It's time for cup football and it's the QSL Cup Group Stage between Al Arabi and Al Duhail. Here's the biggest preview available before kick-off:
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
This is a local derby, usually meaning added tension and importance.
Al Arabi form and stats
Al Arabi was eliminated in the group stage last season in the QSL Cup.Al Arabi have played 6 Premier League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 2-1-3 (wins-draws-losses).
Al Arabi manager H. Hallgrímsson and his team return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Al Gharafa in the QSL Cup. Preceding that game was the away draw at Qatar SC that finished 1-1.
A decent goal production from Al Arabi in their home games so far, with 9 goals from 6 league matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Al Arabi defense is not exactly impregnable. 9 goals conceded from 6 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Al Duhail form and stats
Last season their QSL Cup adventure ended in the final against Al Gharafa.Playing away, Al Duhail have won 5 games, drawn 0 and suffered 0 defeats in the Premier League this season. Things are running smoothly for Al Duhail who hasn't tasted defeat in their last eleven matches, regardless of venue and tournament. Their last defeat was against Al Kharitiyath. Long winning streaks away are a rare occurrence in football, which only makes Al Duhail's record of six away victories in a row even more impressive. They last lost points away in the Al Kharitiyath game.
Al Duhail failed to get anything from their last game, a QSL Cup home match vs Qatar SC that ended with defeat 0-1. Before that, Al Duhail travelled to Al Sailiya and returned home with a draw after the QSL Cup game finished 2-2.
With an average of more than two away goals per league game away, Al Duhail are regular goalscorers on their travels. As opposed to that, Al Duhail have seen the ball go into their own net 5 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Al Arabi-Al Duhail H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Al Arabi 2 wins, Al Duhail 7 wins, 1 draw. 4 of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Al Arabi missing players
Al Duhail missing players
| Al Arabi | Al Duhail | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Won | W | 8 | 11 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 9 | ||
| 11 | 6 | Lost | L | 3 | 5 | ||
| 37 | 16 | Scored | S | 24 | 43 | ||
| 43 | 20 | Conceded | C | 16 | 38 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 96% | 92% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 77% | 84% | ||
| 72% | 83% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 62% | 64% | ||
| 36% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 46% | 48% | ||
| 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 15% | 16% | ||
| 84% | 83% | BTTS | BTTS | 62% | 72% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 31% | 16% | ||
| 16% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 8% | 12% | ||
| 5.1 | 5 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 5.3 | 5.9 | ||
| 5.2 | 4.6 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 4.2 | 4.4 | ||
| 1.8 | 2.3 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.9 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 161 | 79 | Total Shots | T S | 152 | 307 | ||
| 79 | 40 | Shots on Target | S O | 60 | 130 | ||
| 39% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 33% | ||
- Al Arabi have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Al Arabi have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Al Arabi haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Al Duhail 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 Arabi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Al Duhail | 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 Khor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Al Sailiya | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Qatar SC | 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 Duhail | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 26 |
| 2 | Al Rayyan | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 14 | 22 |
| 3 | Al Gharafa | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 20 |
| 4 | Al Sadd | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 15 |
| 5 | Al Arabi | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 14 |
| 6 | Al Sailiya | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -2 | 14 |
| 7 | Al Ahli | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 12 | -1 | 13 |
| 8 | Al Wakrah | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -3 | 12 |
| 9 | Qatar SC | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | -3 | 12 |
| 10 | Al Khor | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -8 | 5 |
| 11 | Umm Salal | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -14 | 5 |
| 12 | Al Shahaniya | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -14 | 4 |