There should be a significant difference in quality between these teams based on table positions so far, with Al Sadd leading Umm Salal by 12 points.
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
This is a local derby, usually meaning added tension and importance.
Al Sadd form and stats
Sadd enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Al Arabi's place. The match ended 4-1 with Santi Cazorla, B. Bounedjah and Rodrigo Barbosa Tabata scoring. A QSL Cup defeat was the result before that one, 2-4 away at Al Gharafa.
Umm Salal form and stats
The visitors, who have the fewest scored goals (2) in Premier League, are W1-D0-L3 on the road this term. That's in the Premier League.
This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Premier League home defeat versus Al Ahli with 0-2 on the scoreboard. Preceding that, the 0-2 home loss versus Al Rayyan.
There's been a serious shortage of goals from Salal's away games in the league this season with only 2 goals from 4 matches. As for defending, Salal rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 7 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: five - four - one (Al Sadd wins - draws - Umm Salal wins). As for goals, eight matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  S. Cazorla González 5 goals |  T. Nam 4 goals |  B. Bounedjah 3 goals |
Al Sadd missing players
Umm Salal missing players
| Al Sadd | Umm Salal | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 6 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 24 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 7 | 9 |
| 83% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 83% |
| 83% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 75% | 67% |
| 83% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 33% |
| 83% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 67% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 83% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 25% | 17% |
| 17% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 33% |
| 17% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 50% | 67% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.2 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1 | 1.8 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 114 | 0 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 31 | 48 |
| 52 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 10 | 20 |
| 46% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 20% | 10% |
- Al Sadd has the fewest conceded goals (0) at home in Premier League
- Al Sadd has the fewest points (0) at home in Premier League
- Al Sadd has the most scored goals (24) in Premier League
- Al Sadd has the most scored goals in the first half (12) in Premier League
- Al Sadd has the most scored goals in the second half (12) in Premier League
- Al Sadd has the the best goal difference (+19) in Premier League
- Al Sadd have failed to score a single goal at home.
- Al Sadd have lost all their home matches so far.
- Al Sadd have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Al Sadd have scored more than double the goals of Umm Salal.
- Al Sadd have won all their matches at home so far.
- Al Sadd is in the best form (5-1-0)
- All of Al Sadd's home-matches have had more than 4,5 goals.
- Umm Salal has the fewest scored goals (2) in Premier League
- Umm Salal has the fewest scored goals in the second half (2) in Premier League
- Umm Salal has the most conceded goals (7) away in Premier League
- Umm Salal has the the worst goal difference (-5) away in Premier League
- Umm Salal have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Umm Salal have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Umm Salal have scored at least twice as many goals away as Al Sadd have scored home.
- Umm Salal 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 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 5 | 19 | 16 |
| 2 | Al Ahli | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 15 |
| 3 | Al Gharafa | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 12 |
| 4 | Al Rayyan | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 5 | Al Duhail | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 9 |
| 6 | Al Sailiya | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 8 |
| 7 | Al Wakrah | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| 8 | Qatar SC | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -3 | 6 |
| 9 | Al Kharitiyath | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -8 | 6 |
| 10 | Al Arabi | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | -5 | 5 |
| 11 | Al Khor | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 4 |
| 12 | Umm Salal | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -7 | 4 |