Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Al Arabi & Al Gharafa 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 so close in distance that this match is special, a derby with local pride the main prize.
Al Arabi form and stats
Al Arabi was eliminated in the quarter-finals last season in the QSL Cup.Al Arabi have played three Premier League home games so far, perhaps enough to set expectations for the season. In that case, only 3 points from these matches could be a signal of rough times ahead.
Al Arabi drew their last game, 0-0 away at Al Khor.
Before that game, the home loss against Al Sadd with the scoreline 0-4.Arabi have scored 2 league goals here from 3 matches, not a lot. Arabi are struggling defensively, conceding on average more than two goals per home game (6 from 3 played).
Al Gharafa form and stats
Al Gharafa's mission in QSL Cup last season failed in the semi-finals.Al Gharafa are doing rather OK so far in their away games in the Premier League, having played 2 games and collected 3 points (1 win, 0 draws and 1 loss).
Gharafa's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Qatar SC that finished 1-1.
A 0-2 loss hosting Qatar SC before that.2 goals so far away for Al Gharafa, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 3. All from 2 league matches away.
Head 2 Head
Previous ten meetings featuring these participants: Arabi won one, Al Gharafa were winners in five and we saw four draws. four games with more than 2,5 goals, six matches with under 2,5 goals.Top Goalscorers
  A. Boupendza Pozzi 2 goals |  M. Mohammadi 1 goals |  Y. Msakni 1 goals |
Al Arabi missing players
Al Gharafa missing players
| Al Arabi | Al Gharafa | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 7 | Won | W | 6 | 10 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Lost | L | 4 | 11 | ||
| 31 | 21 | Scored | S | 23 | 38 | ||
| 33 | 21 | Conceded | C | 16 | 36 | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 68% | 71% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 91% | 80% | ||
| 48% | 64% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 82% | 52% | ||
| 32% | 43% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 55% | 32% | ||
| 16% | 21% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 18% | 12% | ||
| 44% | 57% | BTTS | BTTS | 64% | 52% | ||
| 40% | 36% | Clean Sheets | C S | 27% | 24% | ||
| 24% | 7% | Failed to Score | F T | 9% | 24% | ||
| 4.4 | 4.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.8 | 5.2 | ||
| 4 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 3.6 | ||
| 2.1 | 2.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.4 | 1.4 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 8.8 | 8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.8 | 10.2 | ||
| 3.8 | 3.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 4 | ||
| 31% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 42% | 38% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Qatar SC | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | Al Arabi | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Al Sailiya | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Al Gharafa | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Al Khor | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 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 Sadd | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 15 | 15 |
| 2 | Al Duhail | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 12 |
| 3 | Al Gharafa | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| 4 | Al Arabi | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 9 |
| 5 | Al Rayyan | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -1 | 6 |
| 6 | Al Wakrah | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 7 | Umm Salal | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 4 |
| 8 | Qatar SC | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -3 | 4 |
| 9 | Al Shamal | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | -7 | 4 |
| 10 | Al Sailiya | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | -7 | 4 |
| 11 | Al Ahli | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 3 |
| 12 | Al Khor | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -4 | 3 |