Match Report
Qatar went into the game 1st in the table on 16 points; Iran sat 1st on 23 — a 7-point gap. Recent form told a different story for Qatar: only 43rd in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 1st. Against a league average of 1.4 goals per team per game, Qatar ran at 3 scored and 0.5 conceded, Iran at 1.9 and 0.8.
Defeat had not touched Iran in 12 games. From the last five rounds, Qatar held 5 points of 15 and Iran 13.
Across 9 recorded meetings, Qatar have 2 wins to Iran's 6, with 1 draw, at 3.56 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 33% of the wins in this fixture. 78% of the meetings finished with three goals or more, and both sides scored in 67%.
The match was played at Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium in Doha. Qatar led 1-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 1-0.
Goal scorers
Qatar: 1 goal with no recorded scorer