Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Al Duhail & Al Sadd face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the QSL Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
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.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Al Duhail form and stats
Al Duhail participated in QSL Cup the last season, where they reached the group stage.Al Duhail are steadily winning Premier League games and points here at Suheim Bin Hamad Stadium. 7 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat is the summary from 9 games.
A good away victory last time out for Duhail, who won 3-1 against Qatar SC.
Before that, Al Duhail played out a Premier League draw 2-2 when visiting Al Sadd.Al Duhail can score goals in their home matches. After 9 league matches they have found the net 22 times. It's worth mentioning that 14 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Al Duhail's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 10 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Al Sadd form and stats
Sadd's mission in QSL Cup last season failed in the quarter-finals.The story so far for the visiting team on their Premier League travels is 5 wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats.
Two trips in a row for Al Sadd, whose manager Díez could celebrate last time after the win against Al Shamal.
A draw for Sadd before that, at their own venue hosting Al Duhail (2-2).Al Sadd have conceded 13 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Al Duhail have managed a sequence of 4 consecutive games without defeat (1-3-0) when playing Al Sadd.Bounedjah loves to face Duhail and have scored 8 goals in these encounters.
Top Goalscorers
  M. Olunga Ogada 13 goals |  B. Bounedjah 9 goals |  T. Nam 6 goals |
Al Duhail missing players
Al Sadd missing players
| Al Duhail | Al Sadd | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 16 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 19 | 13 | Won | W | 5 | 16 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 5 | 7 | ||
| 57 | 40 | Scored | S | 22 | 57 | ||
| 28 | 21 | Conceded | C | 19 | 28 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 88% | 94% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 92% | ||
| 68% | 81% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 82% | 76% | ||
| 36% | 38% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 45% | 48% | ||
| 16% | 19% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 27% | 16% | ||
| 64% | 69% | BTTS | BTTS | 91% | 60% | ||
| 32% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 9% | 40% | ||
| 4% | 6% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | ||
| 5.2 | 5.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.9 | 4.7 | ||
| 3.3 | 3.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.7 | 2.6 | ||
| 1.9 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.4 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | ||
| 13.2 | 13.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.8 | 13.2 | ||
| 5.5 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6 | 5.5 | ||
| 42% | 42% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 41% | ||
| 8.9 | 9.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.8 | 9.2 | ||
| 3.6 | 4.1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.1 | 3.1 | ||
| 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 Duhail | 16 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 35 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 21 | 39 |
| 2 | Al Arabi | 17 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 31 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 14 | 37 |
| 3 | Al Sadd | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 34 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 32 |
| 4 | Al Wakrah | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 33 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 15 | 27 |
| 5 | Al Gharafa | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 30 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 16 | -2 | 26 |
| 6 | Qatar SC | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 24 | 28 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 17 | -4 | 26 |
| 7 | Al Ahli | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 34 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 17 | -6 | 21 |
| 8 | Al Markhiya | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 22 | 27 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 12 | -5 | 18 |
| 9 | Al Rayyan | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 10 | -2 | 16 |
| 10 | Al Shamal | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 8 | -10 | 14 |
| 11 | Umm Salal | 17 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 27 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 20 | -14 | 13 |
| 12 | Al Sailiya | 17 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 18 | 38 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 20 | -20 | 9 |
