Premier League preview of Al Sadd - Qatar SC: Visitors believed to win

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Competition: Qatar Premier League
Competition: Fri 07.January
Match begins: 15:25 (UTC)

Al Sadd have excelled Qatar SC so far this season, but every game starts at 0-0. Here's all the facts and figures you require ahead of kickoff:

Insights:
  • Al Sadd have the most scored goals (41) in Premier League
  • Qatar SC have the fewest points from losing position (0) in Premier League

These teams are located so close to each other that their supporters eat in the same restaurants, hang out at the same night clubs and give birth at the same hospitals. This means added importance to the game and a vibrant atmosphere.

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 Sadd and Qatar SC.

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Al Sadd form and stats

Al Sadd have collected 15 points from their Premier League home games so far after 5-0-0. Al Sadd haven’t lost a league-game in eleven attempts regardless of arena, a great achievement. Their last loss was the fixture versus Al Sailiya, 116 days ago.

Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Meshaal Aissa Barsham not having conceded a league goal in 181 minutes.

A good away victory last time out for Sadd, who won 2-0 against Al Sailiya (placed 12th).

Ahead of that match, Sadd won a home game hosting Al Khor (3-0).

Sadd always seem capable of creating a buzz here with 22 goals in 5 league games. Sadd's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 7 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Qatar SC form and stats

1-0-4 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Qatar SC in their Premier League matches away. The pressure to perform on the road is increasing on Safri, the Qatar manager, as the last three away games were defeats.

Two away games in a row for Qatar SC, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-1 versus Al Ahli in the Premier League.

A 1-2 defeat away at Al Khor before that.

The visiting Qatar have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 5 goals from 5 games. Qatar SC have conceded 7 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

The latest archived history between these contenders is the Qatar SC - Sadd 1-3 played previously this season. Head-to-head numbers (for the previous ten meetings): Sadd won five games, two matches ended with a draw and Qatar SC got three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: six / four

Top Goalscorers

Al SaddB. Bounedjah
B. Bounedjah
11 goals
Al SaddA. Ayew Pelé
A. Ayew Pelé
9 goals
SaddA. Afif
A. Afif
5 goals

Al Sadd missing players

Qatar SC missing players

Al Sadd Qatar SC
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
11 5 0 Played P 2 5 12
10 5 0 Won W 1 1 3
1 0 0 Drew D 0 0 3
0 0 0 Lost L 1 4 6
41 22 0 Scored S 3 5 11
14 7 0 Conceded C 2 7 15
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 83%
100% 100% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 80% 67%
82% 80% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 60% 50%
73% 60% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 17%
45% 60% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
64% 60% 0% BTTS BTTS 50% 60% 50%
36% 40% 0% Clean Sheets C S 50% 20% 33%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 20% 33%
 
5.1 4.2 0 Corners for (avg) C F 2 3.4 3.2
3 3.6 0 Corners against (avg) C A 3 2 5.1
1.4 0.8 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1.4 1.4
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
16.2 15.2 0 Shots (avg) S ( 7 9.4 8.8
7.8 8.6 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.5 4.4 3.4
48% 51% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 43% 23% 27%
 
9 8.2 0 Shots against (avg) S A 14.5 10.8 9.4
4.5 5.2 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.5 3.8 3.2
Key stats in Premier League this season:
  • Al Sadd have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Al Sadd have scored in all their matches so far.
  • Al Sadd have scored more than double the goals of Qatar SC.
  • Al Sadd have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (5) in Premier League
  • Al Sadd have the fewest matches under the total-line (1) in Premier League
  • Al Sadd have the most points (15) at home in Premier League
  • Al Sadd have the most scored goals (22) at home in Premier League
  • Al Sadd have the most scored goals (41) in Premier League
  • Al Sadd have the most scored goals in the first half (20) in Premier League
  • Al Sadd have the most scored goals in the second half (21) in Premier League
  • Al Sadd have the the best goal difference (+15) at home in Premier League
  • Al Sadd have the the best goal difference (+27) in Premier League
  • Al Sadd have won all their matches at home so far.
  • Al Sadd have won significantly less corners at home than away.
  • Al Sadd haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Al Sadd is in the best form (5-1-0) in Premier League
  • All of Al Sadd's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Qatar SC have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Qatar SC have the fewest points from losing position (0) in Premier League
  • Qatar SC haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

  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 11 10 1 0 41 14 5 5 0 0 22 7 6 5 1 0 19 7 27 31
2 Al Duhail 12 8 2 2 32 14 6 4 2 0 17 6 6 4 0 2 15 8 18 26
3 Al Gharafa 12 7 1 4 22 14 7 4 1 2 11 3 5 3 0 2 11 11 8 22
4 Al Arabi 12 6 2 4 14 13 6 2 0 4 5 11 6 4 2 0 9 2 1 20
5 Al Wakrah 11 5 4 2 13 10 6 1 3 2 7 8 5 4 1 0 6 2 3 19
6 Umm Salal 12 4 6 2 19 15 6 1 4 1 8 9 6 3 2 1 11 6 4 18
7 Qatar SC 12 3 3 6 11 15 7 2 3 2 6 8 5 1 0 4 5 7 -4 12
8 Al Rayyan 12 3 3 6 17 23 5 1 1 3 10 13 7 2 2 3 7 10 -6 12
9 Al Ahli 12 2 6 4 7 16 7 2 2 3 3 9 5 0 4 1 4 7 -9 12
10 Al Shamal 12 2 3 7 16 24 7 2 0 5 12 13 5 0 3 2 4 11 -8 9
11 Al Khor 12 1 5 6 10 27 5 1 1 3 6 11 7 0 4 3 4 16 -17 8
12 Al Sailiya 12 1 2 9 6 23 4 0 2 2 0 3 8 1 0 7 6 20 -17 5