Al-Duhail SC vs Al-Sadd SC Prediction: Both teams to score and a total of over 2.5 goals

Two big Qatari giants will clash at the Abdullah Bin Khalifa stadium for the 5th round of the Qatar Stars League. Al-Duhail will aim for their fifth consecutive league victory while Al-Sadd is fresh off a defeat to Umm Salal. We envisage a very tough encounter here with both teams finding the net as has been the case in 8 of their last 10 meetings. Please see the carefully prepared tips.

Form: WWWW

Al-Duhail have now made it four consecutive league wins in a row after their 2-0 win over Al-Wakrah in their fourth league game of the season. They made their mark in their league opener against Qatar SC delivering a masterpiece of a performance and winning the game with a 1-6 scoreline. The phenomenal Michael Olunga got a hat-trick in his first game of the season. In their second league game against Al-Rayyan, Duhail delivered yet another sensational performance winning with a 4-0 scoreline. Their 3rd league game against Umm Salal ended in a 1-0 win. 

Michael Olunga is the team's top scorer with 3 goals from 3 games played. Duhail currently leads the league table as the only team to win all four league games.

Form: LWWL

Al-Sadd lost woefully to Umm Salal in their fourth and most recent league game, the game ended in a 1-3 defeat to Al-Sadd. They’ve now won 2 games and lost 2 games from the 4 league games played so far. Their AFC Champions League journey also started with a draw as the points were shared in their opener against Al-Ain. Rafa Mujica leads the Qatar Stars league in goals with 5 goals scored. Al-Sadd is currently 3rd in the league table with 2 wins and 2 losses from the games played. 

A closer look at their last 20 encounters shows 11 wins for Al-Sadd, 5 wins for Duhail, and 4 draws.

Duhail is in sensational form as we can see from their last four league games, scoring a total of 12 goals in 4 league games at an average of 3 goals per game is no small feat but only a testament to their incredible attacking force. Al-Sadd on the other hand has also scored 12 goals in 4 matches at an average of 3 goals per game and we envisage goals from both teams here. Both teams will also find the net as this has been the case in 8 of their last 10 meetings. Please see some of their head-to-head streaks below; 

• Both teams have found the net in 6 of their last 8 meetings
• More than 2.5 goals in 8 of their last 10 meetings
• Less than 4.5 cards in 6 of their last 7 meetings