After four games we know a little more about the qualities of Al Wakrah and Al Arabi in this fresh Premier League season. Read our match preview!
Al Wakrah and Al Arabi 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 Wakrah form and stats
As mentioned below, Al Wakrah are feasting on a winning streak here so far with maximum points from their first 2 Premier League games.
No payout for Wakrah in their previous match, an away game at Al Rayyan that ended in defeat 0-1. Ahead of that match, Al Wakrah lost 1-3 at home to Al Duhail.
Early season league goal statistics from Al Wakrah's 2 home games: 3 goals, 0 conceded.
Al Arabi form and stats
The Premier League season is young and Al Arabi have only just started going through their travel schedule, with 2 away games done and still no victory. 1 draw and 1 defeat so far.
Arabi are travelling after their nice 2-1 home win in the Premier League against Umm Salal (placed 12th). Preceding that match was the 1-1 draw at home vs Al Rayyan.
Late drama in the previous game, when M. Mohammadi scored the winning goal four minutes into stoppage time to defeat Umm Salal.
As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Al Arabi has managed 2 goals and let in 4 from 2 matches.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: two wins for Wakrah, two draws and six wins for Al Arabi. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: five games.Top Goalscorers
  M. Benyettou 2 goals |  M. Elneel 2 goals |  K. Mazeed 1 goals |
Al Wakrah missing players
Al Arabi missing players
| Al Wakrah | Al Arabi | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Scored | S | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 50% | 50% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 75% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 50% | 25% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 75% |
| 50% | 100% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 50% | 25% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.2 | 1.5 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.5 | 1.8 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | 11 | 1 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 12 | 38 |
| 9 | 7 | 1 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 5 | 15 |
| 44% | 43% | 100% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 40% | 33% |
- Al Arabi has the most matches over the total-line (3) in Premier League
- Al Wakrah has the most dropped points from leading position (3) in Premier League
| Al Wakrah | Last season | Al Arabi | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 22 | 11 | Played | P | 11 | 22 | ||
| 7 | 5 | Won | W | 3 | 6 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 5 | 8 | ||
| 9 | 3 | Lost | L | 3 | 8 | ||
| 28 | 18 | Scored | S | 15 | 28 | ||
| 31 | 15 | Conceded | C | 9 | 28 | ||
| 86% | 82% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 82% | 86% | ||
| 73% | 82% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 64% | 68% | ||
| 55% | 64% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 36% | 50% | ||
| 27% | 27% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 18% | 27% | ||
| 18% | 27% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 9% | 9% | ||
| 59% | 64% | BTTS | BTTS | 55% | 64% | ||
| 27% | 27% | Clean Sheets | C S | 27% | 23% | ||
| 27% | 27% | Failed to Score | F T | 36% | 27% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.8 | 2.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.7 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 218 | 109 | Total Shots | T S | 78 | 144 | ||
| 79 | 42 | Shots on Target | S O | 29 | 66 | ||
| 35% | 43% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 52% | 41% | ||
| 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 Ahli | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 12 |
| 2 | Al Gharafa | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 3 | Al Sadd | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 7 |
| 4 | Al Rayyan | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 5 | Al Duhail | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 6 | Al Wakrah | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 7 | Al Arabi | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 4 |
| 8 | Al Sailiya | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -4 | 4 |
| 9 | Al Khor | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| 10 | Qatar SC | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -3 | 3 |
| 11 | Al Kharitiyath | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -7 | 3 |
| 12 | Umm Salal | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | -6 | 1 |
| Last season | 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 | 22 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 38 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 9 | 22 | 52 |
| 2 | Al Rayyan | 22 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 40 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 11 | 25 | 51 |
| 3 | Al Sadd | 22 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 51 | 29 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 29 | 14 | 22 | 45 |
| 4 | Al Gharafa | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 34 | 29 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 36 |
| 5 | Al Sailiya | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 25 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 13 | -3 | 29 |
| 6 | Al Wakrah | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 28 | 31 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 16 | -3 | 27 |
| 7 | Al Arabi | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 28 | 28 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 26 |
| 8 | Qatar SC | 22 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 26 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 12 | -8 | 20 |
| 9 | Al Ahli | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 24 | 36 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 18 | -12 | 20 |
| 10 | Umm Salal | 22 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 18 | 37 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 13 | -19 | 18 |
| 11 | Al Khor | 22 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 25 | 35 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 16 | -10 | 17 |
| 12 | Al Shahaniya | 22 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 24 | 43 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 27 | -19 | 16 |