This promises to be an action-packed encounter for Al Sadd at Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium when the AFC Champions League tournament arrives in town and Al Faisaly with it. Read all about the Group Stage match here!
Sadd's stadium, Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, has a grass surface. Al Faisaly have artifical turf on their own stadium. This might or might not make a difference, and to help evaluate that we give you the recent performance numbers for Al Faisaly when playing on grass; 4 wins, 7 draws and 11 losses from 22 matches. They have scored 27 goals in these games and conceded 39.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Al Sadd and Al Faisaly.
Al Sadd form and stats
Sadd was eliminated in the group stage last season in the AFC Champions League.Al Sadd have been outstanding at home so far in the Premier League with 10 wins, 1 draw and only 0 losses.
The followers hope that Al Sadd will strike back in this game, putting things right after the 1-3 away defeat in the AFC Champions League fixture against Nasaf. Midfield player Tabata got a match rating of 7.53 in that game, the max score being 10. Tabata scored one goal, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 4 times.
Al Sadd has scored 33 goals so far and conceded 11 goals from 11 home games. These are numbers from the league only.
Al Faisaly form and stats
Al Faisaly have only collected 5 points from their away games in the Pro League, after 0-5-7 (12 played).
Faisaly delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Al Wihdat in their previous game; a AFC Champions League fixture. The attacker Boyle got a match rating of 7.65 in that game. Boyle scored one goal and dribled past the opponent 5 of 7 times.
So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Al Faisaly playing away and similar expectations, we found five relevant matches. Results were one Al Faisaly win, two draws and two defeats.
Al Faisaly are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed 6 goals from 12 away games. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Faisaly have conceded 20 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
These teams encountered each other previously this match year: Al Faisaly - Al Sadd 2-1.Top Goalscorers
  B. Bounedjah 13 goals |  A. Afif 13 goals |
Al Sadd missing players
Al Faisaly missing players
| Al Sadd | Al Faisaly | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 17 | 10 | Won | W | 1 | 6 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Drew | D | 5 | 11 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 7 | 8 | ||
| 71 | 32 | Scored | S | 9 | 24 | ||
| 30 | 12 | Conceded | C | 21 | 30 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 85% | 80% | ||
| 88% | 79% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 54% | 52% | ||
| 68% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 46% | 44% | ||
| 56% | 36% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 38% | 32% | ||
| 40% | 29% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 8% | ||
| 68% | 57% | BTTS | BTTS | 46% | 44% | ||
| 32% | 43% | Clean Sheets | C S | 23% | 40% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 46% | 36% | ||
| 5.2 | 5.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.4 | 4 | ||
| 3.2 | 2.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.4 | 5.4 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.1 | 1.9 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 15.6 | 13 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.7 | 7.1 | ||
| 7 | 6.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.6 | 2.6 | ||
| 40% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 26% | 36% | ||
| 8.4 | 7.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.8 | 9.2 | ||
| 4 | 3.9 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.4 | 3.2 | ||
| 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 Faisaly | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| 2 | Nasaf | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 3 | Al Wihdat | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -3 | 5 |
| 4 | Al Sadd | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -2 | 4 |
| 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 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 80 | 24 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 47 | 13 | 56 | 62 |
| 2 | Al Duhail | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 59 | 24 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 12 | 35 | 47 |
| 3 | Al Wakrah | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 34 | 30 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 37 |
| 4 | Al Arabi | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 34 | 31 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 21 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 36 |
| 5 | Al Gharafa | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 39 | 40 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 22 | 26 | -1 | 30 |
| 6 | Umm Salal | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 32 | 36 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 17 | -4 | 25 |
| 7 | Al Ahli | 22 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 24 | 39 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 24 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 15 | -15 | 25 |
| 8 | Al Rayyan | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 31 | 40 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 25 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 15 | -9 | 24 |
| 9 | Qatar SC | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 31 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 13 | -10 | 23 |
| 10 | Al Shamal | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 32 | 47 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 19 | 24 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 23 | -15 | 22 |
| 11 | Al Sailiya | 22 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 36 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 23 | -19 | 16 |
| 12 | Al Khor | 22 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 21 | 46 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 27 | -25 | 16 |
| 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 Ittihad | 25 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 54 | 20 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 13 | 34 | 60 |
| 2 | Al Hilal | 23 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 47 | 23 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 20 | 9 | 24 | 49 |
| 3 | Al Nassr | 25 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 44 | 31 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 48 |
| 4 | Al Shabab | 25 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 46 | 31 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 27 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 47 |
| 5 | Dhamk | 25 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 34 | 34 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 0 | 42 |
| 6 | Abha | 25 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 26 | 39 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 23 | -13 | 32 |
| 7 | Al Fateh | 25 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 36 | 30 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 26 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 31 |
| 8 | Al Feiha | 24 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 19 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 0 | 30 |
| 9 | Al Raed | 25 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 29 | 37 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 27 | -8 | 29 |
| 10 | Al Ahli | 25 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 33 | 36 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 19 | -3 | 28 |
| 11 | Al Faisaly | 25 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 25 | 33 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 20 | -8 | 28 |
| 12 | Al Ta'ee | 25 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 25 | 41 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 20 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 21 | -16 | 27 |
| 13 | Al Taawon | 25 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 39 | 42 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 25 | -3 | 26 |
| 14 | Al Batin | 25 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 24 | 35 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 19 | -11 | 25 |
| 15 | Al Ittifaq | 24 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 28 | 39 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 24 | -11 | 24 |
| 16 | Al Hazm | 25 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 34 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 19 | -19 | 14 |
