National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Al Wakrah or Al Kharitiyath 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
Last season, Al Wakrah's QSL Cup journey ended in the quarter-finals.Seven points from three Premier League home games is a great start for Al Wakrah, who are hoping to build on that form here. On the other hand, in the QSL Cup, Al Wakrah has performed like this (both home and away): 3 wins, 2 draws and 0 losses.
Wakrah's last game was hosting Al Sadd and winning 5-0. A 2-2 draw away in the QSL Cup before that, with Al Sailiya the opponent.
As mentioned above, Wakrah "killed" Al Sadd in their previous game. They need to reset completely for this one and beware of complacency.
The Wakrah fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 5 goals in 3 league matches. From these home matches, Wakrah have conceded only 2 goals.
Al Kharitiyath form and stats
Kharitiyath's mission in QSL Cup last season failed in the semi-finals.The visitors are W0-D0-L1 on the road this term. That's in the Premier League. The mentioned statistics is only from the league, looking at the QSL Cup stats, they have 2 wins, 0 draws and 3 losses both home and away.
Two away games in a row for Al Kharitiyath, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 1-2 versus Al Arabi in the QSL Cup. A 1-2 loss hosting Umm Salal before that.
As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Al Kharitiyath has managed 0 goals and let in 2 from 1 match.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: three wins for Wakrah, two draws and five wins for Al Kharitiyath. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: five games.Top Goalscorers
  M. Benyettou 3 goals |   M. Osman 2 goals | R. Tiberkanine 2 goals |
Al Wakrah missing players
Al Kharitiyath missing players
| Al Wakrah | Al Kharitiyath | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 8 | Won | W | 4 | 11 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 4 | 7 | ||
| 9 | 3 | Lost | L | 3 | 7 | ||
| 32 | 24 | Scored | S | 17 | 39 | ||
| 29 | 12 | Conceded | C | 16 | 32 | ||
| 92% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 64% | 71% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 91% | 92% | ||
| 48% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 55% | 52% | ||
| 24% | 29% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 27% | 20% | ||
| 12% | 14% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 18% | 16% | ||
| 48% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 82% | 68% | ||
| 28% | 36% | Clean Sheets | C S | 9% | 24% | ||
| 32% | 21% | Failed to Score | F T | 9% | 12% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.4 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 215 | 133 | Total Shots | T S | 114 | 263 | ||
| 78 | 50 | Shots on Target | S O | 47 | 111 | ||
| 41% | 48% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 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 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 |