The visiting Al Rayyan side should be favourites in this visit to Qatar SC, as the away team holds a 21 point advantage from their 17 league games this season.
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
There's local pride at stake here, as these teams are practically neighbours. Expect lots of passion from both players and supporters.
Al Rayyan are still fighting for the big positions at the top of the table.
Qatar SC form and stats
The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Premier League this season. Qatar SC have only managed 2 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses from their games here.
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Al Khor (0-2).
Qatar SC have scored 6 league goals here from 8 matches, not a lot. Qatar SC have conceded 10 in these home matches.
Al Rayyan form and stats
The away team, who have the most clean sheets (9) in Premier League, have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 5 wins, 2 draws and only 1 loss in the Premier League.
215 minutes! That's how long the Al Rayyan goalkeeper Fahad Younis Ahmed Baker and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
The supporters enjoyed Al Rayyan's previous game versus Al Sadd (placed 3rd), a Premier League 1-0 win played at home. Before that, Al Rayyan secured a home win against Al Ahli with the score 1-0.
With an average of more than two away goals per league game away, Al Rayyan are regular goalscorers on their travels. Al Rayyan have conceded 10 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Al Rayyan - Qatar SC 5-0 earlier this season. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Qatar SC won zero games, two matches ended with a draw and Al Rayyan has eight wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: six / fourTop Goalscorers
  Y. Brahimi 11 goals |  A. Abdullah 6 goals |   S. Rashidov 5 goals |
Qatar SC missing players
Al Rayyan missing players
| Qatar SC | Al Rayyan | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 8 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 8 | 17 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 5 | 11 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 8 | 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | 6 | 2 | Scored | S | 5 | 19 | 34 |
| 22 | 10 | 5 | Conceded | C | 1 | 10 | 14 |
| 82% | 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 94% |
| 65% | 62% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 71% |
| 41% | 38% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 62% | 47% |
| 24% | 12% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 50% | 41% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 25% | 18% |
| 29% | 50% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 75% | 47% |
| 35% | 25% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 25% | 53% |
| 53% | 38% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| 3.9 | 4.4 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 8 | 6 | 5.3 |
| 5.5 | 6.4 | 8.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.5 | 5.8 | 5.5 |
| 1.5 | 1.1 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 118 | 55 | 15 | Total Shots | T S | 14 | 57 | 135 |
| 42 | 16 | 5 | Shots on Target | S O | 7 | 36 | 75 |
| 38% | 38% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 71% | 53% | 45% |
- Al Rayyan has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (5)
- Al Rayyan has the most clean sheets (9)
- Al Rayyan has the the best goal difference (+20)
- Al Rayyan have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Al Rayyan have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Al Rayyan have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Al Rayyan have scored more than double the goals of Qatar SC.
- Al Rayyan haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- All of Al Rayyan's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Qatar SC has the fewest matches over the total-line (5)
- Qatar SC has the most matches under the total-line (11)
- Qatar SC is in the worst form (0-4-2)
| 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 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 33 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 19 | 42 |
| 2 | Al Rayyan | 17 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 34 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 20 | 38 |
| 3 | Al Sadd | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 45 | 27 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 27 | 14 | 18 | 32 |
| 4 | Al Gharafa | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 24 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 28 |
| 5 | Al Arabi | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 24 |
| 6 | Al Sailiya | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 12 | -3 | 23 |
| 7 | Al Wakrah | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 27 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 15 | -3 | 19 |
| 8 | Al Ahli | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 29 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 13 | -7 | 19 |
| 9 | Qatar SC | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | -6 | 17 |
| 10 | Al Khor | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 11 | -8 | 14 |
| 11 | Umm Salal | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 33 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -18 | 14 |
| 12 | Al Shahaniya | 17 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 37 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 23 | -20 | 10 |