Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Al Ahli & Al Gharafa face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the QSL Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
This is a local derby, usually meaning added tension and importance.
Al Ahli form and stats
Last season, Ahli's QSL Cup journey ended in the quarter-finals.When playing at home in the Premier League, Al Ahli have managed 3 wins, 0 draws and suffered 1 defeat from 4 games. 0W-1D-3L is the hard facts regardless of venue in the QSL Cup for Al Ahli.
Al Ahli faced defeat in their previous match, away at Al Rayyan (0-2). Preceding that match was a Premier League defeat to Al Sadd (1-7).
Ahli have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Al-Khor Stadium with 7 goals in 4 league matches. Goals are flowing in at the wrong end for Al Ahli with 8 goals conceded in these matches.
Al Gharafa form and stats
They also participated in QSL Cup last season. This ended in the quarter-finals.Things could have gone better for Al Gharafa in their Premier League away matches, but 3 points from 2 games is all right. Total QSL Cup statistics for Al Gharafa: 3 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses.
Gharafa delivered a 0-0 draw playing at home against Al Arabi in their previous match; a QSL Cup game. Preceding that game, the 2-4 loss visiting Al Sailiya's place.
As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Al Gharafa has managed 4 goals and let in 5 from 2 matches.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: three wins for Ahli, two draws and five wins for Al Gharafa. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: five games.Al Ahli missing players
Al Gharafa missing players
| Al Ahli | Al Gharafa | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 15 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 8 | 5 | Won | W | 4 | 11 | ||
| 5 | 4 | Drew | D | 2 | 6 | ||
| 12 | 6 | Lost | L | 5 | 8 | ||
| 27 | 20 | Scored | S | 13 | 34 | ||
| 40 | 24 | Conceded | C | 16 | 33 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | ||
| 72% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 82% | 80% | ||
| 40% | 47% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 45% | 44% | ||
| 24% | 27% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 18% | 28% | ||
| 12% | 13% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 9% | 12% | ||
| 40% | 40% | BTTS | BTTS | 64% | 56% | ||
| 24% | 27% | Clean Sheets | C S | 18% | 32% | ||
| 36% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 18% | 20% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.2 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 2.1 | ||
| 3 | 3 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 195 | 117 | Total Shots | T S | 99 | 253 | ||
| 64 | 47 | Shots on Target | S O | 38 | 92 | ||
| 42% | 43% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 34% | 36% | ||
| 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 Ahli | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Al Arabi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Al Gharafa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Al Kharitiyath | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Al Rayyan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Umm Salal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 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 Sadd | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 16 | 13 |
| 2 | Al Ahli | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 3 | Al Duhail | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| 4 | Al Gharafa | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 9 |
| 5 | Al Rayyan | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 6 | Al Wakrah | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 7 | Al Sailiya | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 7 |
| 8 | Al Kharitiyath | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -6 | 6 |
| 9 | Al Arabi | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 5 |
| 10 | Umm Salal | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 4 |
| 11 | Al Khor | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 3 |
| 12 | Qatar SC | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 3 |