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

In the 6th round of the Qatar Stars League, Al-Sadd will take on Al-Gharafa at the Jassim Bin Hamad stadium with hopes of bouncing back from that dreadful defeat to Al-Duhail last week. Al-Sadd lost to Duhail in their last league game while Al-Gharafa secured a sensational win against Qatar SC. We expect both teams to find the net here. Please see the carefully prepared tips.

Form: LLWWL

Al-Sadd have now lost two games in a row after that sad defeat to Al-Duhail in their 5th and most recent league game of the season. The game ended in a 5-1 defeat to Al-Sadd. They’ve now won 2 games and lost 3 games from the 5 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 Al-Sadd in goals with 5 goals scored. Al-Sadd is currently 7th in the league table with 2 wins and 3 losses from the games played. 

Form: WDWLD

Al-Gharafa have now won two games, with two draws and a single loss from their last 5 league games across all competitions. Their most recent league game against Al-Qatar ended in a 1-3 victory to Gharafa. They also started their AFC Champions League journey with a defeat against Estanghal. They are currently 5th placed in the league with overall league statistics of 2 wins, 2 draws, and a loss. 

A closer look at their last 20 encounters shows 13 wins for Al-Sadd, 3 wins for Gharafa, and 4 draws.

Al-Sadd will be hoping to bounce back to winning ways after two straight league defeats, and Gharafa on the other hand will be hoping to extend their winning record. We will be going with the goals option in this game as both teams have scored an impressive amount of goals this season and there have been more than 2.5 goals in 6 of their last 7 meetings. We can bank on both teams finding the net and a total of over 2.5 goals. Please see some of their head-to-head stats below;

• More than 2.5 goals in 6 of their last 7 meetings
• Both teams have found the net in 5 of their last 7 meetings
• Al-Sadd has scored first in 8 of their last 10 meetings