About Match
In the standings it is Al Rayyan 3rd on 7 points, Al Sadd 1st on 9 — separated by 2. Per game in the league, Al Rayyan score 1.33 and conceding 0.67, Al Sadd 4.33 and 1.33, against a competition average of 1.83 goals per team per game. A win here leaves Al Rayyan on 10 points and up to 1st, overtaking Al Sadd, other results permitting.
Al Sadd have won four straight, having scored in 15 consecutive games.
The head-to-head ledger counts 11 games: 3 Al Rayyan wins, 6 for Al Sadd, 2 draws, at 3.91 goals per meeting. This has been a host's fixture — the home side won 64% of the meetings. The fixture leans high-scoring: 73% of meetings brought at least three goals, and both sides scored in 55%.
The venue is Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium in Doha, with room for 20,000 spectators.