Match Report
12 points and 11 places separated them: Al Sailiya 12th with 0, Al Sadd 1st with 12. In league terms the two rates read 1.25/3.25 for Al Sailiya and 4.75/1.75 for Al Sadd (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.71.
Al Sailiya arrived off five straight defeats. Al Sadd had won four straight, having scored in 15 consecutive games. The five-game form split read 0/15 points for Al Sailiya against 13/15 for Al Sadd.
GioScore's database holds 6 meetings between the two: 0 for Al Sailiya, 5 for Al Sadd and 1 drawn, at 4.67 goals per meeting. History points to goals: 83% of the meetings had three or more.
Hamad bin Khalifa Stadium, capacity 20,000, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Al Sadd led 2-1 at the break, before 6 more goals closed it at 3-6.
Goal scorers
Al Sailiya: Ali Olwan (35'), Ahmad Moein Doozandeh (58'), Ali Olwan (90') · Al Sadd: Akram Afif (19'), Hashim Ali (45'), Roberto Firmino (50'), Roberto Firmino (62'), Akram Afif (75'), Mustafa Mashaal (90')
Key stats
Possession: Al Sailiya 37% · Al Sadd 63% · Total shots: 13-16 · On target: 4-10 · Corners: 0-2