The standings tells us that 18 points divide the pair of duelists in this Premier League match. Al Sadd have both the points- and home ground advantage.
- Al Sadd have the most scored goals (61) in Premier League
- Umm Salal have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded away.
There's local pride at stake here, as these teams are practically neighbours. Expect lots of passion from both players and supporters.
These are hustling days for the hosts, as they played only four days ago in the Premier League. That game was an away game at Al Gharafa, so at least Al Sadd are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
Al Sadd form and stats
6-0-0 is the performance here so far in the Premier League, giving Al Sadd a total of 18 from their 6 games here. Outstanding results! Al Sadd has a nice streak going on as they have played 15 consecutive leaguegames without losing (regardless of home/away). They are keen to extend their tally, a streak that began after the Al Sailiya defeat 149 days ago.
A good away victory last time out for Sadd, who won 5-1 against Al Gharafa (placed 4th).
A strong away win before that one, visiting Al Wakrah and winning 6-0.Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Emir Cup game versus Al Mu'aidar in only four days. This game is also played here.
Al Sadd always seem capable of creating a buzz here with 26 goals in 6 league games. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 9 goals have been conceded.
Umm Salal form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Premier League travels is 4 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats.
Home advantage was not enough for Umm Salal in their previous game as they lost hosting Qatar SC, 1-2.
Before that one, a nice away victory 6-0 at Al Shamal.The Umm Salal manager Abdulmajid has got the team scoring on the road, with 19 away goals in 9 league matches.
Head 2 Head
The fixture lists shows this result when the contenders faced each other earlier this campaign; Umm Salal - Al Sadd 1-3. Al Sadd-Umm Salal H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Al Sadd seven wins, Umm Salal one win, two draws. ten of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5). Afif likes to face Umm Salal and have scored 7 goals in these games.Top Goalscorers
  A. Ayew Pelé 12 goals |  B. Bounedjah 11 goals |  A. Hussein 11 goals |
Al Sadd missing players
Umm Salal missing players
| Al Sadd | Umm Salal | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 6 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 9 | 17 |
| 14 | 6 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 61 | 26 | 8 | Scored | S | 4 | 19 | 31 |
| 18 | 9 | 3 | Conceded | C | 2 | 9 | 21 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 89% | 94% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 78% | 88% |
| 87% | 83% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 56% | 59% |
| 80% | 67% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 44% | 41% |
| 60% | 67% | 100% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 33% | 18% |
| 67% | 67% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 56% | 76% |
| 33% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 33% | 18% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 22% | 12% |
| 4.4 | 3.7 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.5 | 4.7 | 4.4 |
| 2.9 | 3.2 | 1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 3.6 | 4.5 |
| 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 2.3 | 2.3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16.5 | 14.8 | 13.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7 | 7.4 | 7.9 |
| 8.2 | 8 | 7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 3.6 | 3.5 |
| 50% | 54% | 57% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 100% | 59% | 52% |
| 9.2 | 8.5 | 8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.5 | 8.6 | 8.9 |
| 4.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 2.9 | 3.8 |
- 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 the fewest conceded goals (18) in Premier League
- Al Sadd have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (6) in Premier League
- Al Sadd have the fewest matches under the total-line (1) in Premier League
- Al Sadd have the most points (18) at home in Premier League
- Al Sadd have the most points from losing position (10) in Premier League
- Al Sadd have the most scored goals (26) at home in Premier League
- Al Sadd have the most scored goals (61) in Premier League
- Al Sadd have the most scored goals in the first half (27) in Premier League
- Al Sadd have the most scored goals in the second half (34) in Premier League
- Al Sadd have the the best goal difference (+17) at home in Premier League
- Al Sadd have the the best goal difference (+43) 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 (6-0-0) in Premier League
- All of Al Sadd's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Umm Salal have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded 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 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 61 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 9 | 43 | 43 |
| 2 | Al Duhail | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 43 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 11 | 22 | 36 |
| 3 | Al Wakrah | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 31 |
| 4 | Al Gharafa | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 29 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 1 | 26 |
| 5 | Al Arabi | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 22 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | -1 | 26 |
| 6 | Umm Salal | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 31 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 25 |
| 7 | Al Ahli | 17 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 8 | -7 | 20 |
| 8 | Qatar SC | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 9 | -3 | 19 |
| 9 | Al Rayyan | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -7 | 17 |
| 10 | Al Shamal | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 22 | 40 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 24 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 16 | -18 | 13 |
| 11 | Al Khor | 17 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 39 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 26 | -23 | 11 |
| 12 | Al Sailiya | 17 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 30 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 23 | -21 | 7 |
