National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Al Duhail or Al Wakrah that keep their silverware dream alive.
These teams are so close in distance that this match is special, a derby with local pride the main prize.
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 Duhail form and stats
Last season their Qatar Prince Cup adventure ended in the final.16 points is a decent return from 7 Premier League games here at Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium for Al Duhail. The data says 5 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss.
Al Duhail's previous game was also played at home, ending 2-1 versus Al Ahli. The home side are looking to build on that result.
A strong away win before that one, visiting Al Wakrah and winning 1-0.Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Al Markhiya are coming to town in four days.
With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (16 in 7 games), Al Duhail's attacking play is working. 8 goals have been conceded.
Al Wakrah form and stats
The visitors are W2-D2-L0 on the road this term. That's in the Premier League.
Wakrah have been frustrated by their lack of goals lately, as they haven't scored in the league since they found the net 196 minutes ago. Dala was the goal scorer.
Al Wakrah might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Al Gharafa proved too strong as Al Wakrah slumped to a 0-4 defeat in front of their own fans at Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Stadium. As you can see from the result above, the defeat against Al Gharafa was particularly ugly (0-4). The humiliation is still top of mind.
A 0-1 loss hosting Al Duhail before that.The Wakrah manager López has got the team scoring on the road, with 10 away goals in 4 league matches. 5 goals have been conceded by Al Wakrah in these games.
Head 2 Head
Last ten meetings between these squads: Al Duhail won four, Al Wakrah were winners in five and we saw one draw. seven games with more than 2,5 goals, three matches with less than 2,5 goals.
Top Goalscorers
  M. Olunga Ogada 9 goals |   J. Dala 9 goals | M. Benyettou 4 goals |
Al Duhail missing players
Al Wakrah missing players
| Al Duhail | Al Wakrah | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 19 | 10 | Won | W | 3 | 10 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 4 | 5 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 4 | 10 | ||
| 68 | 38 | Scored | S | 21 | 53 | ||
| 27 | 17 | Conceded | C | 22 | 49 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 88% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 88% | ||
| 68% | 92% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 91% | 84% | ||
| 40% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 55% | 60% | ||
| 32% | 42% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 27% | 32% | ||
| 60% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 64% | 60% | ||
| 36% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 18% | 24% | ||
| 4% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 18% | 20% | ||
| 4.8 | 5.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.4 | 5 | ||
| 3.8 | 4.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.3 | 3.5 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.6 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 12.1 | 13.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.1 | 10.8 | ||
| 5.5 | 6.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.7 | 4.7 | ||
| 48% | 52% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 45% | ||
| 10.2 | 10.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.5 | 8.2 | ||
| 4.2 | 4.6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 4.1 | ||
| 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 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 15 | 29 |
| 2 | Al Arabi | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 25 |
| 3 | Al Sadd | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 19 |
| 4 | Qatar SC | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 19 |
| 5 | Al Gharafa | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 15 | -1 | 19 |
| 6 | Al Wakrah | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 18 |
| 7 | Al Ahli | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 17 |
| 8 | Al Markhiya | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 12 |
| 9 | Al Shamal | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | -8 | 10 |
| 10 | Al Rayyan | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -7 | 8 |
| 11 | Al Sailiya | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -11 | 7 |
| 12 | Umm Salal | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 18 | -13 | 7 |
