National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Al Duhail or Al Markhiya that keep their silverware dream alive.
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.
This should be an engaging game with lots of action and energy as both participants are well recovered since they last saw competitive action. Let's start!
Al Duhail form and stats
Last season, Al Duhail's QSL Cup journey ended in the group stage.When playing at home in the Premier League, Al Duhail have managed 2 wins, 1 draw and suffered 1 defeat from 4 games.
A draw after 90 minutes last time out for Duhail, who played 1-1 against Al Sailiya. That match was also played at this venue (Thani Bin Jassim Stadium). Yazidi was able to secure the draw 1-1 in the game against Al Sailiya after coming on as a substitute and scoring the final goal. In the starting lineup today?
Before that game, the 3-0 home victory against Qatar SC.With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Al Duhail defense is not exactly impregnable. 6 goals conceded from 4 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Al Markhiya form and stats
The visitors are W1-D2-L2 on the road this term. That's in the Premier League.
Markhiya lost away at Al Gharafa (1-2) in their previous game and are perhaps starting to feel homesick.
Prior to that result Al Markhiya won their away game at Al Rayyan in the Premier League. The scoreline was 2-1.We have checked recent matches where Al Markhiya have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 7 games were 2 victories, 2 draws and 3 defeats.
The attacking power of Markhiya when travelling is not overwhelming with 4 goals scored from 5 league matches away. 6 goals have been conceded by Al Markhiya in these games.
Head 2 Head
Al Duhail have won all of the 6 latest fixtures against this side. Something to take note of?Top Goalscorers
  M. Olunga Ogada 5 goals |  A. Hussein 4 goals |  T. Nam 2 goals |
Al Duhail missing players
Al Markhiya missing players
| Al Duhail | Al Markhiya | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 15 | 25 | ||
| 17 | 7 | Won | W | 8 | 14 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 3 | 3 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 4 | 8 | ||
| 69 | 32 | Scored | S | 23 | 38 | ||
| 27 | 16 | Conceded | C | 18 | 32 | ||
| 96% | 91% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 93% | 96% | ||
| 84% | 91% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 87% | 76% | ||
| 68% | 82% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 56% | ||
| 48% | 55% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 24% | ||
| 44% | 55% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 7% | 16% | ||
| 64% | 82% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 56% | ||
| 32% | 18% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 20% | ||
| 8% | 9% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 28% | ||
| 5.5 | 5.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.8 | 5.7 | ||
| 4 | 4.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 4.4 | ||
| 1.5 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.8 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 4 | ||
| 12 | 13.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.5 | 11 | ||
| 5.8 | 6.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.4 | 4.8 | ||
| 45% | 44% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 35% | 33% | ||
| 10.5 | 11.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.2 | 9.1 | ||
| 4.7 | 5.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 3.7 | ||
| 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 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 Markhiya | 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 | Al Shamal | 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 Arabi | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 16 |
| 2 | Al Wakrah | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 15 |
| 3 | Al Duhail | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 14 |
| 4 | Al Gharafa | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 12 |
| 5 | Al Ahli | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 10 |
| 6 | Al Shamal | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 10 |
| 7 | Qatar SC | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -5 | 10 |
| 8 | Al Markhiya | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 8 |
| 9 | Al Sadd | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -2 | 7 |
| 10 | Umm Salal | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 7 |
| 11 | Al Sailiya | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -7 | 4 |
| 12 | Al Rayyan | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -6 | 1 |
