National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Umm Salal or Al Sailiya that keep their silverware dream alive.
This is a match between two teams close to each other, usually meaning added tension and significance.
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.
Umm Salal form and stats
Last season their QSL Cup adventure ended in the group stage.1-3-1 (win-draw-lost) are the Premier League numbers at home for Umm Salal so far this season.
Salal are returning here after guesting Al Wakrah in a QSL Cup match and winning with a 5-3 scoreline.
Ahead of that result, a home win against Al Sadd in the QSL Cup. The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Umm Salal handle that role? We have found 13 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 5 wins, 4 draws and 4 defeats.
Umm Salal have scored {3 league goals} here from 5 matches, not a lot. From these home matches, Umm Salal have conceded only 3 goals.
Al Sailiya form and stats
Nothing but glory last season for Sailiya, as they won the QSL Cup.The Premier League season is young and Al Sailiya have only just started going through their travel schedule, with 3 away games done and still no victory. 1 draw and 2 defeats so far.
This fixture can not go any worse than the last one, a QSL Cup home loss versus Qatar SC with 0-2 on the scoreboard.
A defeat, in the QSL Cup away at Al Wakrah, before that. Al Sailiya are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 3 wins, 1 draw and 9 defeats. From a total of 13 matches.
The attacking power of Sailiya when travelling is not overwhelming with 2 goals scored from 3 league matches away. Al Sailiya have conceded 4 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: two - three - five (Umm Salal wins - draws - Al Sailiya wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), eight had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  C. Strandberg 4 goals |   J. Vilaça Teixeira 3 goals |  J. Kodjia 2 goals |
Umm Salal missing players
Al Sailiya missing players
| Umm Salal | Al Sailiya | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 10 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 4 | Won | W | 3 | 7 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Drew | D | 2 | 6 | ||
| 10 | 5 | Lost | L | 5 | 12 | ||
| 38 | 12 | Scored | S | 12 | 34 | ||
| 40 | 16 | Conceded | C | 16 | 47 | ||
| 96% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 80% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 70% | 84% | ||
| 52% | 42% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 56% | ||
| 40% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 36% | ||
| 20% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 10% | 28% | ||
| 52% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 72% | ||
| 20% | 17% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 8% | ||
| 32% | 42% | Failed to Score | F T | 30% | 20% | ||
| 3.4 | 3.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.2 | 4.5 | ||
| 4.2 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.7 | 5.4 | ||
| 1.8 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2.6 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 8.9 | 8.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.5 | 9.8 | ||
| 4.1 | 3.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.4 | 4.5 | ||
| 35% | 22% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 32% | ||
| 8.9 | 8.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.5 | 10.1 | ||
| 4.1 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.9 | 4.6 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Umm Salal | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 12 |
| 2 | Al Sadd | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 |
| 3 | Qatar SC | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 | Al Ahli | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -3 | 6 |
| 5 | Al Wakrah | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -6 | 3 |
| 6 | Al Sailiya | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -8 | 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 Arabi | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 16 |
| 2 | Al Wakrah | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 15 |
| 3 | Al Duhail | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 14 |
| 4 | Al Gharafa | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 12 |
| 5 | Al Ahli | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 10 |
| 6 | Al Shamal | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 10 |
| 7 | Qatar SC | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -5 | 10 |
| 8 | Al Markhiya | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 8 |
| 9 | Al Sadd | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -2 | 7 |
| 10 | Umm Salal | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 7 |
| 11 | Al Sailiya | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -7 | 4 |
| 12 | Al Rayyan | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -6 | 1 |
