Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Al Ahli & Umm Salal face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the QSL Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
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.
Al Ahli form and stats
Ahli was eliminated in the group stage last season in the QSL Cup.0 victories, 2 draws and 2 defeats. That’s what Al Ahli have to build on here at Saoud Bin Abdulrahman Stadium in the Premier League. On the other hand, in the QSL Cup, Al Ahli has performed like this (both home and away): 1 win, 3 draws and 3 losses. The home team are struggling everywhere these days as they haven't won a league-game, regardless of being the home or the away team, in eleven attempts.
Ahli faced defeat in their previous match, away at Al Wakrah (3-7). As you see from the result above, Ahli suffered greatly in their last game. Thankfully the team has a new chance to prove themselves in this one.
Preceding that match was the home QSL Cup game against Al Rayyan that was lost 0-2.Al Ahli has huge difficulties finding the net and are scoring on average only once per two home matches in the league: 1 goal from 4 games. Ahli are not conceding a lot of goals here at Saoud Bin Abdulrahman Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 3 from 4 matches.
Umm Salal form and stats
Umm Salal was sent out of QSL Cup in the group stage last season.Playing away, Umm Salal have won 1 game, drawn 2 and suffered 1 defeat in the Premier League this season. The mentioned statistics is only from the league, looking at the QSL Cup stats, they have 2 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses both home and away.
The manager Abdulmajid was unhappy after their last game, a QSL Cup match played at their home ground Suheim Bin Hamad Stadium (Qatar SC Stadium). Salal suffered a 1-2 loss to Al Rayyan.
Preceding that game, the 2-3 loss visiting Al Shamal's place.Salal has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 6 goals from 4 games. 4 goals have been conceded by Umm Salal in these games.
Head 2 Head
The contenders have met each other before in this season, with the match result Umm Salal - Al Ahli 1-1 written in the official records. Ahli-Umm Salal H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Al Ahli four wins, Umm Salal one win, five draws. one of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  Y. Al Bakhet 4 goals | A. Hussein 4 goals |  P. Eze 3 goals |
Al Ahli missing players
Umm Salal missing players
| Al Ahli | Umm Salal | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 8 | Played | P | 10 | 25 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 5 | ||
| 11 | 3 | Drew | D | 2 | 8 | ||
| 10 | 4 | Lost | L | 6 | 12 | ||
| 23 | 4 | Scored | S | 11 | 26 | ||
| 45 | 9 | Conceded | C | 19 | 44 | ||
| 84% | 88% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 90% | 92% | ||
| 72% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 70% | 72% | ||
| 44% | 12% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 70% | 56% | ||
| 36% | 12% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 40% | 36% | ||
| 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 30% | 20% | ||
| 48% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 60% | ||
| 24% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 10% | 16% | ||
| 44% | 62% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 32% | ||
| 5.6 | 6.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 3.9 | ||
| 5.4 | 5.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.2 | 5.8 | ||
| 1.9 | 2.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 2.2 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 3 | ||
| 8.8 | 9.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.5 | 7.2 | ||
| 3.5 | 3.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.2 | 2.5 | ||
| 26% | 13% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 41% | ||
| 11.4 | 12 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7.9 | 10.1 | ||
| 4.9 | 4.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 4.7 | ||
| 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 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 18 |
| 2 | Al Rayyan | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 12 |
| 3 | Al Shamal | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -4 | 8 |
| 4 | Umm Salal | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | -7 | 7 |
| 5 | Al Ahli | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 10 | -6 | 6 |
| 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 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 22 | 25 |
| 2 | Al Duhail | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 22 |
| 3 | Al Arabi | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 19 |
| 4 | Al Gharafa | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 15 |
| 5 | Al Wakrah | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 |
| 6 | Umm Salal | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 9 |
| 7 | Qatar SC | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | -3 | 9 |
| 8 | Al Rayyan | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -5 | 9 |
| 9 | Al Shamal | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | -6 | 8 |
| 10 | Al Ahli | 9 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 7 | -5 | 6 |
| 11 | Al Sailiya | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 16 | -11 | 5 |
| 12 | Al Khor | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | -15 | 4 |