Umm Salal hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 16 points and a 10th position in the Premier League table. Visiting Al Ahli holds 8th place with 19 pts.
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
These teams are located so close to each other that their supporters eat in the same restaurants, hang out at the same night clubs and give birth at the same hospitals. This means added importance to the game and a vibrant atmosphere.
Salal are fighting like crazy to avoid relegation and desperately need points in this fixture. Ahli are fighting to avoid relegation and will work hard for points.
Umm Salal form and stats
With 2 Premier League wins, 2 draws and 5 defeats from their home games, Umm Salal, who have the most conceded goals (22) at home in Premier League, are certainly not brimming with confidence. The last three games played by Salal, regardless of arena, have all ended draws. Two draws in a row at home now for Salal.
An away draw last time out for Salal, facing Qatar SC in a game that ended 1-1. Before that, Umm Salal played out a draw 1-1 when visiting Al Duhail.
Fahad Khalfan was able to secure the draw 1-1 in the game against Qatar SC after coming on as a substitute and scoring the final goal. In the starting lineup today?
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Umm Salal here at Grand Hamad Stadium in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (8 from 9 games). Salal are struggling defensively, conceding on average more than two goals per home game (22 from 9 played).
Al Ahli form and stats
There's been little loot from Al Ahli's travels as they have only collected 9 points from 9 away games in the Premier League. Al Ahli only have 3 wins to counter their 6 defeats and 0 draws. The travelling fans think it's time that their travel expenses are covered with some points now, as Ahli have lost on their last two travels.
Ahli failed to get anything from their last game, a Premier League home match vs Al Sadd (placed 3rd) that ended with defeat 0-1. Preceding that game, the 1-3 loss visiting Al Shahaniya's place.
Ahli find the net regularly in their away games. 11 goals from 9 away fixtures in the league. Al Ahli have conceded 16 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Al Ahli - Salal 1-0 entered in the official records. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Salal won two games, five matches ended with a draw and Al Ahli has three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: two / eightTop Goalscorers
  A. Hernández Platero 7 goals |   M. Al Mawas 5 goals |  N. El Zhar 5 goals |
Umm Salal missing players
Al Ahli missing players
| Umm Salal | Al Ahli | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 9 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 9 | 19 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 7 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 9 | 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 6 | 10 |
| 17 | 8 | 3 | Scored | S | 6 | 11 | 23 |
| 35 | 22 | 8 | Conceded | C | 5 | 16 | 33 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 79% | 78% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 78% | 79% |
| 47% | 67% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 67% | 68% |
| 32% | 56% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 44% | 42% |
| 11% | 22% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 11% | 5% |
| 58% | 44% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 67% | 58% |
| 5% | 11% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 22% | 21% |
| 37% | 44% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 11% | 21% |
| 4.7 | 4.2 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.7 | 4.4 | 4.5 |
| 6.2 | 6.8 | 7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.7 | 5.8 | 4.8 |
| 2 | 2.3 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 1.9 | 1.6 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 162 | 83 | 37 | Total Shots | T S | 27 | 70 | 153 |
| 57 | 27 | 9 | Shots on Target | S O | 10 | 23 | 54 |
| 30% | 30% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 60% | 48% | 43% |
- Al Ahli haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Umm Salal has the fewest clean sheets (1)
- Umm Salal has the fewest points (8) at home
- Umm Salal has the fewest scored goals (17)
- Umm Salal has the fewest scored goals in the second half (7)
- Umm Salal has the most conceded goals (22) at home
- Umm Salal has the the worst goal difference (-14) at home
- Umm Salal have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Umm Salal have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than 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 | 19 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 36 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 8 | 21 | 46 |
| 2 | Al Rayyan | 19 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 36 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 11 | 21 | 42 |
| 3 | Al Sadd | 19 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 48 | 28 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 28 | 14 | 20 | 38 |
| 4 | Al Gharafa | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 30 | 26 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 31 |
| 5 | Al Arabi | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 27 | 25 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 25 |
| 6 | Al Sailiya | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 12 | -3 | 25 |
| 7 | Al Wakrah | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 25 | 28 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 16 | -3 | 21 |
| 8 | Al Ahli | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 23 | 33 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 16 | -10 | 19 |
| 9 | Qatar SC | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 25 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | -7 | 18 |
| 10 | Umm Salal | 19 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 35 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 13 | -18 | 16 |
| 11 | Al Khor | 19 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 30 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 13 | -9 | 15 |
| 12 | Al Shahaniya | 19 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 22 | 40 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 25 | -18 | 14 |