📊 Form Guide

Al-Sadd

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Al-Sadd head into this game after a 2-2 Stars League drawn match against Al-Ahli.

In that game, Al-Sadd managed 48% possession and 8 attempts on goal with 3 of them on target. The only player to score for Al-Sadd was Akram Afif (13', 59'). Al-Ahli had 11 attempts on goal with 5 on target. Julian Draxler (45', 52') scored for Al-Ahli.

Matches featuring Al-Sadd have proved to be entertaining encounters recently with a lot of goalmouth action being a real hallmark. Over their past six games, the sum total of 21 goals have gone in for both sides combined (at an average of 3.5 goals per game) with 13 of these being chalked up by Al-Sadd.

Al-Shamal

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Al-Shamal will come into the clash following on from a 0-3 Stars League win versus Al-Wakrah in their last fixture.

In that game, Al-Shamal managed 41% possession and 12 attempts at goal with 6 of them on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Al-Shamal was Baghdad Bounedjah (25'). On the other side, Al-Wakrah got 13 shots on goal with 4 of them on target.

Indicating their partiality to action-packed matches, we’ve had goals 29 times in the prior six games in which Al-Shamal have taken to the field, making it a mean average of 4.83 goals for each clash. Opposition teams have hit 15 of those goals. While that may be of interest, time will tell whether that trend shall be replicated in this next match.

👥 Head to head

Inspecting their prior head-to-head clashes dating back to 18/01/2022 shows us that Al-Sadd have won 4 of these games & Al-Shamal 2, with the tally of drawn matches being 0.

There were also goals galore in those games, with 24 in all at an average of 4 goals per meeting.

The previous league fixture between these clubs was Stars League match day 1 on 10/08/2024 when it ended Al-Shamal 2-1 Al-Sadd.

On that day, Al-Shamal had 34% possession and 7 attempts on goal with 4 on target. The scorers were Baghdad Bounedjah (31', 74') and Jeison Murillo (89' Own goal).

At the other end, Al-Sadd got 20 attempts on goal with 3 of them on target.

📰 Team News: Al-Sadd

Nearly everyone is up for selection, with just one fitness concern for the Al-Sadd manager Félix Sánchez Bas to be concerned about from a near full-strength squad. Mohammed Waad (Knee injury) is out of contention.

⚡ Prediction

In this match, Al-Sadd can and should dominate on the ball and be rewarded with decent chances.

In contrast, Al-Shamal could well struggle finding the net themselves but do we see them managing to get on the scoresheet, too.

Our selection here is for a comfortable 3-1 victory for Al-Sadd after 90 minutes.

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

Renata Leite, 15:01 12/01/2025