National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Al Wakrah or Al Arabi 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.
Al Wakrah form and stats
Al Wakrah have performed here this season with 4 wins from 7 Premier League matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 2 games and lost 1. On the other hand, in the QSL Cup, Al Wakrah has performed like this (both home and away): 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss. It’s been three wins in a row for Al Wakrah here, hoping to make this one the fourth consecutive victory.
Al Wakrah's previous game was a Premier League match also played at home, ending 4-1 versus Al Shahaniya. The home side are looking to build on that result. A 0-0 draw away in the Premier League before that, with Qatar SC the opponent.
The Al Wakrah manager B. Márquez López has got the team scoring with 15 from 7 home games in the league. Al Wakrah have conceded 10 in these home matches.
Al Arabi form and stats
They also participated in QSL Cup last season. This ended in the group stage.The story so far for the visiting team on their Premier League travels is 3 wins, 2 draws and 0 defeats. When we have look at the QSL Cup statistics, we find 1W-4D-0L. This is both home and away.
Al Arabi delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Umm Salal in their previous match; a Premier League game. Preceding that, the 1-3 home loss versus Al Duhail.
Al Arabi are a potent attacking force on the road with their 13 goals in 5 league games. Al Arabi are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 4 times in 5 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Al Wakrah-Al Arabi H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Al Wakrah two wins, Al Arabi six wins, two draws. five of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  M. Benyettou 10 goals |   H. Harbaoui 8 goals |  P. Lasogga 6 goals |
Al Wakrah missing players
Al Arabi missing players
| Al Wakrah | Al Arabi | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 6 | Won | W | 4 | 7 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Drew | D | 5 | 8 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 10 | ||
| 42 | 21 | Scored | S | 20 | 37 | ||
| 36 | 15 | Conceded | C | 13 | 47 | ||
| 80% | 82% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 72% | 73% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 60% | 64% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 45% | 68% | ||
| 44% | 36% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 27% | 40% | ||
| 32% | 36% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 18% | 16% | ||
| 56% | 64% | BTTS | BTTS | 82% | 80% | ||
| 36% | 36% | Clean Sheets | C S | 9% | 4% | ||
| 28% | 18% | Failed to Score | F T | 9% | 16% | ||
| 5.5 | 5.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.4 | 4.9 | ||
| 4 | 3.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 5.5 | ||
| 1.7 | 2.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 1.6 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 229 | 106 | Total Shots | T S | 57 | 127 | ||
| 95 | 46 | Shots on Target | S O | 27 | 66 | ||
| 40% | 46% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 59% | 47% | ||
| 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 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 15 | 33 |
| 2 | Al Rayyan | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 31 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 18 | 31 |
| 3 | Al Sadd | 14 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 42 | 23 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 11 | 19 | 30 |
| 4 | Al Gharafa | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 24 |
| 5 | Al Arabi | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 19 |
| 6 | Al Wakrah | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 19 |
| 7 | Al Sailiya | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 12 | -5 | 17 |
| 8 | Al Ahli | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 12 | -6 | 17 |
| 9 | Qatar SC | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | -3 | 16 |
| 10 | Al Khor | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -9 | 10 |
| 11 | Umm Salal | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 28 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -19 | 9 |
| 12 | Al Shahaniya | 14 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 32 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 18 | -18 | 8 |