AL-KHOR. Al Arabi overcomes Qatar SC 1-0 after O. Al-Somah scored just 1 goal (58′). Al Arabi took advantage of its superior ball possession (60%).

The match was played at the Al-Khwar Stadium stadium in Al-Khor on Thursday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Salman Ahmad Flahi assisted by Taleb Salem Al Marri and Abdulmajeed Hussain Al-Karbi. The 4th official was Naser Aiysh Al Sawan. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was extremely hot at 36.44 degrees Celsius or 97.59 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 37%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Al Arabi had a strong ball possession 60% while Qatar SC was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Al Arabi was more pushing with 41 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Al Arabi won the match​.

Al Arabi shot 17 times, 8 on target, 3 off target. Talking about the opposition, Qatar SC shot 14 times, 3 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

Al Arabi received 4 yellow cards (Ahmed Fathy, Youssef Msakni, Abdullah Marafee and Helal Mohammed). Talking about the opposition, Qatar SC received 3 yellow cards (Ibrahim Majid, Sebastian Soria and Nasir Baksh).

Standings

After this match, Al Arabi will have 6 points to sit in the 6th place. Regarding the opposition, Qatar SC will stay with 2 points to remain in the 10th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Al Arabi will host Al Ahli on the 28th of October with a 15-14 head to head in favor of Al Arabi (3 draws).

Qatar SC will play away agasint Al Ahli on the 21st of October with a 12-11 head to head in favor of Qatar SC (7 draws).

Al Arabi – Formation

Al Arabi started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).

The manager Younes Ali Rahmati decided to play with the following team: Jasem Adel Al Hail (7.7), Abdullah Marafee (6.7), Simo Keddari (7.7), Abdou Diallo (7.9), Helal Mohammed (6.9), Ahmed Fathy (7.1), Mohamed Taabouni (6.9), Rafinha Alcântara (8.6), Marco Verratti (8.5), Youssef Msakni (7.2) and Omar Al-Somah (7.5).

The home team had on the bench: Yousuf Muftah (6.7), Mohamed Sayyar, Abdulrahman Anad (6.7), Mohammed Alaa Eldin, Ibrahim Nasser Kala (6.8), Mahmud Abunad, Abdullah Murisi, Ahmed Moein, Noureldin Ahmed, Salem Reda Salem, Marwan Sharaf Salaheldin Hassan and Rami Suhail Ali.

Al Arabi could not rely on the presence of Abdulrahman Anad (injured) and Ibrahim Nasser Kala (injured).

Substitutions

Al Arabi made 3 changes: Mohamed Taabouni for Yousuf Muftah (70′), Abdullah Marafee for Abdulrahman Anad (90′) and Omar Al-Somah for Ibrahim Nasser Kala (90′).

Best player: Rafinha Alcântara​

The most impressive player for Al Arabi was Rafinha Alcântara even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (8.6) with 73 passes (0% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 18 duels out of 24. He performed 1 cross.

Qatar SC – Formation

Qatar SC started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Youssef Safri played with: Motasem Majed Al Bustami (8.2), Nasir Baksh (6.8), Badr Benoun (6.7), Javi Martínez (7.7), Ibrahim Majid (6.6), Eisa Palangi (6.8), Moataz Bostami (7.3), Abdullah Abdulsalam (7.0), Bashar Resan (7.5), Bruno Tabata (7.1) and Ben Malango (7.3).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Mohamed Al Rabiei, Raoul Danzabe Sanda (6.4), Ali Awad (7.0), Abdallah Hussein Al Muftah, Abdulrahman Al Karbi, Khalid Ahmed Mahmoudi, Ali Karami, Jassim Ahmed, Sebastian Soria (6.7), Youssef Mohamed Ali, Adnan Ali Saleh and Ahmed Al Saadi.

Substitutions

Qatar SC made 3 changes: Abdullah Abdulsalam for Raoul Danzabe Sanda (86′), Eisa Palangi for Sebastian Soria (67′) and Bruno Tabata for Ali Awad (78′).

Best player: Motasem Majed Al Bustami​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Qatar SC was the goalkeeper: Motasem Majed Al Bustami. His rating is 8.16. He performed 7 saves.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Premier League.​

• Al Markhiya – Al Duhail – 1-2
• Al Sadd – Al Gharafa – 4-0
• Al Arabi – Qatar SC – 1-0