This should be an interesting fixture as Al Markhiya have their supposed home advantage, while Al Arabi have an edge of 16 points in the Premier League standings.
- Al Markhiya have the fewest scored goals in the first half (4) in Premier League
- Al Arabi have the most points (16) away in Premier League
This is a battle between neighbours, usually meaning more tension and importance.
This promises to be an entertaining game with lots of fun and energy as both squads are well recovered since they last ran out on the pitch. Bring it on!
Al Markhiya form and stats
The story so far in the Premier League for Al Markhiya at their home stadium (Grand Hamad Stadium) is 2 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat.
Markhiya are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 1-3 away versus Al Duhail.
Before that, Al Markhiya had a home game versus Qatar SC which ended with a victory 4-0.There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Markhiya as they are travelling to their away game against Umm Salal in the Premier League. That match is four days after this one.
With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (10 in 4 games), Al Markhiya's attacking play is working. Markhiya have conceded 6 from these games.
Al Arabi form and stats
Al Arabi have an excellent away record in the Premier League so far with 5-1-1 from 7 games.
The Al Arabi goalkeeper Mahmud Ibrahim Abunad is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 202 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.
Arabi won their last game, 1-0 versus Al Shamal played at home.
A defeat, in the Qatar Prince Cup away at Al Sadd, before that.
The Al Arabi manager Rahmati has got the team scoring on the road, with 16 away goals in 7 league matches.
Head 2 Head
Al Arabi have won all of the 4 most recent duels against this team. Will the streak continue?The records show that this isn''t the first time these two teams face each other this campaign, as the statistics show this recent fixture: Al Arabi - Al Markhiya 2-0.
Top Goalscorers
  O. Al Somah 9 goals |  Y. Msakni 7 goals |   A. Al Muhannadi 3 goals |
Al Markhiya missing players
Al Arabi missing players
| Al Markhiya | Al Arabi | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 11 | 4 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 7 | 13 |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | Won | W | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 15 | 10 | 8 | Scored | S | 4 | 16 | 23 |
| 16 | 6 | 4 | Conceded | C | 2 | 7 | 13 |
| 91% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 73% | 75% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 86% | 85% |
| 55% | 75% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 71% | 54% |
| 36% | 75% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 29% | 15% |
| 9% | 25% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 29% | 15% |
| 55% | 50% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 71% | 46% |
| 18% | 25% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 29% | 38% |
| 36% | 25% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 15% |
| 4 | 3.5 | 3.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 9 | 5.3 | 5.5 |
| 5.5 | 5.2 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3 | 2.7 | 2.6 |
| 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2 | 1.9 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8.8 | 9.8 | 8.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.5 | 11 | 11.7 |
| 3.6 | 5.8 | 5.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.2 |
| 38% | 43% | 47% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 44% | 53% | 43% |
| 10.1 | 9 | 8.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 6 | 6.6 | 7.3 |
| 3.6 | 4.5 | 3.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.3 | 3.3 |
- Al Arabi have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Al Arabi have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded away.
- Al Arabi have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Al Arabi have the most points (16) away in Premier League
- Al Arabi have the most scored goals (16) away in Premier League
- Al Arabi have the the best goal difference (+9) away in Premier League
- Al Arabi have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Al Arabi haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Al Markhiya have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Al Markhiya have the fewest scored goals in the first half (4) in Premier League
- Al Markhiya haven’t played a single 0-0 game at 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 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 17 | 32 |
| 2 | Al Arabi | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 10 | 28 |
| 3 | Al Sadd | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 22 |
| 4 | Qatar SC | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 22 |
| 5 | Al Gharafa | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 15 | -3 | 19 |
| 6 | Al Wakrah | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 18 |
| 7 | Al Ahli | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 11 | -2 | 17 |
| 8 | Al Markhiya | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -1 | 12 |
| 9 | Al Rayyan | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 8 | -3 | 11 |
| 10 | Al Shamal | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | -9 | 10 |
| 11 | Al Sailiya | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -11 | 8 |
| 12 | Umm Salal | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 19 | -13 | 8 |
