Al Wakrah vs Al-Gharafa Prediction & Betting Tips

Recent form for both sides

Al Wakrah's last 20 matches across all competitions read seven wins, five draws and eight losses, with 31 scored and 34 conceded. Al-Gharafa's equivalent run shows five wins, six draws and nine defeats, netting 28 and shipping 35.

Al Wakrah: 20 completed matches; Al-Gharafa: 20 completed matches.

Al Wakrah

20 matches

Win

35% 7 / 20

Draw

25% 5 / 20

Loss

40% 8 / 20

Scored

31

Conceded

34

Difference

-3

Al-Gharafa

20 matches

Win

25% 5 / 20

Draw

30% 6 / 20

Loss

45% 9 / 20

Scored

28

Conceded

35

Difference

-7

Neither record points to a settled, confident side right now. Both have leaked goals at a similar rate, and both have found winning consistently difficult over this stretch.

With both defences porous over their last 20 games, goals at either end wouldn't be a shock.

Comparative Team Statistics: Al Wakrah vs Al-Gharafa

A long rivalry, tight of late

These two have met regularly over the years, and the head-to-head log stretches back across plenty of seasons with results swinging both ways historically.

Their more recent meetings tell a closer story: a 0-0 draw, a 3-3 thriller, a narrow 1-0 for Al Wakrah, and a 3-2 for Al-Gharafa in the QSL Cup. Nothing suggests either side currently holds a clear edge over the other.

Where they sit early on

The available Qatar Stars League table shows just four games played for each side so far this season. Al-Gharafa sit ninth with four points from a win, a draw and two losses, while Al Wakrah are eleventh with two points from two draws and two defeats.

Both have shipped more goals than they've scored in this small sample, which lines up with the wider form picture.

Names to keep an eye on

F. Magri and F. Díaz have chipped in with goals for Al-Gharafa across their last four matches, with F. Coman supplying a couple of assists in that same span.

Al Wakrah:

Penalty cards:

Almahdi Ali x 3

Al-Gharafa:

Best scorers:

F. Magri - 2

F. Díaz - 1

Best assist providers:

F. Coman - 2

F. Díaz - 1

Penalty cards:

F. Sassi x 3

On the discipline side, F. Sassi for Al-Gharafa and Almahdi Ali for Al Wakrah have both picked up three yellow cards in a handful of recent games. Worth watching if either edges closer to a suspension threshold as the fixtures continue.