National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Umm Salal or Al Rayyan that keep their silverware dream alive.
Umm Salal and Al Rayyan should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
This is a match between teams from the same area, a local derby. The community is buzzing.
Umm Salal form and stats
Salal participated in QSL Cup the last season, where they reached the group stage.0 victories, 1 draw and 0 defeats. That’s what Umm Salal have to build on here in the Premier League. On the other hand, in the QSL Cup, Umm Salal has performed like this (both home and away): 1 win, 1 draw and 2 losses.
A strong away win for Salal against Al Kharitiyath the last match, as Adnan Abuzour were on target. In the game before, an away victory in the Premier League match versus Qatar SC with a 1-0 scoreline.
It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Umm Salal at home in the league. 0 on target and 0 scored by the opposition; from 1 match.
Al Rayyan form and stats
Rayyan's mission in QSL Cup last season failed in the quarter-finals.Things could have gone better for Al Rayyan in their Premier League away matches, but 4 points from 3 games is all right. Total QSL Cup statistics for Al Rayyan: 1 win, 1 draw and 2 losses.
Rayyan are travelling after their nice 2-0 home win in the QSL Cup against Al Ahli. The game before that, in the Premier League, was lost at home, a 1-2 defeat against Al Duhail.
Rayyan are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 4 away goals from 3 games (in the league). Al Rayyan have conceded 3 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: zero wins for Salal, seven draws and three wins for Al Rayyan. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: six games.Umm Salal missing players
Al Rayyan missing players
| Umm Salal | Al Rayyan | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Won | W | 5 | 12 | ||
| 12 | 5 | Drew | D | 4 | 5 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Lost | L | 2 | 8 | ||
| 22 | 10 | Scored | S | 18 | 29 | ||
| 34 | 17 | Conceded | C | 11 | 32 | ||
| 88% | 91% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 76% | 73% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 82% | 64% | ||
| 40% | 45% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 36% | 36% | ||
| 20% | 36% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 27% | 24% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 9% | 16% | ||
| 48% | 36% | BTTS | BTTS | 64% | 40% | ||
| 24% | 27% | Clean Sheets | C S | 27% | 44% | ||
| 40% | 45% | Failed to Score | F T | 9% | 20% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.9 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2.2 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 179 | 96 | Total Shots | T S | 113 | 204 | ||
| 74 | 44 | Shots on Target | S O | 57 | 105 | ||
| 30% | 23% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 32% | 28% | ||
| 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 Ahli | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Al Arabi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Al Gharafa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Al Kharitiyath | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Al Rayyan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Umm Salal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 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 |