Al Shamal are unlocking their away locker room to Al Rayyan for another important game after their 1-1 result versus 4th-placed Al Wakrah.
- Al Shamal have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Al Rayyan haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Al Shamal form and stats
2-0-3 (win-draw-lost) are the Premier League numbers at home for Al Shamal so far this season. When Al Shamal hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Al Shamal, Al Sailiya and Al Khor), they have won 1 of 2 matches!
Al Shamal shared the glory with Al Wakrah in their last match, an away game that ended all square 1-1.
In the game before, an away victory in the QSL Cup match versus Al Rayyan with a 3-0 scoreline.Shamal have proved capable of finding the net in their games here with 9 goals in 5 league matches. Shamal have conceded 8 from these games.
Al Rayyan form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Al Rayyan so far with only 5 points returning home. The records show 1-2-3 (win-draw-lose). It's a growing despair in Rayyan as they have recorded three consecutive losses.
Rayyan aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 201 league minutes without a goal. Boli was the last player to find the net.
It might be tough going out on the road again for Rayyan, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 0-1 versus Qatar SC (placed 6th).
The game before that, in the QSL Cup, was lost at home, a 0-3 defeat against Al Shamal.The visitors have scored 5 goals from 6 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Al Rayyan have conceded 9 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Head to head totals (for the prior ten meetings): Shamal won one game, three matches ended in a draw and Al Rayyan got six wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / fiveTop Goalscorers
  Y. Boli 5 goals |  B. Mohammad Seif 4 goals | J. Medina Escobar 3 goals |
Al Shamal missing players
Al Rayyan missing players
| Al Shamal | Al Rayyan | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 10 | 5 | 2 | Played | P | 0 | 6 | 10 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 13 | 9 | 6 | Scored | S | 0 | 5 | 13 |
| 19 | 8 | 3 | Conceded | C | 0 | 9 | 19 |
| 90% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 80% | 80% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 67% | 80% |
| 50% | 80% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 60% |
| 40% | 60% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 17% | 40% |
| 20% | 20% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| 60% | 60% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 60% |
| 20% | 20% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 17% | 10% |
| 30% | 20% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 30% |
| 3 | 2.8 | 2.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 4.8 | 5 |
| 4.9 | 3.8 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 4 | 3.9 |
| 1.2 | 1.2 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.7 | 1.6 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 9.2 | 9.2 | 10.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 5.5 | 7.6 |
| 4.7 | 4.6 | 6.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 2.3 | 3.7 |
| 28% | 39% | 46% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 36% | 35% |
| 10.4 | 6.8 | 5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 8.7 | 8.8 |
| 5 | 3.8 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 4 | 4 |
- Al Rayyan haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Al Shamal have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Al Shamal 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 Sadd | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 22 | 25 |
| 2 | Al Duhail | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 22 |
| 3 | Al Arabi | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 19 |
| 4 | Al Wakrah | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 16 |
| 5 | Al Gharafa | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 15 |
| 6 | Qatar SC | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | -2 | 12 |
| 7 | Umm Salal | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 9 |
| 8 | Al Ahli | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 7 | -4 | 9 |
| 9 | Al Rayyan | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -6 | 9 |
| 10 | Al Shamal | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | -6 | 9 |
| 11 | Al Sailiya | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 17 | -12 | 5 |
| 12 | Al Khor | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | -15 | 4 |
