National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Al Wakrah or Al Shamal that keep their silverware dream alive.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Al Wakrah form and stats
Al Wakrah participated in QSL Cup the last season, where they reached the semi-finals.Al Wakrah have collected 5 points from their Premier League home games so far after 1-2-2. On the other hand, in the QSL Cup, Al Wakrah has performed like this (both home and away): 4 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss.
Wakrah are returning here after visiting Umm Salal in a QSL Cup game and winning with a 3-1 scoreline. Gelson Dala (3) scored the goal(s). What a game it was for Gelson Dala when beating Umm Salal, applying the finishing touch to three goals!
In the game before, an away victory in the QSL Cup match versus Al Ahli with a 2-0 scoreline.The Wakrah fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 6 in 5 matches. On the other hand, Al Wakrah have conceded 7 goals.
Al Shamal form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Premier League travels is 0 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats. The mentioned statistics is only from the league, looking at the QSL Cup stats, they have 1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses both home and away. Shamal has drawn their two previous away games.
The Shamal goalkeeper Marwan Sherif Badreldin is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 215 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.
There were no winners in Al Shamal's previous match, a QSL Cup home game that ended 2-2 vs Al Ahli. Al Shamal's last match (vs Al Ahli) ended in drama as all points looked lost at the score 0-2. They did not give up, fought back and in the end a courageous finish rescued a draw after 90 minutes thanks to a 90th minute equalizer by Sayed Ahmed.
A 0-3 loss hosting Al Rayyan before that.Many goals are not expected from the visiting Shamal as they have only managed to score 3 times from 4 away games in the league. The opposition has been scoring high and low on Al Shamal's goalkeeper in away games this season, as they have let in 10 goals in 4 travels.
Head 2 Head
Wakrah and Al Shamal have played each other previously this season: Al Shamal - Al Wakrah 2-1. Wakrah-Al Shamal H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Al Wakrah six wins, Al Shamal one win, three draws. five of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  B. Mohammad Seif 4 goals |  M. Benyettou 3 goals |  J. Dala 3 goals |
Al Wakrah missing players
Al Shamal missing players
| Al Wakrah | Al Shamal | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 5 | Won | W | 4 | 9 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Drew | D | 4 | 8 | ||
| 7 | 5 | Lost | L | 4 | 8 | ||
| 32 | 19 | Scored | S | 16 | 34 | ||
| 24 | 18 | Conceded | C | 18 | 35 | ||
| 80% | 79% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 60% | 64% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 76% | ||
| 40% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 56% | ||
| 20% | 29% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 28% | ||
| 16% | 29% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 8% | ||
| 36% | 36% | BTTS | BTTS | 42% | 52% | ||
| 48% | 43% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 28% | ||
| 36% | 43% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 28% | ||
| 4.7 | 3.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.1 | 4.1 | ||
| 4.6 | 4.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.4 | 4.2 | ||
| 1.4 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 1.3 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 9.8 | 9.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.2 | 8.5 | ||
| 3.9 | 3.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 3.8 | ||
| 33% | 39% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 36% | ||
| 7.9 | 8.1 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.8 | 9.5 | ||
| 3.4 | 3.6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 4.3 | ||
| 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 Wakrah | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 12 |
| 2 | Umm Salal | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | -5 | 7 |
| 3 | Al Ahli | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 4 | Al Shamal | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -3 | 5 |
| 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 |