This league campaign has been a rollercoaster for these contenders so far, highs and lows giving mid-table places so far. Clear the decks for Qatar SC - Al Ahli!
- Qatar SC have the fewest points from losing position (3) in Premier League
- Al Ahli is in the worst form (0-1-5)
Qatar SC are staying put; they can neither be promoted or relegated this season and are fighting only for positions. For Al Ahli most of the excitement is over as they will neither be promoted or relegated this season.
This is a match between teams from the same area, a local derby. The community is buzzing.
This has all the signs of an exciting match with lots of action and energy as both contenders are well refreshed since they last played a game. Get ready!
Qatar SC form and stats
Qatar SC have collected 17 points from their Premier League home games so far after 5-2-3. The Qatar manager Safri might feel some added pressure to get something from this game after two straight home defeats.
Nothing to worry about in defence for Qatar SC, as their goalkeeper Sataa Abdul Naser Al Abbasi has completely shut out the opponents for 180 minutes in the Premier League.
Qatar SC enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Al Gharafa's place. The match ended 1-0 with Bonyan scoring.
Before that match, a win away at Al Rayyan.The Qatar SC fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 17 goals in 10 league matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Qatar's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 13 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Al Ahli form and stats
3-3-4 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Al Ahli in their Premier League matches away. With the Al Ahli losing streak of five defeats in a row, regardless of arena, optimism is low and sinking.
Home advantage was not enough for Al Ahli in their previous game as they lost hosting Al Sailiya, 0-4. Ahli lost the plot completely in their previous game, as mentioned above. They need to recover quickly from that 0-4 beating and focus on this one.
Prior to that match, the Al Ahli manager Markanovic faced defeat when travelling to Al Arabi and losing 3-4.Take note that 16 of this side's 18 most recent league matches have ended with three or more goals.
Ahli has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 18 goals from 10 games. Al Ahli have conceded 21 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
This was the scoreline when the sides faced each other earlier this campaign; Al Ahli - Qatar SC 1-3. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's two Qatar victories, three draws and five Al Ahli wins. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  Y. Alnaimat 8 goals |  M. Kanani Zadegan 6 goals |   B. Banoun 5 goals |
Qatar SC missing players
Al Ahli missing players
| Qatar SC | Al Ahli | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 10 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 10 | 20 |
| 10 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 8 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 26 | 17 | 6 | Scored | S | 3 | 18 | 31 |
| 30 | 13 | 1 | Conceded | C | 3 | 21 | 43 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 80% | 80% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 90% | 90% |
| 55% | 50% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 80% | 80% |
| 30% | 40% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 50% | 55% |
| 15% | 30% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 30% | 20% |
| 40% | 50% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 90% | 80% |
| 25% | 30% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 10% | 5% |
| 35% | 20% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 15% |
| 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 2.6 | 2.4 |
| 4.5 | 4.5 | 7.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.7 |
| 2.9 | 2.5 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.9 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 9.1 | 8.7 | 11 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13 | 11.5 | 10.6 |
| 3.8 | 4.1 | 5.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 4.7 | 4.3 |
| 34% | 41% | 55% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 38% | 36% |
| 10.5 | 10 | 10.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.5 | 14.2 | 13.6 |
| 4.2 | 3.5 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6 | 6.3 | 5.5 |
- Al Ahli have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Al Ahli have the fewest clean sheets (1) in Premier League
- Al Ahli have the fewest matches under the total-line (4) in Premier League
- Al Ahli haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Al Ahli is in the worst form (0-1-5)
- Qatar SC have the fewest points from losing position (3) in Premier League
- Qatar SC 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 | 20 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 44 | 21 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 11 | 23 | 48 |
| 2 | Al Arabi | 20 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 38 | 22 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 16 | 43 |
| 3 | Al Sadd | 20 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 42 | 23 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 19 | 41 |
| 4 | Al Wakrah | 21 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 43 | 24 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 19 | 36 |
| 5 | Al Gharafa | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 31 | 31 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 0 | 32 |
| 6 | Qatar SC | 20 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 26 | 30 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 17 | -4 | 32 |
| 7 | Al Markhiya | 21 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 30 | 36 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 13 | -6 | 24 |
| 8 | Al Ahli | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 31 | 43 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 21 | -12 | 21 |
| 9 | Al Shamal | 21 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 20 | 36 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 16 | -16 | 18 |
| 10 | Al Rayyan | 21 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 25 | 32 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 15 | -7 | 17 |
| 11 | Umm Salal | 21 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 34 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 24 | -16 | 17 |
| 12 | Al Sailiya | 21 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 28 | 44 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 23 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 21 | -16 | 16 |
