Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Al Wakrah & Al Gharafa face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the QSL Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
This is a match between teams from the same area, a local derby. The community is buzzing.
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 Wakrah form and stats
Last season their QSL Cup adventure ended in the semi-finals.4 victories, 3 draws and 4 defeats. That’s what Al Wakrah have to build on here in the Premier League.
The club members hope that Al Wakrah will strike back in this game, putting things right after the 1-4 away loss in the Emir Cup fixture against Al Gharafa.
A Premier League defeat was the result before that one, 1-2 away at Al Sadd.Wakrah are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 16 goals in 11 games. It's worth mentioning that 13 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.
Al Gharafa form and stats
Al Gharafa's mission in QSL Cup last season failed in the semi-finals.The story so far for the visiting team on their Premier League travels is 4 wins, 1 draw and 6 defeats.
Two away matches in a row for Gharafa, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 1-5 versus Al Duhail in the Emir Cup.
The Al Gharafa manager Stramaccioni has some worries about the defense as 26 goals have been conceded in these travels.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head numbers (for the former ten meetings): Wakrah won three games, two matches ended with a draw and Al Gharafa have five wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / fiveTop Goalscorers
  J. Dala 11 goals |   C. Diabaté 11 goals |  M. Benyettou 9 goals |
Al Wakrah missing players
Al Gharafa missing players
| Al Wakrah | Al Gharafa | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 14 | 7 | Won | W | 4 | 11 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Lost | L | 8 | 11 | ||
| 52 | 27 | Scored | S | 21 | 47 | ||
| 41 | 21 | Conceded | C | 34 | 50 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | ||
| 88% | 91% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 88% | ||
| 76% | 73% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 85% | 80% | ||
| 52% | 64% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 69% | 64% | ||
| 32% | 55% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 54% | 48% | ||
| 60% | 73% | BTTS | BTTS | 77% | 68% | ||
| 24% | 9% | Clean Sheets | C S | 8% | 20% | ||
| 20% | 18% | Failed to Score | F T | 15% | 20% | ||
| 5.6 | 4.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.3 | 5 | ||
| 4.3 | 4.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.2 | 4.4 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.9 | 2.2 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 9.9 | 10.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.7 | 13.1 | ||
| 4.4 | 4.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.2 | 5.4 | ||
| 48% | 51% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 34% | 36% | ||
| 9.1 | 9.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.2 | 10.9 | ||
| 4.1 | 3.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.5 | 5.2 | ||
| 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 Sadd | 22 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 80 | 24 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 47 | 13 | 56 | 62 |
| 2 | Al Duhail | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 59 | 24 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 12 | 35 | 47 |
| 3 | Al Wakrah | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 34 | 30 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 37 |
| 4 | Al Arabi | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 34 | 31 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 21 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 36 |
| 5 | Al Gharafa | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 39 | 40 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 22 | 26 | -1 | 30 |
| 6 | Umm Salal | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 32 | 36 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 17 | -4 | 25 |
| 7 | Al Ahli | 22 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 24 | 39 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 24 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 15 | -15 | 25 |
| 8 | Al Rayyan | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 31 | 40 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 25 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 15 | -9 | 24 |
| 9 | Qatar SC | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 31 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 13 | -10 | 23 |
| 10 | Al Shamal | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 32 | 47 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 19 | 24 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 23 | -15 | 22 |
| 11 | Al Sailiya | 22 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 36 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 23 | -19 | 16 |
| 12 | Al Khor | 22 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 21 | 46 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 27 | -25 | 16 |
