Match Report
Al Wasl (5th, 11 pts) visited Al Sadd (4th, 12 pts) with 1 points between them. The last five rounds placed Al Sadd no better than 12th for form, against 4th in the standings. Against a league average of 1.51 goals per team per game, Al Sadd ran at 1.25 scored and 1.13 conceded, Al Wasl at 1 and 1.5.
4 meetings are on record — 2 won by Al Sadd, 0 by Al Wasl, 2 drawn, at 2.5 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 25% of the meetings went to the host. Goals at both ends are the pattern: both teams scored in 100% of the meetings.
The match was played at Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium in Doha (capacity 15,000). Al Sadd led 3-1 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 3-1.
Goal scorers
Al Sadd: Mostafa Mashaal (26'), Youcef Atal (30'), Akram Afif (37') · Al Wasl: Fábio Lima (10')