Al-Sadd SC defeated Trabzonspor 1-0 in a Club Friendlies match played on 2026-07-30. The result was decided by a single penalty goal in the first half. Trabzonspor controlled possession but could not find the equalizer.
Roberto Firmino converted a penalty for Al-Sadd in the 35th minute to give his side the lead. Trabzonspor saw two yellow cards, by S. Savic in the 43rd minute and S. Akaydin in the 65th minute. Al-Sadd received one yellow card through T. Salman in the 40th minute. No red cards were shown during the match.
Both sides made several substitutions in the second half. Al-Sadd brought on S. Al Sheeb in the 60th minute, Guilherme in the 65th minute, R. Mujica in the 76th minute, Claudinho in the 80th minute, and Y. El Hannach in the 84th minute. Trabzonspor responded with B. Bouchouari in the 63rd minute and O. Tufan in the 84th minute.
Trabzonspor dominated possession with 60 percent compared to Al-Sadd's 40 percent. The hosts registered six shots to Al-Sadd's two, with three shots on target each. Trabzonspor's expected goals total was 1.87, while Al-Sadd recorded 1.03. Despite creating more chances and having higher xG, Trabzonspor failed to convert their opportunities.
Trabzonspor generated 111 attacks against Al-Sadd's 53, and completed 548 passes to 368. The visitors made more clearances with 16 compared to 9, and won more tackles with 17 to 8. Al-Sadd's goalkeeper made three saves while Trabzonspor's keeper made only one.
The final score of 1-0 means Al-Sadd finished with a positive goal difference of plus one. Trabzonspor's result leaves them with a goal difference of minus one from this fixture.