This match has been long awaited by fans of both sides, as it's the first Q League game of the season. Both Al Shamal and Al Mesaimeer are looking for a positive start to their campaigns.
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 Shamal form and stats
Last season, Al Shamal's league statistics were 3 wins, 3 draws and 9 losses, resulting in a 5th position in the Q League. Over these 15 matches they scored 11 goals and conceded 26. Playing at home last season Al Shamal managed 2-2-4 (win-draw-lost) with 9 goals and 15 conceded.
Al Mesaimeer form and stats
Let's have a look at how Al Mesaimeer performed last season in the Q League: They landed a 4th position in the league table after playing out 6 victories, 2 draws and 7 defeats. In total they scored 20 and conceded 24 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 2 - drew 1 and lost 4 with 7/13 goals scored/conceded.
Head 2 Head
This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Al Mesaimeer - Al Shamal 3-3. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: two - five - three (Shamal wins - draws - Al Mesaimeer wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.Al Shamal missing players
Al Mesaimeer missing players
| Al Shamal | Al Mesaimeer | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 7 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 8 | 16 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 26 | 11 | 0 | Scored | S | 7 | 21 | 32 |
| 23 | 8 | 2 | Conceded | C | 0 | 8 | 25 |
| 94% | 86% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | 94% |
| 88% | 71% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 88% | 88% |
| 56% | 43% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 62% | 69% |
| 44% | 43% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 62% | 50% |
| 12% | 14% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 38% | 31% |
| 62% | 57% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 62% | 56% |
| 19% | 14% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 38% | 25% |
| 25% | 43% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 12% | 25% |
| 5.4 | 4.7 | 4.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 3.6 | 3.2 |
| 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 1.5 | 4.2 | 4.8 |
| 1.5 | 1 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.9 | 1.9 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 168 | 68 | 20 | Total Shots | T S | 27 | 97 | 156 |
| 76 | 29 | 6 | Shots on Target | S O | 19 | 48 | 80 |
| 28% | 28% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 37% | 44% | 36% |
- Al Mesaimeer have not yet lost a game away.
- Al Mesaimeer have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded away.
| 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 Bidda | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Al Kharitiyath | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Al Markhiya | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Al Mesaimeer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Al Mu'aidar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Al Nasr | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Al Shamal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Lusail City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 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 Wakrah | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 39 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 25 | 32 |
| 2 | Al Mu'aidar | 15 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 30 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 27 |
| 3 | Al Markhiya | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 27 |
| 4 | Al Mesaimeer | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -4 | 20 |
| 5 | Al Shamal | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 11 | -15 | 12 |
| 6 | Al Bidda | 15 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 36 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 22 | -26 | 12 |