Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Al Kharitiyath & Al Ahli face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the QSL Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Al Kharitiyath form and stats
Kharitiyath was eliminated in the semi-finals last season in the QSL Cup.Al Kharitiyath have played three Premier League home games so far, perhaps enough to set expectations for the season. In that case, only 3 points from these matches could be a signal of rough times ahead.
A good away victory last time out for Kharitiyath, who won 4-1 against Al Rayyan. Preceding that match was the home Premier League game against Al Sailiya that was lost 0-2.
Kharitiyath are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 3 goals in 3 games. Neutralizing the opposition is a challenge, Kharitiyath having conceded 8 goals here so far.
Al Ahli form and stats
Al Ahli was sent out of QSL Cup in the quarter-finals last season.The story so far for the visiting team on their Premier League travels is 1 win, 0 draws and 0 defeats.
Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Ahli goalkeeper Yazan Naim Hussein is eager to challenge this, with his 245 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.
Two away games in a row for Al Ahli, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 1-5 versus Al Arabi in the QSL Cup. Preceding that game was the away Premier League victory against Al Khor with the score of 1-0.
Ahli lost the plot completely in their previous game, as mentioned above. They need to recover quickly from that 1-5 beating and focus on this one.
It's early days yet, but Al Ahli has scored 1 and conceded 0 goals from their travels in the league so far (1 game).
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's two Kharitiyath victories, four draws and four Al Ahli wins. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  N. El Zhar 2 goals |   M. Osman 1 goals |  R. Tiberkanine 1 goals |
Al Kharitiyath missing players
Al Ahli missing players
| Al Kharitiyath | Al Ahli | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 8 | Won | W | 3 | 9 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Lost | L | 7 | 12 | ||
| 48 | 25 | Scored | S | 10 | 31 | ||
| 33 | 15 | Conceded | C | 20 | 39 | ||
| 96% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 88% | 86% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 64% | 68% | ||
| 56% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 55% | 52% | ||
| 36% | 29% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 27% | 28% | ||
| 28% | 21% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 18% | 16% | ||
| 64% | 57% | BTTS | BTTS | 64% | 48% | ||
| 28% | 36% | Clean Sheets | C S | 18% | 24% | ||
| 12% | 14% | Failed to Score | F T | 18% | 28% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 3 | ||
| 232 | 131 | Total Shots | T S | 88 | 200 | ||
| 103 | 58 | Shots on Target | S O | 21 | 68 | ||
| 40% | 41% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 48% | 46% | ||
| 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 Ahli | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Al Arabi | 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 Kharitiyath | 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 | Umm Salal | 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 Ahli | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 2 | Al Sadd | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 6 |
| 3 | Al Wakrah | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | Al Gharafa | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 5 | Al Rayyan | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | Al Sailiya | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| 7 | Al Duhail | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | Qatar SC | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 3 |
| 9 | Al Kharitiyath | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 3 |
| 10 | Al Khor | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| 11 | Al Arabi | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -3 | 1 |
| 12 | Umm Salal | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -5 | 1 |