National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Al Gharafa or Qatar SC that keep their silverware dream alive.
It's no vacation for neither Gharafa nor Qatar SC as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
These teams are so close in distance that this match is special, a derby with local pride the main prize.
Al Gharafa form and stats
Al Gharafa participated in QSL Cup the last season, where they reached the semi-finals.Al Gharafa have secured 6 points from their first three home games in the Premier League. A decent catch, still with room for improvement.
Gharafa's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 0-2 versus Qatar SC.
Before that, Al Gharafa had a Premier League home game versus Umm Salal which ended with a victory 1-0.Gharafa are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 3 goals in 3 games. Gharafa have only conceded 2 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Qatar SC form and stats
They also participated in QSL Cup last season. This ended in the group stage.Things could have gone better for Qatar SC in their Premier League away matches, but 3 points from 2 games is all right.
Qatar SC play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 2-0 victory visiting Al Gharafa.
The game before that, in the Premier League, was lost at home, a 0-2 defeat against Al Arabi.It's early days yet, but Qatar SC has scored 3 and conceded 2 goals from their travels in the league so far (2 games).
Head 2 Head
Last ten meetings between these squads: Gharafa won four, Qatar SC triumphed in three and we saw three draws. five games with over 2,5 goals, five matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Belaïli 2 goals |   A. Alganehi 1 goals | S. Hanni 1 goals |
Al Gharafa missing players
Qatar SC missing players
| Al Gharafa | Qatar SC | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 5 | Won | W | 5 | 10 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 6 | ||
| 11 | 7 | Lost | L | 5 | 9 | ||
| 41 | 18 | Scored | S | 14 | 33 | ||
| 37 | 21 | Conceded | C | 12 | 27 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 91% | 92% | ||
| 80% | 71% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 64% | 72% | ||
| 56% | 36% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 55% | 52% | ||
| 36% | 21% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 18% | 20% | ||
| 16% | 14% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 9% | 4% | ||
| 52% | 43% | BTTS | BTTS | 45% | 52% | ||
| 24% | 21% | Clean Sheets | C S | 27% | 28% | ||
| 24% | 36% | Failed to Score | F T | 36% | 28% | ||
| 5.2 | 5.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.7 | 3.3 | ||
| 3.4 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.4 | 4.4 | ||
| 1.5 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.4 | 2 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | ||
| 10 | 8.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.2 | 8.6 | ||
| 4.2 | 3.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3.3 | ||
| 39% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 37% | 40% | ||
| 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 |