National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Al Sailiya or Al Wakrah that keep their silverware dream alive.
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
Al Sailiya form and stats
Last season, Sailiya's QSL Cup journey ended in the group stage.1-1-1 (win-draw-lost) are the Premier League numbers at home for Al Sailiya so far this season. On the other hand, in the QSL Cup, Al Sailiya has performed like this (both home and away): 1 win, 1 draw and 1 loss.
Sailiya's last game was hosting Al Gharafa and winning 4-2. Prior to that, an away loss at Al Ahli in the Premier League.
A goal frenzy last time out for Al Sailiya, with a total of 6 goals in the match against Al Gharafa. Fun stuff to watch!
The Al Sailiya manager S. Trabelsi has got the team scoring with 6 from 3 home games in the league. Neutralizing the opposition is a challenge, Al Sailiya having conceded 8 goals here at Al-Khor Stadium so far.
Al Wakrah form and stats
They also participated in QSL Cup last season. This ended in the quarter-finals.No Premier League points yet away for Al Wakrah, from their first 2 matches. Total QSL Cup statistics for Al Wakrah: 1 win, 1 draw and 1 loss. With two straight losses from their last two away games, Wakrah are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.
Wakrah's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Al Arabi that finished 2-2. Prior to that match, the Al Wakrah manager B. Márquez López faced defeat when travelling to Al Rayyan and losing 0-1.
It's early days yet, but Al Wakrah has scored 1 and conceded 3 goals from their travels in the league so far (2 games).
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: five - two - three (Al Sailiya wins - draws - Al Wakrah wins). As for goals, eight matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Benyettou 3 goals |   M. Siddiq 1 goals |  M. Ali 1 goals |
Al Sailiya missing players
Al Wakrah missing players
| Al Sailiya | Al Wakrah | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Won | W | 2 | 8 | ||
| 7 | 6 | Drew | D | 3 | 7 | ||
| 11 | 5 | Lost | L | 6 | 10 | ||
| 31 | 20 | Scored | S | 6 | 23 | ||
| 39 | 26 | Conceded | C | 15 | 29 | ||
| 88% | 86% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 82% | 84% | ||
| 72% | 71% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 45% | 56% | ||
| 52% | 57% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 36% | 40% | ||
| 28% | 43% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 9% | 16% | ||
| 16% | 29% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 9% | 8% | ||
| 52% | 64% | BTTS | BTTS | 36% | 44% | ||
| 32% | 29% | Clean Sheets | C S | 27% | 32% | ||
| 28% | 21% | Failed to Score | F T | 55% | 40% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2 | 2.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.4 | 1.6 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 241 | 123 | Total Shots | T S | 75 | 187 | ||
| 94 | 59 | Shots on Target | S O | 24 | 66 | ||
| 33% | 34% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 35% | ||
| 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 Duhail | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Al Khor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Al Sadd | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Al Sailiya | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Al Wakrah | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Qatar SC | 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 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 16 | 13 |
| 2 | Al Ahli | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 3 | Al Duhail | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| 4 | Al Gharafa | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 9 |
| 5 | Al Rayyan | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 6 | Al Wakrah | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 7 | Al Sailiya | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 7 |
| 8 | Al Kharitiyath | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -6 | 6 |
| 9 | Al Arabi | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 5 |
| 10 | Umm Salal | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 4 |
| 11 | Al Khor | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 3 |
| 12 | Qatar SC | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 3 |