Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Qatar SC & Al Arabi face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the QSL Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Qatar and Al Arabi.
These teams are located so close to each other that their supporters eat in the same restaurants, hang out at the same night clubs and give birth at the same hospitals. This means added importance to the game and a vibrant atmosphere.
Qatar SC form and stats
Last season, Qatar's QSL Cup journey ended in the group stage.Qatar SC's results here at Al-Khwar Stadium in the Premier League have been very modest with 1 victory, 3 draws and 2 defeats.
Qatar's last game was hosting Al Sailiya and winning 2-1.
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Al Duhail (1-2).Qatar aren't scoring a lot here at Al-Khwar Stadium in the league, with only 5 goals from 6 games. Qatar's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 8 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Al Arabi form and stats
Last season their QSL Cup adventure ended in the quarter-finals.The story so far for the visiting team on their Premier League travels is 4 wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats. The mentioned statistics is only from the league, looking at the QSL Cup stats, they have 0 wins, 3 draws and 0 losses both home and away.
It's the second away game in a row for Arabi, but there's smiles all around after the 2-0 victory versus Al Khor in the Premier League last time out.
Before that, Al Arabi secured a home win against Al Rayyan with the score 2-1.Arabi are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 9 times in 5 away games so far. Arabi are tighter than a frog's bottom, as only 2 away goals have been conceded so far.
Head 2 Head
Previous ten meetings with these contenders: Qatar won three, Al Arabi were winners in three and we saw four draws. three games with more than 2,5 goals, seven matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  Y. Msakni 4 goals |  A. Boupendza Pozzi 3 goals |   B. Bonyan 2 goals |
Qatar SC missing players
Al Arabi missing players
| Qatar SC | Al Arabi | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Won | W | 5 | 12 | ||
| 10 | 8 | Drew | D | 4 | 6 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Lost | L | 3 | 7 | ||
| 31 | 18 | Scored | S | 16 | 38 | ||
| 32 | 19 | Conceded | C | 12 | 33 | ||
| 88% | 86% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 83% | 92% | ||
| 80% | 86% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 76% | ||
| 56% | 57% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 56% | ||
| 24% | 36% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 36% | ||
| 4% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 20% | ||
| 68% | 79% | BTTS | BTTS | 42% | 56% | ||
| 20% | 14% | Clean Sheets | C S | 42% | 32% | ||
| 24% | 21% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 20% | ||
| 3.2 | 3.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.2 | 5 | ||
| 5.1 | 5.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.2 | 3.5 | ||
| 1.9 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 2.2 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 8.1 | 8.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.2 | 9.5 | ||
| 3.2 | 2.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.4 | 4.6 | ||
| 39% | 46% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 32% | ||
| 9.1 | 9.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.8 | 9.4 | ||
| 3.4 | 3.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.1 | 3.8 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Qatar SC | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | Al Arabi | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Al Gharafa | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Al Sailiya | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Al Khor | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 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 | 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 |