Al Shamal are believing in their home advantage to aid them during this fixture against Umm Salal. Who will win?
- Al Shamal have the most dropped points from leading position (13) in Premier League
Al Shamal and Umm Salal should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Al Shamal form and stats
Al Shamal's struggle is real here with only 6 points collected from 8 Premier League games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 2-0-6. With Shamal having lost three times in a row here, the pressure is increasing on the manager Chazouani.
A nice win for Al Shamal last time playing, versus Al Sadd. That was also a home game and the match ended 1-5 with Salemi scoring for the victors. The home fans saw a 1-5 draw versus Al Sadd last time out and are looking for a victory here. The Al Shamal supporters got no joy from their last match, also played here: A 1-5 defeat against Al Sadd (placed 1st).
A strong away win before that one, visiting Qatar SC and winning 1-1. 1-1 away at Qatar SC before that. A defeat was the result before that one, 1-1 away at Qatar SC.A decent goal production from Al Shamal in their home games so far, with 13 goals from 8 league matches. Goals are flowing in at the wrong end for Al Shamal with 18 goals conceded in these matches. It's worth mentioning that 10 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Umm Salal form and stats
Playing away, Umm Salal have won 3 games, drawn 3 and suffered 2 defeats in the Premier League this season.
Umm Salal played 3-1 against Al Gharafa in their previous match. This fixture can not go any worse than the previous one, the home loss versus Al Gharafa with 3-1 on the scoreboard. Impressive finishing from Sulimane, Rashidi and Hussein secured the home win 3-1 against Al Gharafa in their previous game.
Before that one, a nice away victory 1-2 at Al Ahli. Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Al Ahli that ended 1-2. It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Al Ahli wasn't a success with a 1-2 loss.Umm Salal are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 13 times in 8 away games so far. 9 goals have been conceded by Umm Salal in these games. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
It's not the first time these two teams meet this campaign, as the statistics show this recent game: Umm Salal - Shamal 1-1. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Al Shamal one win, three draws and Umm Salal six victories. As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. Hussein 9 goals |  J. Medina Escobar 6 goals | Y. Al Bakhet 5 goals |
Al Shamal missing players
Umm Salal missing players
| Al Shamal | Umm Salal | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 8 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 8 | 15 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 8 | 6 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 20 | 13 | 4 | Scored | S | 2 | 13 | 24 |
| 30 | 18 | 6 | Conceded | C | 3 | 9 | 19 |
| 93% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 88% | 93% |
| 87% | 88% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 75% | 87% |
| 53% | 88% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 50% | 53% |
| 40% | 62% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 38% | 40% |
| 27% | 38% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 25% | 13% |
| 67% | 75% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 62% | 80% |
| 20% | 12% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 25% | 13% |
| 20% | 12% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 25% | 13% |
| 2.3 | 2 | 2.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7.7 | 5 | 4.7 |
| 5.2 | 4.5 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3 | 3.2 | 4.4 |
| 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8.3 | 7.8 | 8.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8 | 6.6 | 8 |
| 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 2.9 | 3.4 |
| 31% | 39% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 57% | 47% |
| 11.7 | 10 | 10.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8 | 8.9 | 9.7 |
| 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 3.1 | 4.3 |
- Al Shamal have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
- Al Shamal have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Al Shamal have the most conceded goals (18) at home in Premier League
- Al Shamal have the most dropped points from leading position (13) in Premier League
- 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 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 8 | 31 | 34 |
| 2 | Al Duhail | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 39 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 22 | 33 |
| 3 | Al Wakrah | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 25 |
| 4 | Al Gharafa | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 23 |
| 5 | Al Arabi | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 4 | -1 | 23 |
| 6 | Umm Salal | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 24 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 22 |
| 7 | Al Rayyan | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 16 |
| 8 | Qatar SC | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 8 | -3 | 16 |
| 9 | Al Ahli | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 7 | -10 | 16 |
| 10 | Al Shamal | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 12 | -10 | 13 |
| 11 | Al Khor | 15 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 32 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 20 | -20 | 10 |
| 12 | Al Sailiya | 15 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 27 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 20 | -20 | 6 |
