Match Report
The table read 2nd (Kawasaki Frontale, 15 pts) against 4th (Al Sadd, 12 pts), 3 points apart. Al Sadd's recent output lagged their position: 12th on form over five rounds while 4th in the table. In league terms the two rates read 1.86/0.57 for Kawasaki Frontale and 1.25/1.13 for Al Sadd (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.51.
Kawasaki Frontale's winless run stood at 5. Al Sadd came in having won seven on the spin, having scored in 14 consecutive games. The last-five ledger: Kawasaki Frontale 4/15, Al Sadd 15/15.
Prince Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium in Jeddah, capacity 27,000, hosted the game.
Goal scorers
Kawasaki Frontale: Erison (4'), Marcinho (21'), Yasuto Wakizaka (98') · Al Sadd: Paulo Otávio (9'), Claudinho (71')