DOHA. Al Sadd bested Al Duhail 3-1 thanks to A. Afif who scored in the 57th and 90th minute. It was Al Duhail to score first with a goal from Karim Boudiaf. Notwithstanding, later Al Sadd found the way to reverse the score scoring 3 consecutive goals with Akram Afif (57′), Gonzalo Plata (59′) and Akram Afif (90′).

Also, Al Duhail had 2 players sent off: Ibrahima Bamba (81′ for a red card) and Ibrahima Bamba (82′ for a red card).

The match was played at the Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium stadium in Doha on Wednesday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was hot at 25.34 degrees Celsius or 77.61 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 30%.​

Match Statistics​

Al Sadd

3 - 1

Al Duhail

  • 46 Ball Possession 54
Shots
  • 14 Total 10
  • 4 On Target 5
  • 6 Off Target 4
  • 4 Shots blocked 1
  • 95 Attack 92
  • 54 Dangerous attack 49
  • 73 Ball safe 87
  • 2 Penalties 0
  • 3 Corners 4
  • 3 Off Sides 5
Fouls
  • 11 Total 17
  • 3 Yellow Cards 4
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 1
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Al Sadd was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. Al Duhail that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Al Sadd was putting more pressure with 54 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Al Sadd won the match​.

Al Sadd shot 14 times, 4 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, Al Duhail shot 10 times, 5 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Al Sadd received 3 yellow cards (Mateus Uribe, Mustafa Mashaal and Pedro Miguel). Talking about the opposition, Al Duhail received 3 yellow cards (Assim Madibo, Mohammed Muntari and Mohammed Musa).

Also, Al Duhail didn’t finish the match with 11 players after

Match Timeline

10'
Karim Boudiaf(goal)Almoez Ali
Pedro Miguel- Yellow
21'
32'
Assim Madibo- Yellow
Baghdad Bounedjah(VAR)
34'
45'
Mohammed Muntari - Yellow
51'
I. Bamba- sub ->Karim Boudiaf
Akram Afif (penalty)
57'
58'
Mohammed Musa- Yellow
G. Plata(goal)Boualem Khoukhi
59'
65'
Philippe Coutinho- sub ->Mohammed Musa
Mohammed Waad- sub ->Hasan Al-Haydos
67'
75'
I. Lihadji- sub ->Sultan Al Braik
75'
Khalid Mohammed- sub ->Luiz Junior
76'
Suhaib Gannan- sub ->Mohammed Muntari
Tarek Salman- sub ->Boualem Khoukhi
77'
81'
I. Bamba- Red
Mohammed Waad(VAR)
80'
82'
I. Bamba- Red
Ali Asad- sub ->Mustafa Mashaal
88'
Mustafa Mashaal- Yellow
87'
M. Uribe- Yellow
90'
Akram Afif (goal)Baghdad Bounedjah
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Al Sadd
49
22
Al Rayyan
47
22
Al Gharafa
44
22
Al Wakrah
38
22
Al Arabi
29
22
Al Duhail
28
22
Umm Salal
28
22
Qatar SC
25
22
Al Shamal
25
22
Al Ahli
23
22
Al Markhiya
18
22
Al Mu\'aidar
14
22

After this contest, Al Sadd has 28 points to hold in the 1st place. On the opposite side, Al Duhail will stays with 17 points to hold in the 5th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Al Sadd will play away against Umm Salal on the 9th of August with a 22-9 head to head statistic in favor of Al Sadd (7 draws).

Al Duhail will host Al Wakrah on the 17th of December with a 13-6 head to head in favor of Al Duhail (4 draws).

Al Sadd – Formation

Al Sadd
G
Meshaal Barsham 22.Qatar
7.3
D
Pedro Miguel 2.Qatar
6.8
21'
D
Paulo Otávio 6.Brazil
7.3
D
Boualem Khoukhi 16.Qatar
7.0
77'
D
A. Hazbavi 55.Iran
7.0
M
Hasan Al-Haydos 10.Qatar
7.1
67'
M
Mustafa Mashaal 14.Qatar
7.7
88' 87'
M
G. Plata 19.Ecuador
7.5
59'
M
Akram Afif 51.Qatar
9.5
57', 90'
M
M. Uribe 88.Colombia
6.8
90'
F
Baghdad Bounedjah 11.Algeria
7.7
Substitutes
G
Saad Al-Sheeb 1.Qatar
G
Youssef Abdullah Baliadeh 31.Qatar
D
Tarek Salman 5.Qatar
6.4
77'
D
Ahmed Suhail 37.Qatar
D
Musab Khoder 70.Qatar
M
Ahmed Sayyar 4.Qatar
M
Mohammed Waad 7.Qatar
6.7
67'
M
Ali Asad 8.Qatar
6.7
88'
M
Abdullah Al Yazidi 13.Qatar
F
Yusuf Abdurisag 9.Qatar
F
I. Housni 12.France
F
Hashim Ali 23.Qatar

Al Sadd started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Wesam Rizik Abdulmajid decided to play with the following team: Meshaal Barsham (7.3), Pedro Miguel (6.8), Mohammad Amin Hazbavi (7.0), Boualem Khoukhi (7.0), Paulo Otávio (7.3), Mateus Uribe (6.8), Mustafa Mashaal (7.7), Gonzalo Plata (7.5), Hasan Al-Haydos (7.1), Akram Afif (9.5) and Baghdad Bounedjah (7.7).

The home team had on the bench: Saad Al Sheeb, Ahmed Sayyar, Tarek Salman (6.4), Mohammed Waad (6.7), Ali Asad (6.7), Yusuf Abdurisag, Ilyes Housni, Abdullah Badr Al Yazidi, Hashim Ali, Yousef Abdullah Balideh, Ahmed Suhail and Musaab Khidir.

Al Sadd could not rely on the presence of Tarek Salman (injured) and Ali Asad (injured).

Substitutions

Al Sadd made 3 changes: Hasan Al-Haydos for Mohammed Waad (67′), Boualem Khoukhi for Tarek Salman (77′) and Mustafa Mashaal for Ali Asad (88′).

Player of the match: Akram Afif​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Al Sadd was Akram Afif.

His rating is 9.5 with 2 goals, 35 passes (65% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 9 duels out of 14. He performed 6 crosses.

Al Duhail – Formation

Al Duhail
G
Salah Zakaria 1.Qatar
6.4
D
Mohammed Musa 2.Qatar
6.3
65' 58'
D
Youssef Ayman 4.Qatar
7.3
D
Sultan Al-Brake 18.Qatar
6.8
75'
D
Rúben Semedo 35.Portugal
6.0
M
Luiz Ceará 8.Qatar
6.4
75'
M
Almoez Ali 11.Qatar
7.0
M
Karim Boudiaf 12.Qatar
7.3
51' 10'
M
Assim Madibo 23.Qatar
6.7
32'
F
Ismaeel Mohammed 7.Qatar
6.6
F
Mohammed Muntari 29.Qatar
7.0
76' 45'
Substitutes
G
Mohamed Saeed 13.Qatar
G
Shehab Ellethy 99.Qatar
D
Mohammed Al-Naimi 3.Qatar
D
I. Bamba 22.Italy
5.8
51' 82'
M
Khalid Mohammed 6.Qatar
7.0
75'
M
Philippe Coutinho 9.Brazil
6.4
65'
M
Lotfi Madjer 20.Qatar
6.4
M
Fares Amer 21.Qatar
M
Suhaib Gannan 25.Qatar
6.3
76'
M
Jassim Al Mehairi 44.Qatar
F
I. Lihadji 19.France
6.7
75'

Al Duhail started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Christophe Galtier played with: Salah Zakaria (6.4), Mohammed Musa (6.3), Yousef Aymen (7.3), Rúben Semedo (6.0), Sultan Al Braik (6.8), Karim Boudiaf (7.3), Assim Madibo (6.7), Luiz Junior (6.4), Almoez Ali (7.0), Ismael Mohammed (6.6) and Mohammed Muntari (7.0).

They had on the bench: Mohammed Khalid, Khaled Mohammed (7.0), Philippe Coutinho (6.4), Mohamed Saeed Ibrahim, Isaac Lihadji (6.7), Lotfi Madjer (6.4), Fares Amer, Suhaib Gannan (6.3), Jassim Al Mehairi, Shehab Ellethy and Ibrahima Bamba (5.8).

Al Duhail could not rely on the presence of Suhaib Gannan (injured) and Ibrahima Bamba (injured).

Substitutions

Al Duhail made 5 changes: Mohammed Muntari for Suhaib Gannan (76′), Karim Boudiaf for Ibrahima Bamba (51′), Mohammed Musa for Philippe Coutinho (65′), Sultan Al Braik for Isaac Lihadji (75′) and Luiz Junior for Khaled Mohammed (75′).

Player of the match: Yousef Aymen​

The player that probably impressed the most for Al Duhail was Yousef Aymen.

His rating is 7.3 with 38 passes (85% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 8 duels out of 9.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Premier League.​