National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Umm Salal or Al Shamal 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.
Umm Salal form and stats
Last season, Salal's QSL Cup journey ended in the group stage.0 victories, 4 draws and 0 defeats. That’s what Umm Salal have to build on here at Al-Khwar Stadium in the Premier League. So many draws at home for Umm Salal, an amazing four in a row now.
The spoils were shared in Umm Salal's previous game, also at home. Visiting Al Shamal travelled back with a draw after a 1-1 scoreline.
Heartbreak before that as Salal lost 0-1 at Al Gharafa's place.Umm Salal are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 5 goals in 4 games. 5 goals have been conceded.
Al Shamal form and stats
Still no away game victory in the Premier League for Al Shamal with 1 draw and 2 losses from their first 3 attempts.
Shamal go into this game after a win, the home game against Al Wakrah that ended 2-1.
Before that, Al Shamal travelled to Umm Salal and returned home with a draw after the Premier League game finished 1-1.Shamal find the net regularly in their away games. 3 goals from 3 away fixtures in the league. There are big problems for the Shamal defense as they have conceded 10 goals in 3 away games.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: five - five - zero (Salal wins - draws - Al Shamal wins). As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Al Yazidi 2 goals | B. Mohammad Seif 2 goals |  A. Sheikh 1 goals |
Umm Salal missing players
Al Shamal missing players
| Umm Salal | Al Shamal | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 15 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Won | W | 7 | 13 | ||
| 9 | 6 | Drew | D | 4 | 7 | ||
| 11 | 6 | Lost | L | 3 | 5 | ||
| 18 | 11 | Scored | S | 22 | 37 | ||
| 38 | 21 | Conceded | C | 19 | 30 | ||
| 92% | 87% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 64% | 60% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 79% | 72% | ||
| 32% | 27% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 57% | 52% | ||
| 20% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 21% | 20% | ||
| 12% | 13% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 7% | 12% | ||
| 44% | 40% | BTTS | BTTS | 57% | 60% | ||
| 20% | 27% | Clean Sheets | C S | 36% | 32% | ||
| 44% | 47% | Failed to Score | F T | 7% | 12% | ||
| 3.3 | 3.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.3 | 5.2 | ||
| 5.9 | 5.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.2 | 3.4 | ||
| 2.1 | 2.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.6 | 1.7 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 6.7 | 6.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.8 | 9 | ||
| 2.3 | 2.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.6 | 4.5 | ||
| 31% | 32% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 35% | 33% | ||
| 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 Shamal | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | Al Wakrah | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| 3 | Al Ahli | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Al Rayyan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Umm Salal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | -5 | 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 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 15 | 15 |
| 2 | Al Duhail | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 12 |
| 3 | Al Gharafa | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| 4 | Al Arabi | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 9 |
| 5 | Al Rayyan | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -1 | 6 |
| 6 | Al Wakrah | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 7 | Umm Salal | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 4 |
| 8 | Qatar SC | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -3 | 4 |
| 9 | Al Shamal | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | -7 | 4 |
| 10 | Al Sailiya | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | -7 | 4 |
| 11 | Al Ahli | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 3 |
| 12 | Al Khor | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -4 | 3 |