There should be a significant difference in quality between these teams based on table positions so far, with Al Gharafa leading Umm Salal by 10 points.
- Al Gharafa have scored in all their matches so far.
- Umm Salal has the fewest scored goals (5) in Premier League
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
This is a match between teams from the same area, a local derby. The community is buzzing.
Al Gharafa form and stats
When playing at home in the Premier League, Al Gharafa have managed 3 wins, 0 draws and suffered 1 defeat from 4 games. There’s a good atmosphere here at Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Stadium after three straight home wins.
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Al Sadd (1-4).
Goals are plentiful at Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Stadium in the league this season as Gharafa has scored 11 goals here in 4 home games. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 6 goals have been conceded.
Umm Salal form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Umm Salal, who have the fewest scored goals (5) in Premier League, so far with only 4 points returning home. The records show 1-1-4 (win-draw-lose). Visiting Salal has seen their last two away games both end with a tied score and one point each.
A 1-1 draw at Al Rayyan's stadium before that.
The attacking power of Salal when travelling is not overwhelming with 4 goals scored from 6 league matches away. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Salal have conceded 11 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Gharafa six wins, one draw and Umm Salal three victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. Kodjia 6 goals |  J. Koo 3 goals |  A. Abdelmotaal 3 goals |
Al Gharafa missing players
Umm Salal missing players
| Al Gharafa | Umm Salal | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 10 | 5 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 7 | 10 |
| 7 | 4 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| 24 | 12 | 8 | Scored | S | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 15 | 6 | 3 | Conceded | C | 6 | 12 | 14 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 90% |
| 90% | 80% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 86% | 70% |
| 70% | 40% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 43% | 30% |
| 50% | 40% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 14% | 10% |
| 30% | 20% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 40% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 57% | 40% |
| 50% | 60% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 14% | 30% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 29% | 40% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.1 | 1.7 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11.4 | 10.6 | 17 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.5 | 6.4 | 7.1 |
| 4.1 | 3.2 | 5.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 2.3 | 3 |
| 59% | 75% | 73% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 17% | 31% | 20% |
- Al Gharafa have scored in all their matches so far.
- Al Gharafa have scored more than double the goals of Umm Salal.
- Al Gharafa haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Umm Salal has the fewest scored goals (5) in Premier League
- Umm Salal have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Umm Salal have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Umm Salal haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 Sadd | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 6 | 27 | 25 |
| 2 | Al Ahli | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| 3 | Al Gharafa | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 18 |
| 4 | Al Duhail | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 18 |
| 5 | Qatar SC | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 15 |
| 6 | Al Rayyan | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 13 |
| 7 | Al Sailiya | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | -5 | 11 |
| 8 | Al Wakrah | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 10 |
| 9 | Umm Salal | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | -8 | 8 |
| 10 | Al Khor | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 17 | -12 | 7 |
| 11 | Al Arabi | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | -10 | 6 |
| 12 | Al Kharitiyath | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 11 | -14 | 6 |