National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Al Shamal or Al Ahli that keep their silverware dream alive.
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!
Al Shamal form and stats
2-0-3 (win-draw-lost) are the Premier League numbers at home for Al Shamal so far this season. 1W-1D-2L is the hard facts regardless of venue in the QSL Cup for Al Shamal.
Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Hassan Idriss Dicko not having conceded a league goal in 215 minutes.
The Al Shamal crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 0-3 to Al Rayyan here at Al-Khwar Stadium in a QSL Cup match.
Before that, Shamal played out a Premier League draw 0-0 when visiting Al Ahli.Al Shamal have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Al-Khwar Stadium with 9 goals in 5 league matches. Shamal have conceded 8 from these games.
Al Ahli form and stats
Last season their QSL Cup adventure ended in the group stage.0 wins, 4 draws and 1 loss. That’s the product of Al Ahli playing as the away team in the Premier League this season. Total QSL Cup statistics for Al Ahli: 1 win, 2 draws and 1 loss. Al Ahli are desperate to end a eleven-game winless run, as they haven't won a game since the Al Kharitiyath fixture.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Umm Salal in their previous outing. The QSL Cup match ended in a draw 1-1.
A loss against Al Wakrah was the result prior to that, in a QSL Cup home game.The visitors have scored 4 goals from 5 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. As opposed to that, Ahli have seen the ball go into their own net 7 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The sides have faced each other previously this season, with the final score Al Ahli - Al Shamal 2-2 entered in the official records. Last ten meetings involving these sides: Al Shamal won zero, Al Ahli were winners in seven and we saw three draws. four games with more than 2,5 goals, six matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  B. Mohammad Seif 4 goals |  P. Eze 3 goals | M. Al Yazidi 2 goals |
Al Shamal missing players
Al Ahli missing players
| Al Shamal | Al Ahli | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 17 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 5 | Won | W | 4 | 5 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Drew | D | 7 | 10 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Lost | L | 6 | 10 | ||
| 33 | 16 | Scored | S | 16 | 21 | ||
| 33 | 15 | Conceded | C | 28 | 37 | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 82% | 84% | ||
| 72% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 76% | 68% | ||
| 52% | 58% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 47% | 40% | ||
| 24% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 35% | 28% | ||
| 8% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 12% | 8% | ||
| 48% | 58% | BTTS | BTTS | 47% | 44% | ||
| 32% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 29% | 28% | ||
| 28% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 41% | 44% | ||
| 3.9 | 3.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.2 | 5.5 | ||
| 4.1 | 3.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.1 | 5 | ||
| 1.3 | 1.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.1 | 1.9 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 5 | ||
| 8.6 | 9.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.4 | 9 | ||
| 3.8 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 3.5 | ||
| 35% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 24% | ||
| 9.6 | 8.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.1 | 10.4 | ||
| 4.4 | 4.6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 4.2 | ||
| 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 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| 2 | Umm Salal | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | -3 | 7 |
| 3 | Al Ahli | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 | Al Shamal | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -3 | 4 |
| 5 | Al Rayyan | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | -1 | 3 |
| 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 |