A cursory peek at the Premier League standings point to an upper hand to Al Ahli when they go to Al Markhiya. But; let's play before select a winner!
- Al Markhiya have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- Al Ahli have the most scored goals in the first half (8) in Premier League
These teams are located so close to each other that their supporters eat in the same restaurants, hang out at the same night clubs and give birth at the same hospitals. This means added importance to the game and a vibrant atmosphere.
Both squads have had a decent time to rest since their previous effort on the pitch. Let's trust this will be an enthusiastic fixture!
Al Markhiya form and stats
OK but not perfect. That could be the conclusion for Al Markhiya's two home games in the Premier League so far this season, having collected 3 points here at Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Stadium.
The supporters hope that Al Markhiya will fight back in this game, putting things right after the 1-3 away loss in the QSL Cup fixture against Al Gharafa.
Preceding that game, a home defeat in the QSL Cup against Al Shamal.
Early season league goal statistics from Al Markhiya's 2 home games: {4 goals}, 4 conceded.
Al Ahli form and stats
Playing away, Al Ahli have won 3 games, drawn 1 and suffered 1 defeat in the Premier League this season.
Two away matches in a row for Al Ahli, whose coach Jovović could celebrate last time after the win against Al Sailiya. That win felt sweet as this side had gone four league rounds without winning.
Preceding that, the 1-2 home loss versus Al Arabi.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Al Ahli playing away and similar expectations, we found 7 relevant matches. Results were 3 Al Ahli wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats.
Goal alert! This team have played 7 consecutive league games all featuring three or more than three goals (over 2.5 goals).
Ahli are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 9 times in 5 away games so far. As opposed to that, Al Ahli have seen the ball go into their own net 7 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Al Markhiya-Al Ahli H2H statistics last nine meetings regardless of arena: Al Markhiya one win, Al Ahli eight wins, zero draws. six of these nine matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).
Top Goalscorers
  Y. Alnaimat 6 goals |  A. Hussein 4 goals |  M. Kanani Zadegan 4 goals |
Al Markhiya missing players
Al Ahli missing players
| Al Markhiya | Al Ahli | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 7 | 2 | 1 | Played | P | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | 4 | 0 | Scored | S | 5 | 9 | 16 |
| 10 | 4 | 1 | Conceded | C | 2 | 7 | 15 |
| 86% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 71% | 50% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 80% | 89% |
| 43% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 80% | 78% |
| 14% | 50% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 40% | 44% |
| 14% | 50% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 20% | 22% |
| 57% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 80% | 89% |
| 14% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 20% | 11% |
| 43% | 50% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 4.4 | 2 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 1 | 2 | 1.9 |
| 5.4 | 4 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.3 | 4.8 | 5.8 |
| 1.7 | 1 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.6 | 3.1 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | 10 | 7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8 | 10 | 10.2 |
| 3.4 | 5.5 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.7 | 3.6 | 4.6 |
| 33% | 36% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 62% | 50% | 39% |
| 10.3 | 10.5 | 13 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.7 | 14 | 14.3 |
| 3.4 | 5 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 5.8 | 5.3 |
- Al Ahli have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
- Al Ahli have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Al Ahli have scored at least twice as many goals away as Al Markhiya have scored home.
- Al Ahli have scored in all their matches so far.
- Al Ahli have the most dropped points from leading position (10) in Premier League
- Al Ahli have the most scored goals in the first half (8) in Premier League
- Al Ahli haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Al Markhiya have created more than twice as many corners as Al Ahli.
- Al Markhiya have won significantly less corners at 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 Arabi | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 22 |
| 2 | Al Duhail | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 20 |
| 3 | Al Wakrah | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 15 |
| 4 | Al Ahli | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 13 |
| 5 | Qatar SC | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 13 |
| 6 | Al Gharafa | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 14 | -6 | 12 |
| 7 | Al Shamal | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 10 |
| 8 | Al Sadd | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | -1 | 10 |
| 9 | Al Markhiya | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 8 |
| 10 | Umm Salal | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | -6 | 7 |
| 11 | Al Rayyan | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -5 | 4 |
| 12 | Al Sailiya | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -10 | 4 |
