Match Report
Al Sadd went into the game 3rd in the table on 7 points; Al Faisaly sat 2nd on 9 — a 2-point gap. Al Faisaly ranked just 24th in the league on five-round form despite their 2nd table position. Scoring rates set the scale: Al Sadd 1.67 scored and 1.83 conceded per game, Al Faisaly 0.83 and 0.67, with the league averaging 1.46.
6 matches unbeaten backed Al Faisaly's arrival. From the last five rounds, Al Sadd held 4 points of 15 and Al Faisaly 11.
The match was played at Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium in Dammam (capacity 26,000). Al Sadd led 1-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 1-0.