This promises to be an action-packed encounter for Al Sadd at King Fahd International Stadium when the AFC Champions League tournament arrives in town and Al Wihdat with it. Read all about the Group Stage match here!
It's no vacation for neither Sadd nor Al Wihdat as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 2000 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Al Sadd form and stats
Al Sadd participated in AFC Champions League the last season, where they reached the 8th finals.10-1-0 is the performance here at King Fahd International Stadium so far in the Premier League, giving Al Sadd a total of 31 from their 11 games here. Outstanding results! The Al Sadd fans aren't used to losing league-games here at King Fahd International Stadium and will expect new points from this game. Al Sadd has played 17 games in a row here without a defeat. Sadd has a nice streak going on as they have played 27 consecutive leaguegames without losing (regardless of home/away). They are keen to extend their tally, a streak that began after the Al Rayyan defeat 409 days ago.
The fans are hoping that Sadd will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 1-3 away loss in the AFC Champions League game against Al Nassr. Before that, Sadd drew at home versus Foolad.
The manager X. Hernández Creus will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Al Wihdat in only three days.
Al Sadd always seem capable of creating a buzz here at King Fahd International Stadium with 42 goals in 11 league games. From these home matches, Sadd have conceded only 7 goals.
Al Wihdat form and stats
Wihdat was sent out of AFC Champions League in the 1st preliminary round last season.The strength of Al Wihdat on their travels this season is incredible with 31 points collected from 11 Premier League away games. Al Wihdat has 10-1-0 on the road, with 25 goals scored and 4 conceded. In general it has been a productive period now for Wihdat as they haven't lost any of their last 13 games. The away team travel with confidence. Not since the Al Faysali game have they lost an away game, meaning Al Wihdat has taken points from 14 away matches in a row.
There might be some fixture complaints from Wihdat as they are again playing away from home after losing on the road in their previous match, the AFC Champions League match against Foolad (0-1). A 0-0 draw was the result before that, hosting Al Nassr in the AFC Champions League.
A new game in only three days for Wihdat, the AFC Champions League home match versus Al Sadd. Busy days.
The Wihdat manager A. Abu Zema has got the team scoring on the road, with 25 away goals in 11 league matches. Wihdat are tight as a drum on their travels, having allowed the opposition only 4 goals away.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  B. Bounedjah 21 goals |  S. Cazorla González 13 goals |  R. Barbosa Tabata 10 goals |
Al Sadd missing players
Al Wihdat missing players
| Al Sadd | Al Wihdat | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 19 | 11 | Won | W | 9 | 18 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | ||
| 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | ||
| 75 | 44 | Scored | S | 17 | 39 | ||
| 25 | 8 | Conceded | C | 5 | 11 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 91% | 92% | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 55% | 56% | ||
| 76% | 77% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 45% | 36% | ||
| 56% | 54% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 9% | 12% | ||
| 40% | 38% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 4% | ||
| 56% | 54% | BTTS | BTTS | 36% | 32% | ||
| 40% | 46% | Clean Sheets | C S | 55% | 56% | ||
| 4% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 18% | 20% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.9 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.4 | 1.5 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | ||
| 13.8 | 15.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.2 | 12.1 | ||
| 6.3 | 8.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.6 | 4.6 | ||
| 47% | 42% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 35% | ||
| 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 Nassr | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | Foolad | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | Al Wihdat | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| 4 | Al Sadd | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 1 |
| 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 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 77 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 7 | 63 | 60 |
| 2 | Al Duhail | 22 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 53 | 25 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 33 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 28 | 47 |
| 3 | Al Rayyan | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 31 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 35 |
| 4 | Al Gharafa | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 41 | 34 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 33 |
| 5 | Al Ahli | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 28 | 38 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 14 | -10 | 33 |
| 6 | Qatar SC | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 30 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 32 |
| 7 | Al Arabi | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 28 | 32 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 18 | -4 | 29 |
| 8 | Al Wakrah | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 17 | -10 | 26 |
| 9 | Al Sailiya | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 22 | 36 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 17 | -14 | 26 |
| 10 | Umm Salal | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 31 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 17 | -18 | 21 |
| 11 | Al Khor | 22 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 17 | 42 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 30 | -25 | 17 |
| 12 | Al Kharitiyath | 22 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 17 | 49 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 23 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 26 | -32 | 12 |
| 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 Wihdat | 22 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 44 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 4 | 35 | 56 |
| 2 | Al Jazeera | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 35 | 24 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 11 | 44 |
| 3 | Al Ramtha | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 32 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 41 |
| 4 | Al Salt | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 34 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 22 | 11 | 12 | 34 |
| 5 | Al Faysali | 22 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 27 | 29 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 17 | -2 | 27 |
| 6 | Al Hussein | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 29 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 14 | -5 | 27 |
| 7 | Ma'an | 22 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 24 | 25 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 9 | -1 | 26 |
| 8 | Aqaba | 22 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 24 | 25 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 15 | -1 | 24 |
| 9 | Shabab Al Ordon | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 29 | 38 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 18 | -9 | 22 |
| 10 | Sahab | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 32 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 10 | -13 | 21 |
| 11 | Al Sareeh | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 22 | 35 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 21 | -13 | 20 |
| 12 | Al Ahli | 22 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 42 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 29 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -25 | 13 |