Al Sailiya will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 14 points behind Al Duhail.
- Al Sailiya have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Al Duhail have scored more than double the goals of Al Sailiya.
The hosts Al Sailiya saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the Premier League. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Al Wakrah.
This is a local derby, usually meaning added tension and importance.
Duhail are still fighting for the big positions at the top of the table.
Al Sailiya form and stats
The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Premier League this season. Al Sailiya have only managed 2 wins, 4 draws and 4 losses from their games here. Their last two home games have resulted in two points, meaning they were both draws.
No payout for Sailiya in their previous match, an away game at Al Wakrah that ended in defeat 0-1. In the match before that, Sailiya hosted Al Khor and drew the game 1-1.
Al Sailiya has scored 12 league goals at home this season, in 10 matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 17 goals have been conceded. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Al Duhail form and stats
The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 5 wins, 1 draw and only 2 losses in the Premier League. It could be a hat trick of victories away for Duhail, as they have won on their previous two travels.
Duhail play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 2-0 victory visiting Al Kharitiyath (placed 12th). Preceding that game was the away victory against Al Gharafa with the score of 2-1.
Duhail are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 14 times in 8 away games so far. As opposed to that, Al Duhail have seen the ball go into their own net 10 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Al Duhail - Sailiya 1-2. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's two Al Sailiya victories, two draws and six Al Duhail wins. Over/under statistics; seven of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  E. Pereira Rodrigues 11 goals |  E. da Silva 10 goals |   M. Ali 6 goals |
Al Sailiya missing players
Al Duhail missing players
| Al Sailiya | Al Duhail | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 8 | 18 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 5 | 12 |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 19 | 12 | 6 | Scored | S | 6 | 14 | 43 |
| 29 | 17 | 8 | Conceded | C | 4 | 10 | 22 |
| 89% | 90% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 72% | 80% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 75% | 89% |
| 33% | 40% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 50% | 67% |
| 28% | 40% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 25% | 33% |
| 17% | 20% | 67% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 12% | 22% |
| 44% | 70% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 62% | 61% |
| 33% | 20% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 28% |
| 33% | 20% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 12% | 11% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.9 | 2.2 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 2.2 | 1.8 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9.7 | 10 | 8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.5 | 12.2 | 12.2 |
| 4.3 | 5.2 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 7.5 | 6 | 6.4 |
| 24% | 23% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 29% | 37% |
- Al Duhail have scored more than double the goals of Al Sailiya.
- Al Duhail haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Al Sailiya have played more matches over 2,5 goals 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 Sadd | 18 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 69 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 7 | 57 | 50 |
| 2 | Al Duhail | 18 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 43 | 22 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 21 | 37 |
| 3 | Al Rayyan | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 31 |
| 4 | Al Gharafa | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 35 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 9 | 30 |
| 5 | Qatar SC | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 28 |
| 6 | Al Arabi | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 24 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 16 | -2 | 26 |
| 7 | Al Ahli | 18 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 22 | 31 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | -9 | 26 |
| 8 | Al Sailiya | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 29 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | -10 | 23 |
| 9 | Al Wakrah | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 28 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 16 | -14 | 18 |
| 10 | Umm Salal | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -13 | 15 |
| 11 | Al Khor | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 38 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 29 | -24 | 14 |
| 12 | Al Kharitiyath | 18 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 44 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 25 | -33 | 6 |