Finely poised between Sadd & Rayyan ahead of Sunday match

Al Sadd will take on rivals Al Rayyan in a crunch Qatar Clasico match, which could have serious implications on the destination of the QSL falcon shield come the end of the season. Ahead of the Sunday evening tie at Al Sadd stadium, QSL online has decided to take a look at both sides form in the league heading into the match. All of our information has been provided by STATS, the official data partner of the QSL.

With passing an integral part of the game, Al Rayyan lead the way averaging a total of 471 passes this per game, just ahead of Al Sadd’s 418 overall passing. Al Sadd however just edge out Al Rayyan in terms of successful passes with 86.9% finding their target, Rayyan’s passes just miss out finding their man 86.7% of the time.



Al Sadd have been a real attacking force this season and this is certainly reflected with Jesaldo Ferriera’s side just edging out their clasico opponents in terms of goals per game (2.9) dribbles (13.2) and crosses (20.8). Whilst Al Rayyan edge out Al Sadd in the defensive stakes, registering more tackles (21.5) blocks (19.1) and interceptions (99.9).

With the margins so fine between both sides Sunday’s Qatar Clasico promises to be a match to savor.  Especially with Al Sadd looking for a win to maintain their title push. You can pick up tickets for the match here.