Stars League · Matchday 7 
Al Sadd chase the pace at Al Shahaniya
Second-placed Al Sadd travel to Lai Yang with the leaders in sight and a chance to keep the title race tight. Al Shahaniya, eighth, need a result to stay in touch with the group above them.
📍 Ahmed bin Ali Stadium
Match facts
Recent form
Last 5 league games, latest on the right
Goals per game
| Scored | Conceded | |
|---|---|---|
| Al Shahaniya | 1.3 | 2.5 |
| Al Sadd | 3.8 | 2.2 |
League position
| Pos | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Al Sadd | 6 | +10 | 12 |
| 8 | Al Shahaniya | 6 | -7 | 7 |
Last meetings
- 2026Al Sadd4-0Al Shahaniya
- 2025Al Sadd1-2Al Shahaniya
- 2025Al Shahaniya1-0Al Sadd
- 2025Al Shahaniya0-5Al Sadd
- 2024Al Sadd4-2Al Shahaniya
PreviaXI model
- Most likely score
- 1-3
- Expected goals (xG)
- 1.35 – 3.22
- Over 2.5 goals
- 83%
- Both teams score
- 72%
- Expected corners
- 4.2 – 4.6Total8.8
- Expected cards
- 1.9 – 2.1Total4.0
Statistical model based on expected goals (xG), results and match statistics from the last two seasons. For information only.
Al Sadd arrive in Lai Yang second in the Stars League, with 12 points from six matches and a goal difference of +10. In a 12-team league, they cannot afford to let the front of the table drift away, and a win here would keep them firmly in the conversation for both the title and a top-two finish.
For Al Shahaniya, the picture is more pressing. Seven points from six games leave them eighth, with a goal difference of -7. A home defeat would push them further from the chasing pack, while a result against the league’s most potent attack would be a statement of intent.
Al Sadd’s goals keep flowing
The visitors have been relentless in front of goal. They have scored 20 times in their last five matches, an average of four a game, and they have won both of their away matches this season. Al Shahaniya have managed seven goals in the same span and have conceded 13, averaging 2.7 goals against per home game. Their attack has been the problem, and their defence has not helped.
Head-to-head: Al Sadd’s edge
The recent meetings favour the visitors. Al Sadd have won three of the last five, including a 4-0 win in February and a 5-0 rout at Al Shahaniya in March 2025. Al Shahaniya’s wins came in September’s 1-0 Stars League victory and a 2-1 triumph in the QSL Cup, so the hosts know they can beat Al Sadd, but not often enough lately.
Our prediction
PreviaXI’s model favours Al Sadd, and we agree. Al Shahaniya have the home crowd and will look to hit on the counter, but Al Sadd’s firepower, especially on the road this season, should decide the game. We expect a open match in which both sides find the net, with the visitors’ quality telling in the second half.
Al Shahaniya 1-3 Al Sadd