Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Al Rayyan & Al Ahli face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the QSL Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
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 Rayyan form and stats
Last season, Rayyan's QSL Cup journey ended in the final.When playing at home in the Premier League, Al Rayyan have managed 0 wins, 1 draw and suffered 1 defeat from 2 games.
A strong away win for Rayyan against Al Ahli the last match, as Y. Brahimi were on target.
The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a Premier League home game that ended 2-2 versus Al Khor.There will be little rest for Rayyan after this match as they are travelling to Al Wakrah for a QSL Cup game in only four days.
At Saoud Bin Abdulrahman Stadium, Al Rayyan has the goal stats of 4-6 (for/against) from 2 league fixtures.
Al Ahli form and stats
They also participated in QSL Cup last season. This ended in the group stage.Al Ahli are doing rather OK so far in their away games in the Premier League, having played 3 games and collected 3 points (0 wins, 3 draws and 0 losses). It's three draws from Ahli's last three away games, a decent catch but one that could be so much better.
The attacking players of Ahli have been feeble for some time now, the team not scoring a league goal in the last 183 minutes.
Home advantage was not enough for Al Ahli in their previous game, as they lost their Premier League-match, hosting Al Rayyan, 0-1.
Before that, Ahli travelled to Al Wakrah and returned home with a draw after the Premier League game finished 0-0.Al Ahli are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed 1 goal from 3 away games. Ahli's manager N. Jovović has created a great defensive setup working very nicely in away games with only 1 conceded goal. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Last ten meetings featuring these contenders: Rayyan won eight, Al Ahli triumphed in zero and we saw two draws. four games with more than 2,5 goals, six matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  Y. Boli 3 goals |  Y. Brahimi 2 goals | H. Ali Abdullatif 2 goals |
Al Rayyan missing players
Al Ahli missing players
| Al Rayyan | Al Ahli | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Won | W | 4 | 6 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 5 | 7 | ||
| 10 | 4 | Lost | L | 5 | 12 | ||
| 37 | 16 | Scored | S | 12 | 23 | ||
| 36 | 17 | Conceded | C | 17 | 40 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 79% | 88% | ||
| 84% | 91% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 71% | 72% | ||
| 56% | 55% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 36% | 44% | ||
| 32% | 36% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 21% | 28% | ||
| 16% | 9% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | ||
| 56% | 73% | BTTS | BTTS | 36% | 40% | ||
| 28% | 9% | Clean Sheets | C S | 36% | 28% | ||
| 20% | 18% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 44% | ||
| 4.5 | 3.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.7 | 5 | ||
| 4.2 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.9 | 4.9 | ||
| 1.7 | 2.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 1.8 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | ||
| 9.2 | 8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.5 | 7.6 | ||
| 4.4 | 3.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.3 | ||
| 34% | 39% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 28% | ||
| 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 Rayyan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Al Shamal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Al Wakrah | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 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 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 |