Match Report
The table read 1st (Al Sadd, 9 pts) against 9th (Al Gharafa, 3 pts), 6 points apart. Scoring rates set the scale: Al Sadd 4.33 scored and 1.33 conceded per game, Al Gharafa 1.33 and 2.67, with the league averaging 1.83.
Al Sadd arrived on a run of three straight wins, having scored in 15 consecutive games. The five-game form split read 13/15 points for Al Sadd against 7/15 for Al Gharafa.
Across 14 recorded meetings, Al Sadd have 9 wins to Al Gharafa's 1, with 4 draws, at 4.21 goals per meeting. Only 36% of these meetings ended in a home win. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 86% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 64%.
The venue was Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, with room for 20,000 spectators. On the scoreboard, Al Sadd led 2-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 4-1.
Goal scorers
Al Sadd: Yusuf Abdurisag (5'), Claudinho (12'), Akram Afif (50'), Roberto Firmino (90') · Al Gharafa: Yacine Brahimi (82')
Key stats
Possession: Al Sadd 52% · Al Gharafa 48% · Total shots: 15-19 · On target: 6-5 · Corners: 4-6