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Al-Sadd

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Al-Sadd will be hoping for a better result after a 5-1 Stars League defeat last time out to Al-Duhail.

In that match, Al-Sadd had 51% possession and 11 attempts at goal with 7 of them on target. The only player to score for Al-Sadd was Hassan Al Haydos (45'). Al-Duhail got 13 attempts on goal with 7 of them on target. Michael Olunga (13'), Edmilson Junior (28', 40'), Homam Ahmed (33') and Almoez Ali (56') scored for Al-Duhail.

At least three goals per match have been seen in 5 of the last 6 fixtures where Al-Sadd have participated. Their opponents scored 12 of them in this period while Al-Sadd totted up 14. We shall soon find out if that trend can be continued on here.

Al-Gharafa

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Al-Gharafa will go into this meeting after a 1-3 Stars League win in the defeat of Qatar SC in their previous match.

In that match, Al-Gharafa had 48% possession and 12 shots at goal with 7 of them on target. For Al-Gharafa, the scorers were Yacine Brahimi (30') and Joselu (72'). For their opponents, Qatar SC had 22 shots on goal with 8 on target.

The stats tell the story, and Al-Gharafa have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 matches, with opponents netting 7 goals in all. At the back, Al-Gharafa seem to have a bit of a soft underbelly.

↔️ Head to head

A glance at their past head to head meetings going back to 17/10/2021 tells us that Al-Sadd have won 4 of these games and Al-Gharafa 1, with the number of drawn games being 1.

There were also goals galore in those games, with 31 overall which averages out at 5.17 goals per meeting.

The last league game between the two was Stars League match day 16 on 06/03/2024 when it ended Al-Gharafa 2-2 Al-Sadd.

In that game, Al-Gharafa had 42% possession and 14 shots at goal with 7 of them on target. The scorer was Ferjani Sassi (71').

Al-Sadd got 14 attempts on goal with 4 of them on target. Yusuf Abdurisag (80') and Boualem Khoukhi (82' Own goal) scored.

✨ Prediction

Our assessment is that Al-Sadd have it within them to stay in control for long periods of time and should be able to convert a few of the chances that they create.

In contrast, Al-Gharafa could well find it tough getting on the scoresheet but we do think that it’s more than likely that they will be scoring.

We’re tipping a decent 3-1 margin for Al-Sadd when all’s said and done.

Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Peter Guest, 16:22 26/09/2024