Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Al Gharafa & Al Sailiya face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the QSL Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
The visiting Al Sailiya played their last game only four days ago, a Premier League match. That game, against Qatar SC, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for Al Sailiya.
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.
Al Gharafa form and stats
Gharafa participated in QSL Cup the last season, where they reached the semi-finals.Al Gharafa have played 5 Premier League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 3-0-2 (wins-draws-losses).
It's back home for Gharafa, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Al Rayyan away with the result 2-0. M. Tahrat and Ahmed Mohamed Al Ganehi found the net in that victory.
Before that game, the home loss against Al Wakrah with the scoreline 0-1.The Gharafa fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 8 goals in 5 league matches. From these home matches, Al Gharafa have conceded only 3 goals.
Al Sailiya form and stats
Nothing but glory last season for Sailiya, as they won the QSL Cup.Al Sailiya have only collected 3 points from their away games in the Premier League, after 1-0-5 (6 played). It's all red in the travel logs of Sailiya, having lost four matches in a row as the visiting team.
Al Sailiya are travelling again after losing away to Qatar SC in their previous match (1-2).
A 0-0 draw was the result before that, hosting Umm Salal in the Premier League.Al Sailiya find the net regularly in their away games. 6 goals from 6 away fixtures in the league. The opposition has been scoring high and low on Sailiya's goalkeeper in away games this season, as they have let in 16 goals in 6 travels.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Gharafa three wins, zero draws and Al Sailiya seven victories. As for goals, eight matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  C. Diabaté 6 goals |  A. Alganehi 2 goals |  A. Abdelmotaal 2 goals |
Al Gharafa missing players
Al Sailiya missing players
| Al Gharafa | Al Sailiya | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 15 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Won | W | 4 | 7 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Drew | D | 1 | 6 | ||
| 13 | 9 | Lost | L | 9 | 12 | ||
| 36 | 14 | Scored | S | 15 | 27 | ||
| 43 | 24 | Conceded | C | 32 | 44 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | ||
| 80% | 73% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 71% | 68% | ||
| 52% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 64% | 48% | ||
| 36% | 27% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 43% | 36% | ||
| 20% | 13% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 29% | 24% | ||
| 48% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 43% | 40% | ||
| 20% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 14% | 28% | ||
| 32% | 47% | Failed to Score | F T | 43% | 44% | ||
| 5.2 | 5.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.1 | 4.5 | ||
| 3.4 | 3.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.7 | 5 | ||
| 1.4 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.1 | 2.1 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 10.7 | 9.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.1 | 7.6 | ||
| 4 | 3.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.9 | 3.3 | ||
| 36% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 37% | 33% | ||
| 9.7 | 9.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.1 | 9.8 | ||
| 4.3 | 4.4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.9 | 4.6 | ||
| 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 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Al Gharafa | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Al Sailiya | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Al Khor | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 2 |
| 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 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 22 | 25 |
| 2 | Al Duhail | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 22 |
| 3 | Al Arabi | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 19 |
| 4 | Al Gharafa | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 15 |
| 5 | Al Wakrah | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 |
| 6 | Umm Salal | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 9 |
| 7 | Qatar SC | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | -3 | 9 |
| 8 | Al Rayyan | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -5 | 9 |
| 9 | Al Shamal | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | -6 | 8 |
| 10 | Al Ahli | 9 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 7 | -5 | 6 |
| 11 | Al Sailiya | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 16 | -11 | 5 |
| 12 | Al Khor | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | -15 | 4 |