Al Sadd vs. Al-Gharafa Prediction: An opportunity to get to league top for Al-Sadd

In the fourth round of the Qatar Stars League, Al Sadd and Al-Gharafa will compete against one another. Al Sadd will be coming into this match after a comeback against Al Ahli Doha, which ended in a 3-2. In the meantime, Al Gharafa fell to Shamal away from home the week before. With 4 points, both clubs are now ranked fourth and fifth, respectively. Because of the importance of this game to both clubs' standings in the league, they will be rooting for a decisive victory.

In the first three matches of the Stars League, Al- Sadd lost his first match to Al Markhiya in a 4-3 poor performance from the defending champion. In that match, Al Sadd was able to get the first two goals in what looked like an already won match. However, 45 minutes goal from Hamroun gave the Al Markhiya hopes with a solo goal. An unexpected masterclass from the newly promoted team in the second half, thanks to Hussein good converting rate, gave them the lead back. In the second match, Umm-Salal held Al-Sadd again to a 1-1 draw. They showed a good tactical display after Khafifi got a red card in the 17th minute. Al- Sadd was able to get their first win of the 2022/2023 season against Al Ahli Doha in a 3-2 comeback. We now expect another high performance from the home side in this match following their first win as it should be a motivation for them to continue in the league battle.

Al-Gharafa won their opening match with a 2-1 home performance against Al Sailiya. In that match, Al-Gharafa scored the first two goals before Ali scored the late goal for Al-Gharafa. We now expect the visiting team to do well and get motivated as they look to boost their chances of moving forward in the league. Their second and third match ended in a draw and a loss. However, this match will be a very tough match for the visiting team as they are the underdog in this match. However, a big challenge is expected from the away team as they can not look to slip to another loss again in this match.

Both teams have been meeting since 2010. Since the beginning of their meetings, home team Al-Sadd have won most matches. Al Sadd has always scored with a 2-3 goal margin. In the last ten matches together, Al- Sadd won 7 matches, played 2 draws , and a win for the visiting Al Gharafa side. In their last match in February 2022, Al Sadd had a ruthless 5-1 win over Al Gharafa at Thani bin Jassim Stadium in Al Gharafa stadium. In this match, we expect Al Sadd to show their dominance again and win this match.