National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Al Gharafa or Al Rayyan that keep their silverware dream alive.
There's local pride at stake here, as these teams are practically neighbours. Expect lots of passion from both players and supporters.
Al Gharafa and Al Rayyan should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Al Gharafa form and stats
Last season, Al Gharafa's QSL Cup journey ended in the semi-finals.The story so far in the Premier League for Al Gharafa at their home stadium (Saoud Bin Abdulrahman Stadium) is 2 wins, 2 draws and 0 defeats.
The Al Gharafa club members enjoyed the previous fixture, watching their team host Al Markhiya and win 2-1. Brahimi has scored in five games in a row. Badass!
The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a Premier League home game that ended 2-2 versus Umm Salal.The Gharafa fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 7 goals in 4 league matches. 5 goals have been conceded.
Al Rayyan form and stats
Al Rayyan was sent out of QSL Cup in the semi-finals last season.The story so far for the visiting team on their Premier League travels is 0 wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats.
Al Rayyan lost away at Qatar SC (0-1) in their previous game and are perhaps starting to feel homesick.
A loss against Al Markhiya was the result prior to that, in a Premier League home game.Al Rayyan are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed 2 goals from 4 away games. Rayyan have conceded 5 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's five Al Gharafa victories, two draws and three Al Rayyan wins. Over/under statistics; six of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  Y. Brahimi 5 goals |  I. Belfodil 3 goals |   Y. Boli 2 goals |
Al Gharafa missing players
Al Rayyan missing players
| Al Gharafa | Al Rayyan | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 6 | Won | W | 2 | 7 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 4 | 6 | ||
| 10 | 2 | Lost | L | 6 | 12 | ||
| 48 | 22 | Scored | S | 13 | 31 | ||
| 56 | 15 | Conceded | C | 16 | 40 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 83% | 92% | ||
| 92% | 91% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 72% | ||
| 76% | 64% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 42% | 56% | ||
| 56% | 45% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 32% | ||
| 48% | 27% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 24% | ||
| 84% | 73% | BTTS | BTTS | 58% | 60% | ||
| 12% | 18% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 20% | ||
| 8% | 9% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 28% | ||
| 3.8 | 3.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.7 | 4.4 | ||
| 4.6 | 4.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.2 | 4.9 | ||
| 2.2 | 2.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.6 | 2.5 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 5 | ||
| 10.6 | 11.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.7 | 8.2 | ||
| 4.6 | 5.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.6 | ||
| 41% | 39% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 34% | ||
| 12.6 | 11.1 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.8 | 10.9 | ||
| 5.7 | 4.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 4.5 | ||
| 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 |
