DOHA. Al Wakrah and Al Sadd didn’t manage to score any goal on Sunday. Al Sadd was not able to win even if it was better in terms of ball possession (56%).
Akram Afif didn’t score a decisive penalty (70′). That would have allowed Al Sadd to win the match.
Akram Afif squandered 1 penalty (70′) for Al Sadd.
The match was played at the Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Stadium stadium in Doha on Sunday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. The referee was Abdulrahman Ibrahim Al Jassim. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 22.55 degrees Celsius or 72.59 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 57%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Al Sadd had a superior ball possession 56% while Al Wakrah was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Al Sadd was putting more pressure with 52 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 3 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Al Sadd to win the match.
Al Wakrah shot 3 times, 0 on target, 3 off target. On the other side, Al Sadd shot 14 times, 3 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
Al Wakrah received 4 yellow cards (Rabh Boussafi, Omar Salah Alosad, Nabil Irfan and Trent Sainsbury). Regarding the opposition, Al Sadd received 2 yellow cards (Mohammed Waad and Akram Afif).
(Al Wakrah) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (76′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Al Wakrah has 28 points to sit in the 2nd place. On the other side, Al Sadd will has 32 points to hold in the 1st place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Al Wakrah will play away with Al Shamal on the 25th of February with a 8-3 head to head stats in favor of Al Wakrah (7 draws).
Al Sadd will play away against Umm Salal on the 9th of August with a 23-9 head to head record in favor of Al Sadd (7 draws).
Al Wakrah – Formation
Al Wakrah
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Al Wakrah adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager José Murcia González decided to play with the following team: Saoud Mubarak , Yousef Tarek Al-Khatib , Trent Sainsbury , Lucas Mendes , Abdel Aziz Mitwali , Ahmed Fadel , Hamdi Fathi , Ayoub Assal , Gelson Dala , Omar Salah Alosad and Mohamed Benyettou .
The home team had on the bench: Khald Youssef Shurrab, Rabh Boussafi , Khalid Ali Sabah, Omar Ali, Mohamed Khaled, Nasser Al Yazidi, Khalid Muneer, Ahmed Abdelmaqsoud, Adam Maher, Yousef Mohammed Ramadan, Nabil Irfan and Omair Abdulla Al-Sayed .
Substitutions
Al Wakrah made 4 changes: Ayoub Assal for Omar Ali (90′), Abdel Aziz Mitwali for Nabil Irfan (46′), Gelson Dala for Omair Abdulla Al-Sayed (80′) and Omar Salah Alosad for Rabh Boussafi (70′).
Player of the match: Trent Sainsbury
The player that probably impressed the most for Al Wakrah was Trent Sainsbury.
His rating is with 50 passes (65% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 10.
Al Sadd – Formation
Al Sadd
Also Al Sadd adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Wesam Rizik Abdulmajid played with: Saad Al Sheeb , Tarek Salman , Mohammad Amin Hazbavi , Boualem Khoukhi , Paulo Otávio , Guilherme , Mustafa Mashaal , Gonzalo Plata , Mohammed Waad , Yusuf Abdurisag and Baghdad Bounedjah .
These were the players on the bench: Ahmed Sayyar, Ali Asad , Hasan Al-Haydos , Ilyes Housni, Abdullah Badr Al Yazidi, Karim Haider Dib, Hashim Ali, Ahmad Mohammed Al-Saeed, Yousef Abdullah Balideh, Akram Afif , Musaab Khidir and Anas Abdulsalam Abweny.
Substitutions
Al Sadd made 3 changes: Gonzalo Plata for Akram Afif (46′), Mustafa Mashaal for Hasan Al-Haydos (46′) and Yusuf Abdurisag for Ali Asad (70′).
Player of the match: Paulo Otávio
The most impressive player for Al Sadd was Paulo Otávio.
His rating is with 36 passes (78% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 10. He performed 4 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
