Al Sadd SC vs Al Hilal SFC
Match details. This is an AFC Champions League Elite, League Phase - 2 match. Kick-off is Tue 13 Oct, 17:00 Lagos time at Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium in Doha.
What's at stake. Al Sadd SC sit 15th on 0 points after one game, level on points with Al-Wasl FC and Al Quwa Al Jawiya. A win would lift them above Al-Wasl FC. Al Hilal SFC are 5th on 3 points, one point behind Al-Qadisiyah FC and level with Shabab Al Ahli Dubai. A win would move them above Al-Qadisiyah FC.
Form. Al Sadd SC have won seven, drawn none and lost three of their last ten, 2.1 points a game, with a recent run of L L W W W, and they have gone L in this competition. Al Hilal SFC have won nine, drawn none and lost one of their last ten, 2.7 points a game, their last five being W W W L W, and they have gone W in this competition.
The numbers. Al Sadd SC score 3.4 and concede 2.3 a game over their last ten, with no clean sheets, averaging 19.2 shots (8.5 on target), 4.5 corners, 0.8 cards and 60% possession. Al Hilal SFC score 3.6 and concede 0.2 a game in their last five away, keeping four clean sheets, with 19.2 shots (7.4 on target), 6.6 corners, 1.4 cards and 58% possession.
Head to head. In the last five meetings Al Sadd SC have won two, drawn one and lost two, and four of those games went over 2.5 goals with both sides scoring each time. In the last four meetings Al Sadd SC won two, one was drawn and Al Hilal SFC won one. Their most recent clash on 21 Oct 2025 ended 1-3 to Al Hilal SFC, with Al Sadd SC managing four shots to 23, 52% possession and five yellow cards.
The case against. Al Sadd SC's record still gives them a 38% chance to win.
The read. Al Hilal SFC to win. An open game. Their goals for and against make Al Hilal SFC the likelier winners; Al Hilal SFC are the stronger side on form and the table; both teams' records favour Al Hilal SFC. Their goals for and against point to an open game. Their records put over 2.5 goals at 81%. Four of the last five meetings went over 2.5.
The bets. Best bet: Al Hilal SFC Over 1.5 Goals at 1.43, 79% on the records (Al Hilal SFC scored over 1.5 in 5 of 5 away; Al Sadd SC conceded over 1.5 in 6 of 10). The safer one: Over 1.5 Goals at 1.13 (100%). Backup: Over 1.5 Goals at 1.13. It often rescues the bet, but it is no guarantee. Leave: Under 5.5 Goals (no unders on an open read); Al Hilal SFC or draw and over 2.5 goals (the signs point different ways). Predicted score: Al Sadd SC 1-3 Al Hilal SFC (7% chance).
Every score's chance from both teams' checked games, never cut or rescaled. The lit square is the likeliest score that fits the read (the call and an open game).