Al Shamal are counting on their home following to support them to win this game with Al Wakrah. Who wins at Al-Khwar Stadium?
- Al Shamal is in the worst form (0-1-5)
- Al Wakrah have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Premier League
It's no vacation for neither Al Shamal nor Al Wakrah as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Al Shamal form and stats
The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Premier League this season. Al Shamal have only managed 1 win, 2 draws and 4 losses from their games here at Al-Khwar Stadium.
Shamal drew their last game, also a home match. Al Wakrah (placed 6th) was the opponent, 0-0 the score.
A defeat was the result before that one, 2-3 away at Al Gharafa.The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Al Shamal here at Al-Khwar Stadium in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (5 from 7 games). Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 13 goals have been conceded.
Al Wakrah form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Premier League travels is 2 wins, 4 draws and 0 defeats. It's three draws from Al Wakrah's last three away games, a decent catch but one that could be so much better.
Wakrah are looking to quickly end their 264 minutes long goal drought in the Premier League. 228 minutes! That's how long the Al Wakrah goalkeeper and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
Al Wakrah has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Al Shamal for a 0-0 draw.
A 0-0 draw at Umm Salal's stadium before that.The travelling fans enjoy Al Wakrah's attacking play in away games, having scored 10 goals in 6 league matches away. It's not easy to score on Wakrah as they have only conceded 5 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have met earlier this season: Al Shamal - Al Wakrah 0-0. Head to head totals (for the prior ten meetings): Shamal won two games, three matches ended with a tie and Al Wakrah managed five wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / five.
Top Goalscorers
  J. Dala 9 goals |  M. Benyettou 4 goals |   Y. Bammou 3 goals |
Al Shamal missing players
Al Wakrah missing players
| Al Shamal | Al Wakrah | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 7 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 6 | 14 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 8 | 4 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 11 | 5 | 4 | Scored | S | 0 | 10 | 23 |
| 21 | 13 | 3 | Conceded | C | 0 | 5 | 15 |
| 92% | 86% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 67% | 79% |
| 62% | 71% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 67% | 71% |
| 54% | 57% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 64% |
| 23% | 29% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 33% | 36% |
| 15% | 14% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 17% | 14% |
| 46% | 43% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 43% |
| 15% | 14% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 50% | 43% |
| 46% | 57% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 33% | 36% |
| 3.9 | 4.6 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 11 | 5.5 | 5.6 |
| 3.8 | 3.9 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 1 | 2.8 | 3.6 |
| 1.9 | 1.9 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.7 | 2.5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8.5 | 8.1 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11 | 11.2 | 11.4 |
| 3 | 2.9 | 5.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 4.7 | 4.1 |
| 28% | 25% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 36% | 40% |
| 8.9 | 9 | 10 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 3 | 7.3 | 8.4 |
| 4.5 | 4.7 | 5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2 | 3.2 | 3.6 |
- Al Shamal have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored at home.
- Al Shamal have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Al Shamal have the the worst goal difference (-8) at home in Premier League
- Al Shamal is in the worst form (0-1-5)
- Al Wakrah have not yet lost a game away.
- Al Wakrah have scored more than double the goals of Al Shamal.
- Al Wakrah have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Premier League
| 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 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 12 | 31 |
| 3 | Al Sadd | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 25 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 25 |
| 4 | Qatar SC | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 13 | -1 | 23 |
| 5 | Al Gharafa | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 27 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 15 | -2 | 22 |
| 6 | Al Wakrah | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 20 |
| 7 | Al Ahli | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 11 | -1 | 20 |
| 8 | Al Markhiya | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -2 | 15 |
| 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 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 8 | -10 | 11 |
| 11 | Al Sailiya | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 27 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -11 | 9 |
| 12 | Umm Salal | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 19 | -14 | 9 |
