About Match
Al Wakrah go into the game 11th in the table on 1 points; Al Sadd sit 1st on 9 — an 8-point gap. Scoring rates set the scale: Al Wakrah 1 scored and 2.67 conceded per game, Al Sadd 4.33 and 1.33, with the league averaging 1.83. Al Wakrah would climb to 4 points with a win and up to 6th (other results held equal).
Al Sadd enter with four wins in a row, having scored in 15 consecutive games. Al Wakrah have banked 4 of the last 15 points on offer; Al Sadd, 13.
Across 11 recorded meetings, Al Wakrah have 3 wins to Al Sadd's 5, with 3 draws, at 3.18 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 18% of those meetings. 73% of the meetings finished with three goals or more.
Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Stadium in Doha stages the fixture, a ground that holds 12,000.