Al Sadd have performed better than Al Arabi so far this season, but every game starts at 0-0. Here's all you need to know about the upcoming game:
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 Sadd form and stats
Al Sadd, who have the most scored goals (44) in Premier League, have performed here this season with 5 wins from 7 Premier League matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 0 games and lost 2. Hopes of three in a row are alive for Al Sadd after consecutive victories at their own ground.
Al Sadd shared the glory with Umm Salal in their last match, an away game that ended all square 2-2. Before that, Al Sadd had a AFC Champions League home game versus Sepahan which ended with a victory 3-0.
Trouble was brewing at the score 0-2 against Umm Salal last time out, but a goal from Nam Tae-Hee completed a comeback to a draw result for Al Sadd.
The Al Sadd manager X. Hernández Creus has got the team scoring with 17 from 7 home games in the league. Al Sadd have conceded 12 from these games.
Al Arabi form and stats
Al Arabi's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Al Arabi collect 12 points from their 6 away matches in the Premier League. 3 victories and 3 draws have created these points (and only 0 defeats).
Al Arabi has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Al Shahaniya for a Premier League game that ended a draw (0-0). Preceding that game was the away QSL Cup victory against Al Wakrah with the score of 1-0.
Al Arabi have scored more than twice on average per away game (in the league), an impressive attacking display. They have 13 goals from 6 away matches. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (4 so far).
Head 2 Head
This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Al Arabi - Al Sadd 1-6. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: nine wins for Al Sadd, one draw and zero wins for Al Arabi. Over 2,5 goals: ten times; under 2,5 goals: zero games.Top Goalscorers
  B. Bounedjah 12 goals |  A. Afif 11 goals |   H. Harbaoui 8 goals |
Al Sadd missing players
Al Arabi missing players
| Al Sadd | Al Arabi | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 7 | 3 | Played | P | 1 | 6 | 15 |
| 10 | 5 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 44 | 17 | 9 | Scored | S | 1 | 13 | 25 |
| 25 | 12 | 2 | Conceded | C | 1 | 4 | 23 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 83% | 93% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 83% | 87% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 67% |
| 60% | 43% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 33% | 40% |
| 47% | 43% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 17% | 13% |
| 87% | 71% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 67% | 80% |
| 7% | 14% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 33% | 13% |
| 7% | 14% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 17% | 13% |
| 7.7 | 7.1 | 5.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 5.5 | 4.9 |
| 4.1 | 4.7 | 4.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 6.3 | 5.3 |
| 1 | 1.1 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.2 | 1.7 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 150 | 103 | 56 | Total Shots | T S | 3 | 44 | 98 |
| 74 | 47 | 23 | Shots on Target | S O | 2 | 19 | 48 |
| 45% | 36% | 39% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 68% | 50% |
- Al Arabi has the fewest conceded goals (4) away
- Al Arabi have not yet lost a game away.
- Al Arabi have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded away.
- Al Sadd has the fewest dropped points from leading position (3)
- Al Sadd has the fewest matches under the total-line (4)
- Al Sadd has the most matches over the total-line (10)
- Al Sadd has the most scored goals (17) at home
- Al Sadd has the most scored goals (44)
- Al Sadd has the most scored goals in the first half (23)
- Al Sadd has the most scored goals in the second half (21)
- Al Sadd has the the best goal difference (+19)
- Al Sadd haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- All of Al Sadd's matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
| 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 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 16 | 36 |
| 2 | Al Rayyan | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 32 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 18 | 32 |
| 3 | Al Sadd | 15 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 44 | 25 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 13 | 19 | 31 |
| 4 | Al Gharafa | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 25 |
| 5 | Al Arabi | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 20 |
| 6 | Al Sailiya | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 12 | -4 | 20 |
| 7 | Al Wakrah | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | -1 | 19 |
| 8 | Al Ahli | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 12 | -6 | 18 |
| 9 | Qatar SC | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | -4 | 16 |
| 10 | Al Khor | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -9 | 11 |
| 11 | Umm Salal | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -19 | 10 |
| 12 | Al Shahaniya | 15 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 32 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 18 | -18 | 9 |