A home win is expected from this fixture if the league table is anything to judge by. The Al Sadd fans are optimistic that the difference between 3rd and Al Khor's 10th place in the table will show on the pitch.
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
The season is still full of potential for Al Sadd as they can still win the whole Premier League. Al Khor are fighting to avoid relegation and will work hard for points.
Al Sadd form and stats
16 points is a decent return from 8 Premier League games here for Al Sadd. The data says 5 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses.
The fans are hoping that Al Sadd will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the Premier League game against Al Rayyan (placed 2nd). Before that, Al Sadd drew at home versus Al Arabi.
The Al Sadd manager X. Hernández Creus has got the team scoring with 18 from 8 home games in the league. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 13 goals have been conceded.
Al Khor form and stats
Al Khor have only collected 4 points from their away games in the Premier League, after 0-4-4 (8 played).
Al Khor lost away at Al Arabi (0-1) in their previous game and are perhaps starting to feel homesick. A home win before that, celebrating 2-0 vs Qatar SC.
The attacking power of Al Khor when travelling is not overwhelming with 6 goals scored from 8 league matches away. 11 goals have been conceded by Al Khor in these games.
Head 2 Head
The most recent history between these sides is the Al Khor - Al Sadd 1-2 played earlier this season. Last ten meetings between the teams: Al Sadd won seven, Al Khor won one and two draws. seven games with over 2,5 goals, three matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. Afif 12 goals |  B. Bounedjah 12 goals |  H. Al Heidos 7 goals |
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| Al Sadd | Al Khor | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 8 | 3 | Played | P | 1 | 8 | 17 |
| 10 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 45 | 18 | 6 | Scored | S | 0 | 6 | 19 |
| 27 | 13 | 6 | Conceded | C | 2 | 11 | 27 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | 94% |
| 94% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 62% | 76% |
| 88% | 88% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 38% | 53% |
| 53% | 38% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 25% | 35% |
| 41% | 38% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 12% |
| 82% | 75% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 65% |
| 6% | 12% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 12% | 18% |
| 12% | 12% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 50% | 24% |
| 8.1 | 7.9 | 10 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 4.6 | 4.2 |
| 3.7 | 4.2 | 5.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 4.2 | 5.6 |
| 1.2 | 1.4 | 0.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 2.1 | 2.1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 200 | 128 | 45 | Total Shots | T S | 3 | 69 | 128 |
| 90 | 57 | 22 | Shots on Target | S O | 1 | 24 | 48 |
| 38% | 32% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 25% | 40% |
- Al Khor has the fewest scored goals (6) away
- Al Khor has the most dropped points from leading position (19)
- Al Khor have yet to win a game away.
- Al Sadd has the most scored goals (18) at home
- Al Sadd has the most scored goals (45)
- Al Sadd has the most scored goals in the first half (24)
- Al Sadd has the most scored goals in the second half (21)
- Al Sadd have scored more than double the goals of Al Khor.
- Al Sadd have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Al Sadd haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- All of Al Sadd's home-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 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 33 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 19 | 42 |
| 2 | Al Rayyan | 17 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 34 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 20 | 38 |
| 3 | Al Sadd | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 45 | 27 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 27 | 14 | 18 | 32 |
| 4 | Al Gharafa | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 24 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 28 |
| 5 | Al Arabi | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 24 |
| 6 | Al Sailiya | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 12 | -3 | 23 |
| 7 | Al Wakrah | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 27 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 15 | -3 | 19 |
| 8 | Al Ahli | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 29 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 13 | -7 | 19 |
| 9 | Qatar SC | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | -6 | 17 |
| 10 | Al Khor | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 11 | -8 | 14 |
| 11 | Umm Salal | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 33 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -18 | 14 |
| 12 | Al Shahaniya | 17 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 37 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 23 | -20 | 10 |