Al Sadd and Al Shorta get a break from their league challenge to fight for a possible trophy in this Arab Club Championship Quarter-finals fixture.
These teams have little in common geographically as Al Shorta have to travel 1300 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
It's no vacation for neither Al Sadd nor Al Shorta as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Al Sadd form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz Sports City Stadium as Al Sadd have scored 23 goals to get 22 points from 11 games. The overall stats in the Premier League are 7-1-3 (wins-draws-losses).
Sadd's previous match was a Arab Club Championship game also played at home, ending 1-0 against Al Ahli Tripoli. The home team are looking to repeat that performance.
In the game before, a strong away victory at Al Hilal. A Arab Club Championship game.
The Al Sadd manager Pinheiro has got the team scoring with 23 from 11 home games in the league. On the other hand, Sadd have conceded 12 goals.
Al Shorta form and stats
As the visiting team in Iraqi League matches, Al Shorta have produced an overall stat of 11-3-5 so far.
This fixture can not go any worse than the previous one, a Arab Club Championship home defeat versus Al Ittihad with 1-2 on the scoreboard.
One game before, 0-0 at home against ES Tunis in the Arab Club Championship.
Al Shorta are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 34 times in 19 away games so far. It's not easy to score on Shorta as they have only conceded 15 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
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| Al Sadd | Al Shorta | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 16 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 18 | 11 | Won | W | 9 | 17 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Lost | L | 3 | 5 | ||
| 56 | 35 | Scored | S | 25 | 39 | ||
| 24 | 13 | Conceded | C | 7 | 12 | ||
| 96% | 94% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | ||
| 88% | 81% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 62% | 52% | ||
| 64% | 56% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 54% | 44% | ||
| 52% | 44% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 23% | 12% | ||
| 12% | 12% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 4% | ||
| 48% | 31% | BTTS | BTTS | 23% | 24% | ||
| 44% | 56% | Clean Sheets | C S | 62% | 64% | ||
| 12% | 19% | Failed to Score | F T | 15% | 20% | ||
| 3.8 | 3.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.2 | 3.2 | ||
| 3.8 | 3.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.8 | 2.6 | ||
| 1.8 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.9 | 1.2 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 13.6 | 13.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 4.4 | 6.1 | ||
| 5.4 | 4.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.5 | 2 | ||
| 41% | 44% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 125% | 76% | ||
| 9.1 | 8.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 2.8 | 3.8 | ||
| 3.5 | 3.1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0.7 | 1.3 | ||
| 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 | 22 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 50 | 26 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 11 | 24 | 51 |
| 2 | Al Arabi | 22 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 43 | 23 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 11 | 20 | 49 |
| 3 | Al Sadd | 22 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 46 | 26 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 14 | 20 | 44 |
| 4 | Al Wakrah | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 44 | 24 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 11 | 20 | 39 |
| 5 | Qatar SC | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 28 | 30 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 17 | -2 | 36 |
| 6 | Al Gharafa | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 32 | 38 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 23 | -6 | 32 |
| 7 | Al Markhiya | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 30 | 37 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 23 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 14 | -7 | 24 |
| 8 | Al Ahli | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 32 | 45 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 22 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 23 | -13 | 24 |
| 9 | Al Rayyan | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 29 | 33 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 15 | -4 | 20 |
| 10 | Umm Salal | 22 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 18 | 34 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 24 | -16 | 18 |
| 11 | Al Shamal | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 22 | 41 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 21 | -19 | 18 |
| 12 | Al Sailiya | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 28 | 45 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 24 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 21 | -17 | 16 |
| 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 Shorta | 38 | 25 | 7 | 6 | 63 | 24 | 19 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 29 | 9 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 34 | 15 | 39 | 82 |
| 2 | Al Quwa Al Jawiya | 38 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 62 | 26 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 33 | 16 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 29 | 10 | 36 | 78 |
| 3 | Al Zawra'a | 38 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 50 | 32 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 26 | 16 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 24 | 16 | 18 | 68 |
| 4 | Al Talaba | 38 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 52 | 39 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 20 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 19 | 13 | 66 |
| 5 | Al Kahrabaa | 38 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 51 | 38 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 16 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 27 | 22 | 13 | 62 |
| 6 | Al Najaf | 38 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 46 | 41 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 15 | 5 | 56 |
| 7 | Karbala | 38 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 39 | 34 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 20 | 5 | 56 |
| 8 | Erbil | 38 | 15 | 10 | 12 | 41 | 39 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 25 | 2 | 55 |
| 9 | Al Karkh | 38 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 40 | 36 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 18 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 18 | 4 | 51 |
| 10 | Newroz SC | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 45 | 43 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 30 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 2 | 51 |
| 11 | Naft Maysan | 38 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 42 | 54 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 21 | 33 | -12 | 51 |
| 12 | Duhok | 38 | 11 | 17 | 10 | 34 | 39 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 20 | -5 | 50 |
| 13 | Al Hudod | 38 | 10 | 19 | 9 | 40 | 37 | 19 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 3 | 49 |
| 14 | Naft Al-Janoob | 38 | 9 | 16 | 13 | 34 | 40 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 19 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 20 | 18 | -6 | 43 |
| 15 | Zakho | 38 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 39 | 42 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 24 | -3 | 42 |
| 16 | Al-Qasim | 38 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 31 | 37 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 21 | -6 | 40 |
| 17 | Naft | 38 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 39 | 50 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 22 | 26 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 24 | -11 | 40 |
| 18 | Naft Al-Wasat | 38 | 5 | 21 | 12 | 26 | 34 | 19 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 19 | -8 | 36 |
| 19 | Al Sinaah | 38 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 26 | 54 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 23 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 31 | -28 | 28 |
| 20 | Al Diwaniya | 38 | 2 | 6 | 30 | 25 | 86 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 42 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 44 | -61 | 12 |