We have to say that both contenders are doing all right, Al Sadd having a 5 point lead on Al Ahli in the standings. Game on!
- Al Ahli have the most scored goals in the first half (11) in Premier League
- Al Sadd have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
There's local pride at stake here, as these teams are practically neighbours. Expect lots of passion from both players and supporters.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Al Ahli form and stats
With 1 Premier League win, 3 draws and 2 defeats from their home games, Al Ahli are certainly not brimming with confidence.
The Ahli regulars got no joy from their last match, also played here at Hamad bin Khalifa Stadium: A 0-4 defeat against Al Rayyan (placed 9th). As you see from the result above, Al Ahli suffered greatly in their last game. Thankfully the team has a new chance to prove themselves in this one.
Heartbreak before that as Ahli lost 1-2 at Al Duhail's place.Sports bettors should know that 11 of the most recent 12 league matches from this football club have had goals from both teams.
The Al Ahli fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 10 goals in 6 league matches. Goals are flowing in at the wrong end for Al Ahli with 13 goals conceded in these matches.
Al Sadd form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Premier League travels is 4 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats. Impressively, the visitors are on a five-match winning run which they hope continue versus Al Ahli.
Two trips in a row for Al Sadd, whose manager Díez could celebrate last time after the win against Al Gharafa. Bounedjah has scored for this side four games in a row. The know-how!
Before that one, the win at home against Al Arabi in the Qatar Prince Cup (3-1).
Betting fact: Both teams have scored goal(s) in 9 of this club's latest 12 league matches.
Sadd have conceded 10 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Al Sadd have won every one of the 9 latest fixtures against this team. Something to take note of?Al Sadd - Al Ahli 3-2 was the scoreline in these contenders' latest h2h game, played this season. Bounedjah loves to play against Ahli and have scored 7 goals in these matches.
Top Goalscorers
  B. Bounedjah 7 goals |  Y. Alnaimat 6 goals |  M. Kanani Zadegan 5 goals |
Al Ahli missing players
Al Sadd missing players
| Al Ahli | Al Sadd | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 6 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 7 | 12 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 22 | 10 | 2 | Scored | S | 7 | 14 | 22 |
| 24 | 13 | 3 | Conceded | C | 7 | 10 | 16 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 92% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 92% |
| 85% | 83% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 71% | 67% |
| 54% | 67% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 29% | 25% |
| 15% | 17% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 14% | 17% |
| 85% | 83% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 86% | 75% |
| 8% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 14% | 25% |
| 8% | 17% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 2.3 | 1.8 | 2.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.7 | 5.4 | 6.1 |
| 5.2 | 5.7 | 8.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.3 | 3.6 | 3.1 |
| 2.9 | 3.5 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.4 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10.1 | 9.7 | 9.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.3 | 12.7 | 13.8 |
| 4.6 | 5 | 5.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.3 | 5.6 | 5.6 |
| 37% | 33% | 18% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 44% | 36% | 33% |
| 13.8 | 13 | 13.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11 | 11.6 | 9.8 |
| 5.2 | 4.3 | 4.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.7 | 4.6 | 3.8 |
- Al Ahli have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
- Al Ahli have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
- Al Ahli have the most dropped points from leading position (12) in Premier League
- Al Ahli have the most scored goals in the first half (11) in Premier League
- Al Ahli have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- Al Ahli haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Al Sadd have created more than twice as many corners as Al Ahli.
- Al Sadd have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Al Sadd have scored in all their matches so far.
- Al Sadd haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- All of Al Ahli's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- All of Al Sadd's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
| 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 Duhail | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 17 | 32 |
| 2 | Al Arabi | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 10 | 28 |
| 3 | Al Sadd | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 22 |
| 4 | Qatar SC | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 22 |
| 5 | Al Gharafa | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 15 | -3 | 19 |
| 6 | Al Wakrah | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 18 |
| 7 | Al Ahli | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 11 | -2 | 17 |
| 8 | Al Markhiya | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -1 | 12 |
| 9 | Al Rayyan | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 8 | -3 | 11 |
| 10 | Al Shamal | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | -9 | 10 |
| 11 | Al Sailiya | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -11 | 8 |
| 12 | Umm Salal | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 19 | -13 | 8 |
