FIFA Club World Cup betting and spectator preview: Al Sadd and ES Tunis meet at Khalifa International Stadium to measure strength and learn who makes it to the next stage.
It's no vacation for neither Al Sadd nor ES Tunis 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.
ES Tunis have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 5500 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
Al Sadd form and stats
Al Sadd have played 5 Premier League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 3-0-2 (wins-draws-losses).
The fans are hoping that Al Sadd will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 2-3 away loss in the FIFA Club World Cup game against Monterrey. Previous to that game, a FIFA Club World Cup home match hosting Hienghene Sport in a game that was won 3-1.
The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Al Sadd handle that role? We have found four games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The win/draw/lost stats in these games are W2-D0-L2.
Goals decide football matches and Al Sadd are scoring many of them at home; 10 on target from 5 league matches. Goals are flowing in at the wrong end for Al Sadd with 10 goals conceded in these matches.
ES Tunis form and stats
Last season their FIFA Club World Cup adventure ended in the 5th place final.ES Tunis are happy with their away performances in the Ligue 1 so far, having secured two victories and one draw from their first three travels. In general it has been a productive period now for ES Tunis as they haven't lost any of their last ten games.
Two away games in a row for ES Tunis, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-1 versus Al Hilal in the FIFA Club World Cup. Before that, ES Tunis secured a home win against JS Kabylie with the score 1-0.
We have checked recent matches where ES Tunis have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those five games were W2-D2-L1.
ES Tunis are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 3 away goals from 3 games (in the league). ES Tunis are tight as a drum on their travels, having allowed the opposition only 0 goals away.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  B. Bounedjah 37 goals |  Akram Afif 25 goals |  Hassan Al Heidos 6 goals |
Al Sadd missing players
ES Tunis missing players
| Al Sadd | ES Tunis | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 8 | Won | W | 3 | 13 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 7 | 8 | ||
| 10 | 4 | Lost | L | 3 | 4 | ||
| 58 | 28 | Scored | S | 11 | 37 | ||
| 49 | 26 | Conceded | C | 9 | 16 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 85% | 92% | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 62% | 72% | ||
| 88% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 8% | 28% | ||
| 64% | 69% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 16% | ||
| 40% | 31% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 4% | ||
| 88% | 92% | BTTS | BTTS | 46% | 48% | ||
| 4% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 38% | 44% | ||
| 8% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 31% | 16% | ||
| 5.5 | 5.4 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 3.2 | 4.5 | ||
| 4.4 | 4.7 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 5.3 | 3.8 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.6 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 1.7 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red Cards | R C | 3 | 3 | ||
| 316 | 165 | Total Shots | T S | 78 | 220 | ||
| 137 | 67 | Shots on Target | S O | 27 | 93 | ||
| 39% | 37% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 37% | 38% | ||
| 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 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 26 |
| 2 | Al Rayyan | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 14 | 22 |
| 3 | Al Gharafa | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 20 |
| 4 | Al Sadd | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 15 |
| 5 | Al Arabi | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 14 |
| 6 | Al Sailiya | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -2 | 14 |
| 7 | Al Ahli | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 12 | -1 | 13 |
| 8 | Al Wakrah | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -3 | 12 |
| 9 | Qatar SC | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | -3 | 12 |
| 10 | Al Khor | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -8 | 5 |
| 11 | Umm Salal | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -14 | 5 |
| 12 | Al Shahaniya | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -14 | 4 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Monastir | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 25 |
| 2 | Club Africain | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 16 | 22 |
| 3 | Stade Tunisien | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 21 |
| 4 | CS Sfaxien | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 21 |
| 5 | Ben Guerdane | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -1 | 18 |
| 6 | Etoile du Sahel | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 17 |
| 7 | ES Tunis | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 16 |
| 8 | Chebba | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -2 | 14 |
| 9 | Kairouan | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 9 | -7 | 12 |
| 10 | Slimane | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -2 | 11 |
| 11 | CA Bizertin | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 13 | -11 | 11 |
| 12 | Hammam-Lif | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 | -10 | 9 |
| 13 | Metlaoui | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | -7 | 6 |
| 14 | Tataouine | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | -11 | 5 |