice win for Al Gharafa last time playing, versus Al Rayyan. That was also a home game and the match ended 4-2 with J. Kodjia (3) and S. Hanni scoring for the victors. A defeat was the result before that one, 1-2 away at Al Shahaniya.
A goal frenzy last time out for Al Gharafa, with a total of 6 goals in the match against Al Rayyan. Fun stuff to watch! J. Kodjia was absolutely essential when Al Gharafa beat Al Rayyan 4-2, scoring 3 goals.
Al Gharafa can score goals in their home matches. After 6 league matches they have found the net 14 times. Al Gharafa have conceded 11 from these games.
Qatar SC form and stats
2 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses. That’s the product of Qatar SC playing as the away team in the Premier League this season. With three draws in a row for Qatar SC the feeling in the team is perhaps one of both relief and disappointment.
Qatar SC are looking to quickly end their 245 minutes long goal drought in the Premier League. Qatar SC have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Jasem Adel Al Hail. It's been 256 minutes since they last conceded in Premier League.
Qatar SC's last game was the home draw against Al Wakrah (0-0). A 0-0 draw at Al Duhail's stadium before that.
Qatar SC find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 8 goals from 6 away fixtures in the league. Qatar SC have conceded 8 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have met before this season: Qatar SC - Al Gharafa 1-3. Last ten meetings between the teams: Al Gharafa won 4, Qatar SC won 3 and 3 draws. 6 games with over 2,5 goals, 4 matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  S. Hanni 11 goals |  A. Abdelmotaal 9 goals |   S. Rashidov 5 goals |
Al Gharafa missing players
Qatar SC missing players
| Al Gharafa | Qatar SC | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 6 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 6 | 13 |
| 7 | 4 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 26 | 14 | 5 | Scored | S | 3 | 8 | 14 |
| 20 | 11 | 0 | Conceded | C | 5 | 8 | 17 |
| 92% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 83% | 85% |
| 85% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 67% | 69% |
| 77% | 83% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 50% | 46% |
| 54% | 67% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 33% | 23% |
| 23% | 33% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 33% | 15% |
| 69% | 67% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 31% |
| 31% | 33% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 50% | 38% |
| 8% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 67% | 46% |
| 5.7 | 7 | 8 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 4.7 | 3.7 | 4.2 |
| 3.6 | 3.4 | 1.5 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 5.7 | 5.8 | 6.2 |
| 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.5 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 118 | 55 | 24 | Total Shots | T S | 20 | 52 | 102 |
| 51 | 29 | 11 | Shots on Target | S O | 11 | 22 | 38 |
| 49% | 45% | 45% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 36% | 37% |
- Al Gharafa has the most scored goals (14) at home
- Al Gharafa have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Al Gharafa have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Al Gharafa have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Al Gharafa have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Al Gharafa haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- All of Al Gharafa's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Qatar SC has the most matches under the total-line (8)
- Qatar SC have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
| 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 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 16 | 33 |
| 2 | Al Rayyan | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 30 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 17 | 28 |
| 3 | Al Sadd | 12 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 35 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 11 | 14 | 24 |
| 4 | Al Gharafa | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 23 |
| 5 | Al Arabi | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 18 |
| 6 | Al Sailiya | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | -2 | 17 |
| 7 | Al Wakrah | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -3 | 16 |
| 8 | Al Ahli | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 12 | -6 | 16 |
| 9 | Qatar SC | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | -3 | 15 |
| 10 | Al Khor | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -8 | 9 |
| 11 | Al Shahaniya | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -13 | 8 |
| 12 | Umm Salal | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 27 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -20 | 5 |