National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Al Sadd or Al Sailiya that keep their silverware dream alive.
These teams are so close in distance that this match is special, a derby with local pride the main prize.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Al Sadd form and stats
Last season, Sadd's QSL Cup journey ended in the quarter-finals.Al Sadd 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.
The supporters are hoping that Al Sadd will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 1-2 away loss in the game against Al Wakrah.
Preceding that match was the home Premier League game against Al Shamal that was lost 1-2.The Al Sadd fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 5 goals in 3 league matches.
Al Sailiya form and stats
Nothing but glory last season for Sailiya, as they won the QSL Cup.Still no away game victory in the Premier League for Al Sailiya with 1 draw and 2 losses from their first 3 attempts.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Al Duhail in their previous outing. The match ended in a draw 1-1. Strandberg has bagged at least one goal for the away side three fixtures in a row. The skill!
The game before that, in the Premier League, was lost at home, a 1-5 defeat against Al Arabi.The visitors have scored 2 goals from 3 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Al Sailiya have conceded 4 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The 4 most recent games involving these opponents have all ended as Sadd victories. More of the same or streak broken?One of the stars has been Bounedjah with 8 goals scored against Al Sailiya in these 10 meetings.
Top Goalscorers
  C. Strandberg 4 goals |   B. Bounedjah 3 goals |  R. Barbosa Tabata 2 goals |
Al Sadd missing players
Al Sailiya missing players
| Al Sadd | Al Sailiya | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 10 | 25 | ||
| 14 | 9 | Won | W | 3 | 7 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 6 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Lost | L | 5 | 12 | ||
| 59 | 26 | Scored | S | 12 | 32 | ||
| 35 | 14 | Conceded | C | 15 | 45 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 84% | 71% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 70% | 84% | ||
| 68% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 52% | ||
| 44% | 29% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 10% | 28% | ||
| 32% | 21% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 10% | 24% | ||
| 72% | 57% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 68% | ||
| 28% | 43% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 8% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 30% | 24% | ||
| 5.8 | 6.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.9 | 4.4 | ||
| 3.3 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 5.6 | ||
| 1.5 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.1 | 2.7 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 14.4 | 12.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.5 | 10.6 | ||
| 6.5 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 4.7 | ||
| 36% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 24% | 27% | ||
| 9.4 | 8.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.7 | 10.8 | ||
| 4 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 4.8 | ||
| 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 Sadd | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Al Sailiya | 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 | Qatar SC | 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 Arabi | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 16 |
| 2 | Al Wakrah | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 15 |
| 3 | Al Duhail | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 14 |
| 4 | Al Gharafa | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 12 |
| 5 | Al Ahli | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 10 |
| 6 | Al Shamal | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 10 |
| 7 | Qatar SC | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -5 | 10 |
| 8 | Al Markhiya | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 8 |
| 9 | Al Sadd | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -2 | 7 |
| 10 | Umm Salal | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 7 |
| 11 | Al Sailiya | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -7 | 4 |
| 12 | Al Rayyan | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -6 | 1 |
