Match Report
23 points separated the sides: Al Sadd 1st on 45, Al Sailiya 10th on 22. Al Sailiya's recent output outran their position: 4th on form over five rounds, 10th in the table. Per game in the league, Al Sailiya were scoring 1.14 and conceding 1.73, Al Sadd 2.55 and 1.36, against a competition average of 1.66 goals per team per game.
The sides have met 5 times in the GioScore results database: 0 wins for Al Sailiya, 1 draw and 4 for Al Sadd, at 4.8 goals per meeting. History points to goals: 80% of the meetings had three or more.
Suheim Bin Hamad Stadium, capacity 15,300, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, Al Sadd led 1-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 1-3.
Goal scorers
Al Sailiya: Anwar El Ghazi (80') · Al Sadd: Akram Afif (10'), Akram Afif (48'), Roberto Firmino (70')
Key stats
Possession: Al Sailiya 33% · Al Sadd 67% · Total shots: 10-22 · On target: 2-8 · Corners: 3-10