Qatar SC 2:6 Al-Sadd SC: Stars League Match Result

Match report

Al-Sadd ran riot against Qatar in the Star League Regular Season, winning 6-2 at the home of the hosts on Thursday evening. The visitors made no mistake from the opening whistle, going ahead within fifteen minutes and never looking back. To be fair, this was the sort of result that separates the contenders from the rest of the field.

Paulo Otavio caught the eye early, striking twice in the first half to put Al-Sadd ahead 2-0. By then the hosts were already off the pace, and Y. Abdurisag added a third goal just before the break. Qatar pulled one back through A. Afif in stoppage time, but it was too little, too late.

Joao Pedro doubled his tally with a penalty in the 61st minute, and Roberto Firmino made it four after the interval. P. Prim and Claudinho followed, while the late consolation from Afif did nothing to change the complexion of the game. And here's the thing — you can see why the market has overreacted to the favourite.

The statistics tell the full story. Al-Sadd enjoyed 58 per cent possession and created nine big chances compared with two for Qatar. Their shots accuracy sat at 0.70, with 19 attempts on target against just six for the hosts. They also completed 441 passes to 360, and their key passes — 23 — showed how much more dangerous they were in the final third.

Qatar remain in 11th place after two games, with one draw and one defeat leaving them on a solitary point. Al-Sadd sit top of the table with six points from two wins, and this result proved they have the deeper squad to see through a demanding fixture list.

Prepared from match data

Key numbers

Possession, % 42 – 58.00

Shots on target 6 – 19

Shots off target 4 – 7

Big chances 2 – 9

🟨 6' A. Addai — Yellow card ⚽ 15' Paulo Otavio — Goal ⚽ 23' Paulo Otavio — Goal ⚽ 29' Y. Abdurisag — Goal ⇄ 46' A. Ayman Mohamed — Substitution ⇄ 46' A. Addai — Substitution ⚽ 61' Joao Pedro — Penalty ⇄ 68' Giovani — Substitution ⇄ 68' Y. Abdurisag — Substitution ⚽ 71' Roberto Firmino — Goal 🟨 73' Joao Pedro — Yellow card ⇄ 77' B. Khoukhi — Substitution ⇄ 79' Bruno Tabata — Substitution 🟨 80' E. Palangi — Yellow card ⚽ 82' P. Prim — Goal ⇄ 83' Paulo Otavio — Substitution ⇄ 83' Roberto Firmino — Substitution ⚽ 85' Claudinho — Goal ⇄ 86' S. Diouf — Substitution 🟨 88' N. Mason — Yellow card ⚽ 90+2' A. Afif — Goal

Match events

6' 0:0 Qatar SC Yellow card A. Addai
15' 0:1 Al-Sadd SC Goal Paulo Otavio assist: A. Afif
23' 0:2 Al-Sadd SC Goal Paulo Otavio assist: Pedro Miguel
29' 0:3 Al-Sadd SC Goal Y. Abdurisag assist: A. Afif
46' 0:3 Qatar SC Substitution A. Ayman Mohamed off: E. Palangi
46' 0:3 Qatar SC Substitution A. Addai off: Y. Lafrid
61' 1:3 Qatar SC Penalty Joao Pedro
68' 1:3 Al-Sadd SC Substitution Giovani off: H. Ali
68' 1:3 Al-Sadd SC Substitution Y. Abdurisag off: M. Manai
71' 1:4 Al-Sadd SC Goal Roberto Firmino assist: H. Ali
73' 1:4 Qatar SC Yellow card Joao Pedro
77' 1:4 Al-Sadd SC Substitution B. Khoukhi off: Y. El Hannach
79' 1:4 Qatar SC Substitution Bruno Tabata off: A. Ibrahim
80' 1:4 Qatar SC Yellow card E. Palangi
82' 2:4 Qatar SC Goal P. Prim assist: F. Selemani
83' 2:4 Al-Sadd SC Substitution Paulo Otavio off: M. Waad
83' 2:4 Al-Sadd SC Substitution Roberto Firmino off: H. Al Haydos
85' 2:5 Al-Sadd SC Goal Claudinho assist: Y. El Hannach
86' 2:5 Qatar SC Substitution S. Diouf off: S. Brahmi
88' 2:5 Qatar SC Yellow card N. Mason
90+2' 2:6 Al-Sadd SC Goal A. Afif assist: Claudinho

Statistics

42 Possession, % 58.00

6 Shots on target 19

4 Shots off target 7

2 Big chances 9

106 Attacks 109

3 Corners 2

18 Fouls 7

7 Free kicks 17

3 Offsides 2

4 Yellow cards 0

0 Red cards 0

7 Goal kicks 5

17 Throw-ins 13

All statistics

7/1644% Aerial duels 9/1656%

50 Backward passes 73

4 Blocked shots 1

9 Clearances 18

4/1625% Crosses 1/520%

1/1010% Dribbles 12/2352%

54 Failed passes 77

12 Goalkeeper saves 4

16 Interceptions 7

9 Key passes 23

31/4569% Long passes 28/5254%

63 Passes into the final third 74

187 Passes in the opposition half 218

189 Passes in own half 305

0.43 Shot accuracy 0.70

6 Shots inside the box 17

10/1663% Tackles 13/1968%

360 Total passes 518

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