Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Al Sailiya & Al Rayyan face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the QSL Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
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 Sailiya form and stats
Sailiya participated in QSL Cup the last season, where they reached the group stage.Al Sailiya's struggle is real here with only 10 points collected from 11 Premier League games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 2-4-5. 2W-3D-2L is the hard facts regardless of venue in the QSL Cup for Al Sailiya.
Al Sailiya are anxiously hoping for a goal as it's been 266 minutes since the last one in league fixtures. (Scored by R. Rezaeian).
Ahead of that match, Sailiya lost 0-2 at home to Al Duhail.
Sailiya are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 12 goals in 11 games. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 19 goals have been conceded. It's worth mentioning that 11 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Al Rayyan form and stats
Al Rayyan was sent out of QSL Cup in the semi-finals last season.As the visiting team in Premier League matches, Al Rayyan have produced an overall stat of 4-3-2 so far. When we have look at the QSL Cup statistics, we find 4W-1D-2L. This is both home and away.
Al Rayyan have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 9 league away games 13 goals have been scored. Rayyan are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 7 times in 9 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's one Sailiya victory, four draws and five Al Rayyan wins. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  Y. Boli 10 goals |   M. Ali 6 goals |  Y. Brahimi 6 goals |
Al Sailiya missing players
Al Rayyan missing players
| Al Sailiya | Al Rayyan | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 8 | 2 | Won | W | 7 | 14 | ||
| 7 | 5 | Drew | D | 3 | 4 | ||
| 10 | 6 | Lost | L | 2 | 7 | ||
| 31 | 18 | Scored | S | 19 | 36 | ||
| 47 | 29 | Conceded | C | 7 | 22 | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 76% | 85% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 80% | ||
| 48% | 54% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 36% | ||
| 40% | 54% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 8% | 12% | ||
| 20% | 31% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 4% | ||
| 48% | 69% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 40% | ||
| 28% | 15% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 40% | ||
| 32% | 23% | Failed to Score | F T | 17% | 20% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.1 | 2.1 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 9.4 | 9.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.6 | 9.2 | ||
| 4.2 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.3 | 4.5 | ||
| 30% | 28% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 32% | ||
| 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 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 70 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 7 | 57 | 51 |
| 2 | Al Duhail | 19 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 45 | 22 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 23 | 40 |
| 3 | Al Rayyan | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 34 |
| 4 | Qatar SC | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 31 |
| 5 | Al Gharafa | 20 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 36 | 31 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 17 | 5 | 30 |
| 6 | Al Ahli | 19 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 25 | 32 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | -7 | 29 |
| 7 | Al Arabi | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 26 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 18 | -4 | 26 |
| 8 | Al Sailiya | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 31 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | -12 | 23 |
| 9 | Al Wakrah | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 29 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 17 | -12 | 22 |
| 10 | Umm Salal | 19 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 24 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 17 | -16 | 15 |
| 11 | Al Khor | 19 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 40 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 29 | -25 | 14 |
| 12 | Al Kharitiyath | 19 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 14 | 44 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 25 | -30 | 9 |