Match Report
The table gap was wide: 17 points between Lusail City (1st, 29 pts) and Al Waab (7th, 12 pts). Per game in the league, Lusail City were scoring 2 and conceding 1, Al Waab 1.07 and 1.79, against a competition average of 1.51 goals per team per game.
Al Waab arrived on a run of three straight wins.
11 meetings are on record — 6 won by Lusail City, 4 by Al Waab, 1 drawn, at 2.64 goals per meeting.
The match was played at Suheim Bin Hamad Stadium (capacity 15,300). On the scoreboard, Al Waab led 2-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-2.
Goal scorers
Lusail City: Abdoulaye Bakayoko (67' og) · Al Waab: Zinedine Sassi (40'), Ousseynou Gueye (12')
Key stats
Possession: Lusail City 45% · Al Waab 55% · Total shots: 10-10 · On target: 4-2 · Corners: 8-4