Match Report
5 points and 3 places separated them: Al Shamal SC 3rd with 37, Qatar SC 6th with 32. Al Shamal SC had been under-performing their position — 11th on five-round form against 3rd in the table. Against a league average of 1.66 goals per team per game, Al Shamal SC ran at 1.64 scored and 1.36 conceded, Qatar SC at 1.55 and 1.5.
9 meetings are on record — 2 won by Al Shamal SC, 4 by Qatar SC, 3 drawn, at 2.33 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 22% of meetings won. 67% of these meetings featured a goal for each side.
With 23 matches recorded and 1.7 yellow cards per game, A. Al-Marri was the man in the middle. Al-Khwar Stadium, capacity 45,857, hosted the game. Qatar SC led 2-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-2.
Goal scorers
Qatar SC: Joao Pedro (18'), Ahmed Al-Rawi (8')
Key stats
Possession: Al Shamal SC 68% · Qatar SC 32% · Total shots: 25-7 · On target: 8-3 · Corners: 10-1