With their 9 point advantage in the league table, Al Wakrah fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Umm Salal.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Al Wakrah form and stats
Al Wakrah have performed here at Saoud Bin Abdulrahman Stadium this season with 4 wins from 7 Premier League matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 2 games and lost 1. Nine out of nine points from the last three home games for Al Wakrah, and the home supporters are ready to scream their lungs out to keep the winning streak alive.
No payout for Al Wakrah in their previous match, an away game at Al Duhail that ended in defeat 0-1. Preceding that match was the home QSL Cup game against Al Arabi that was lost 0-1.
Goals decide football matches and Al Wakrah are scoring many of them at home; 15 on target from 7 league matches. 10 goals have been conceded.
Umm Salal form and stats
There's been little loot from Umm Salal's travels as they have only collected 3 points from 7 away games in the Premier League. Umm Salal only have 0 wins to counter their 4 defeats and 3 draws.
Umm Salal delivered a 2-2 draw playing at home against Al Sadd (placed 3rd) in their previous match; a Premier League game. Before that, Umm Salal travelled to Al Arabi and returned home with a draw after the game finished 1-1.
Drawing 2-2 against Al Sadd after 90 minutes last time out was very disappointing after leading the match 2-0. Their manager A. Ben Askar needs to evaluate why the team couldn't defend their result.
The visitors have scored 5 goals from 7 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Umm Salal have conceded 10 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The last H2H meeting was Umm Salal - Al Wakrah 2-1, played this season. Al Wakrah-Umm Salal H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Al Wakrah one win, Umm Salal five wins, four draws. six of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
 M. Benyettou 10 goals |  M. Al Mawas 4 goals |  Y. Sagbo-Latte 4 goals |
Al Wakrah missing players
Umm Salal missing players
| Al Wakrah | Umm Salal | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 7 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 7 | 15 |
| 5 | 4 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 22 | 15 | 6 | Scored | S | 1 | 5 | 11 |
| 23 | 10 | 1 | Conceded | C | 2 | 10 | 30 |
| 87% | 86% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 73% | 86% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 71% | 73% |
| 60% | 71% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 29% | 47% |
| 40% | 43% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 14% | 33% |
| 27% | 43% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 13% |
| 60% | 71% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 57% | 47% |
| 27% | 29% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 7% |
| 27% | 14% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 43% | 47% |
| 5.5 | 5.4 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 5.6 | 4.8 |
| 4 | 4.1 | 2.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.5 | 4.7 | 6.1 |
| 1.7 | 2.4 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.5 | 1.4 | 1.9 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 138 | 69 | 41 | Total Shots | T S | 17 | 63 | 139 |
| 53 | 31 | 13 | Shots on Target | S O | 6 | 22 | 45 |
| 42% | 48% | 46% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 17% | 23% | 24% |
- Al Wakrah have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Al Wakrah have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Umm Salal have scored away.
- Umm Salal has the fewest scored goals (11)
- Umm Salal has the fewest scored goals (5) away
- Umm Salal has the fewest scored goals in the second half (3)
- Umm Salal has the the worst goal difference (-19)
- Umm Salal have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Umm Salal have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Umm Salal have yet to win a game away.
- Umm Salal haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 16 | 36 |
| 2 | Al Rayyan | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 32 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 18 | 32 |
| 3 | Al Sadd | 15 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 44 | 25 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 13 | 19 | 31 |
| 4 | Al Gharafa | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 25 |
| 5 | Al Arabi | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 20 |
| 6 | Al Sailiya | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 12 | -4 | 20 |
| 7 | Al Wakrah | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | -1 | 19 |
| 8 | Al Ahli | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 12 | -6 | 18 |
| 9 | Qatar SC | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | -4 | 16 |
| 10 | Al Khor | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -9 | 11 |
| 11 | Umm Salal | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -19 | 10 |
| 12 | Al Shahaniya | 15 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 32 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 18 | -18 | 9 |