National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Al Rayyan or Umm Salal 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.
This is a match between teams from the same area, a local derby. The community is buzzing.
Al Rayyan form and stats
Last season, Rayyan's QSL Cup journey ended in the final.Al Rayyan have collected 4 points from their Premier League home games so far after 1-1-2.
Rayyan's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 0-2 versus Al Gharafa.
Prior to that, an away loss at Al Arabi in the Premier League.Rayyan can score goals in their home matches. After 4 league matches they have found the net 8 times. Neutralizing the opposition is a challenge, Rayyan having conceded 10 goals here at Saoud Bin Abdulrahman Stadium so far.
Umm Salal form and stats
Last season their QSL Cup adventure ended in the group stage.The story so far for the visiting team on their Premier League travels is 1 win, 2 draws and 1 defeat.
It's the second away game in a row for Umm Salal, but there's smiles all around after the 4-1 victory versus Al Wakrah in the Premier League last time out.
A 0-0 draw at Al Sailiya's stadium before that.The travelling fans enjoy Salal's attacking play in away games, having scored 6 goals in 4 league matches away. 4 goals have been conceded by Salal in these games.
Head 2 Head
Statistics for the last ten meetings between these two sides are: two wins for Rayyan, seven draws and one win for Umm Salal. Over 2,5 goals: six times; under 2,5 goals: four games.Top Goalscorers
  Y. Boli 5 goals |  Y. Al Bakhet 4 goals | A. Hussein 4 goals |
Al Rayyan missing players
Umm Salal missing players
| Al Rayyan | Umm Salal | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 10 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Won | W | 2 | 5 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Drew | D | 4 | 10 | ||
| 13 | 5 | Lost | L | 5 | 10 | ||
| 34 | 13 | Scored | S | 10 | 22 | ||
| 46 | 18 | Conceded | C | 17 | 37 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 91% | 88% | ||
| 88% | 90% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 64% | 60% | ||
| 56% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 45% | 40% | ||
| 36% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 27% | 28% | ||
| 24% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 18% | 16% | ||
| 64% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 45% | 48% | ||
| 16% | 10% | Clean Sheets | C S | 18% | 24% | ||
| 24% | 30% | Failed to Score | F T | 45% | 40% | ||
| 4 | 3.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.4 | 3.2 | ||
| 4.7 | 5.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.4 | 5.9 | ||
| 1.8 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 2 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | ||
| 9.2 | 8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.1 | 6.4 | ||
| 4.4 | 3.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.2 | 2.3 | ||
| 31% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 42% | 39% | ||
| 10.1 | 9.6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8 | 10.3 | ||
| 4.4 | 4.4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.6 | 4.5 | ||
| 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 Wakrah | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 |
| 2 | Al Ahli | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | Al Shamal | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Umm Salal | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | -4 | 3 |
| 5 | Al Rayyan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -3 | 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 | 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 |