Match Report
25 points separated the sides: Al Sadd 1st on 45, Umm-Salal SC 12th on 20. In league terms the two rates read 2.55/1.36 for Al Sadd and 1.68/2.55 for Umm-Salal SC (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.66.
GioScore's database holds 10 meetings between the two: 8 for Al Sadd, 2 for Umm-Salal SC and 0 drawn, at 4.6 goals per meeting. Only 30% of these meetings ended in a home win. The fixture leans high-scoring: 80% of meetings brought at least three goals, and both sides scored in 60%. Where history says 4.6 goals per meeting, the last five say 5.4.
The referee was M. Nasser Ahmed, with 15 matches in our database and 0.7 yellows per game on average. Chiang Rai Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 35,000. Umm-Salal SC led 4-1 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 2-5 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Al Sadd: Giovani (6'), Akram Afif (89') · Umm-Salal SC: Jean Evrard Kouassi (29'), Cristo González (35'), Cristo González (38' og), Abdalaziz Al Hasia (45'), Salem Al-Hajri (60')
Key stats
Possession: Al Sadd 66% · Umm-Salal SC 34% · Total shots: 30-14 · On target: 11-7 · Corners: 4-3