Premier League match preview: Al Markhiya believed to be the weaker party when Al Sadd pays a visit

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Competition: Qatar Premier League
Competition: Mon 01.August
Match begins: 14:35 (UTC)
Venue: Khalifa International Stadium (50000 seats)

It's a fresh beginning in Premier League - the first match of the season. Read our full article and see how Al Markhiya and Al Sadd did in their pre-season training matches!

There's local pride at stake here, as these teams are practically neighbours. Expect lots of passion from both players and supporters.

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Al Markhiya form and stats

It's the first season at a new level for Al Markhiya as they were promoted from Q League last season. Happy days that were secured through 11 wins, 0 draws and 3 losses from 14 games. The team scored 10 goals at home last season and conceded 10. It will be interesting to see how they perform at this level.

Markhiya have spent many days and weeks preparing for this match, with countless hours on the training pitches and one practice match played. These training games have ended with 0 wins, 0 draws and 1 defeat. Some might be interested in the goal production stats for these matches; Al Markhiya scored 1 goal and let in 2 goals during these one game.

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Al Sadd form and stats

Last season was a triumph for Al Sadd in the national league as they took home the Premier League trophy. The championship was secured after 20 wins, 2 draws and only 0 defeats. As this is an away game, it's natural to look at the stats for away matches last season: Won 10, drew 1 and lost 0.

Head 2 Head

Al Markhiya-Al Sadd H2H statistics last two meetings regardless of arena: Al Markhiya zero wins, Al Sadd one win, one draw. one of these two matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Al Markhiya missing players

Al Sadd missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Al Markhiya Al Sadd
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
0 0 0 Played P 0 0 0
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
0 0 0 Scored S 0 0 0
0 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
0 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 0
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
0 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 0
0 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 0 0
0 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 0 0
Al Markhiya Last season Al Sadd
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
14 7   Played P   11 22
11 4   Won W   10 20
0 0   Drew D   1 2
3 3   Lost L   0 0
26 10   Scored S   47 80
15 10   Conceded C   13 24
100% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 100%
79% 71%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   100% 91%
57% 43%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   91% 73%
29% 29%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   91% 64%
21% 29%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   64% 50%
57% 43%   BTTS BTTS   73% 64%
21% 14%   Clean Sheets C S   27% 36%
21% 43%   Failed to Score F T   0% 0%
 
6.7 5.2   Corners for (avg) C F   5.7 5
4.3 5   Corners against (avg) C A   3.1 3.1
1.9 2.2   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.5 1.6
2 1   Red cards R C   2 2
 
11.5 12.3   Shots (avg) S (   18.8 16
5.7 5.3   Shots on Target (avg) S O   8.8 7.9
35% 31%   Goal Efficiency G E   48% 46%
 
8.2 10   Shots against (avg) S A   9.2 8.2
3.8 4.5   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   3.7 3.8

  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 Ahli 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Al Arabi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Al Duhail 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Al Gharafa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Al Markhiya 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Al Rayyan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Al Sadd 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Al Sailiya 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Al Shamal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Al Wakrah 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Qatar SC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Umm Salal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Last season 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 Markhiya 14 11 0 3 26 15 7 4 0 3 10 10 7 7 0 0 16 5 11 33
2 Al Kharitiyath 14 9 2 3 25 14 7 4 1 2 12 8 7 5 1 1 13 6 11 29
3 Lusail City 14 8 2 4 18 11 7 3 0 4 7 7 7 5 2 0 11 4 7 26
4 Al Shahaniya 14 7 3 4 18 11 7 3 1 3 10 8 7 4 2 1 8 3 7 24
5 Al Bidda 14 3 4 7 18 23 7 2 2 3 8 9 7 1 2 4 10 14 -5 13
6 Al Mesaimeer 14 3 4 7 14 21 7 1 4 2 8 11 7 2 0 5 6 10 -7 13
7 Al Mu'aidar 14 2 4 8 14 25 7 1 1 5 4 12 7 1 3 3 10 13 -11 10
8 Al Nasr 14 2 3 9 18 31 7 0 2 5 10 17 7 2 1 4 8 14 -13 9
Last season 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

Table
  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 Ahli 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Al Arabi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Al Duhail 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Al Gharafa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Al Markhiya 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Al Rayyan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Al Sadd 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Al Sailiya 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Al Shamal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Al Wakrah 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Qatar SC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Umm Salal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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