National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Al Rayyan or Al Kharitiyath that keep their silverware dream alive.
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 Rayyan form and stats
Rayyan participated in QSL Cup the last season, where they reached the quarter-finals.The Al Rayyan fans aren't used to losing league-games here and will expect new points from this game. Rayyan has played 14 games in a row here without a defeat.
In their previous game, the manager D. Aguirre Camblor led his Rayyan to a defeat in the Premier League match away at Qatar SC. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here. In the game before, an away victory in the Premier League match versus Al Gharafa with a 3-1 scoreline.
Al Kharitiyath form and stats
Kharitiyath was sent out of QSL Cup in the semi-finals last season.The away team travel with confidence. Not since the Al Sailiya game have they lost an away game, meaning Kharitiyath has taken points from eight away matches in a row.
The manager Y. Mahmoud was unhappy after their last game, a Premier League match played at their home ground Al-Khwar Stadium. Kharitiyath suffered a 0-2 loss to Al Sailiya. A home win before that, celebrating 2-1 vs Qatar SC.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: nine wins for Al Rayyan, zero draws and one win for Al Kharitiyath. Over 2,5 goals: nine times; under 2,5 goals: one game.Top Goalscorers
  Y. Boli 2 goals | D. Traoré 1 goals |  Y. Brahimi 1 goals |
Al Rayyan missing players
Al Kharitiyath missing players
| Al Rayyan | Al Kharitiyath | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 10 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 6 | Won | W | 4 | 13 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Drew | D | 4 | 7 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | ||
| 35 | 12 | Scored | S | 19 | 45 | ||
| 30 | 16 | Conceded | C | 17 | 32 | ||
| 96% | 91% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 64% | 45% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 90% | 84% | ||
| 44% | 45% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 52% | ||
| 32% | 36% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 40% | 32% | ||
| 16% | 27% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 30% | 24% | ||
| 44% | 27% | BTTS | BTTS | 70% | 60% | ||
| 40% | 55% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 32% | ||
| 20% | 27% | Failed to Score | F T | 10% | 12% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.1 | 1.7 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 228 | 94 | Total Shots | T S | 89 | 223 | ||
| 116 | 49 | Shots on Target | S O | 38 | 98 | ||
| 30% | 24% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 34% | 39% | ||
| 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 |