Match Report
Al Sadd went into the game 4th in the table on 12 points; Persepolis sat 9th on 7 — a 5-point gap. Al Sadd had been under-performing their position — 12th on five-round form against 4th in the table. Per game in the league, Al Sadd were scoring 1.25 and conceding 1.13, Persepolis 0.75 and 1.25, against a competition average of 1.51 goals per team per game.
Al Sadd arrived on a run of three straight wins, having scored in 9 consecutive games.
Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium in Doha staged the fixture, a ground that holds 40,740. On the scoreboard, Al Sadd led 1-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 1-0 the final score.
Goal scorers
Al Sadd: Mateus Uribe (45')