SubstitutionsLive

Substitution Intelligence

When do coaches make their changes, what is the score when they do, and do substitutes deliver?

  • Substitutions
    996
    3.8 per team per match
  • Average first change
    ⁦58'⁩
    Across 261 team-matches
  • All five changes used
    33%
    Share of team-matches
  • Goals by substitutes
    38
    9% of all goals (excl. own goals)
  • Key finding127

    changes in minutes 71–75, the busiest window. 97% of all changes come after half-time.

  • Key finding⁦56'⁩

    First change when a team is behind, against ⁦54'⁩ when level and ⁦63'⁩ when ahead.

  • Key finding⁦52'⁩

    Qatar make their first change earliest, ⁦52'⁩ on average; Al-Ahli wait longest (⁦63'⁩).

  • Key finding38

    of 424 goals have been scored by substitutes.

Points from the Bench

How it's counted

Points from the Bench

Own goals

Never counted for a player or the bench.

Decisive goal

The goal that won or saved the match, on the final score.

3–1 win
the 2nd goal
2–2 draw
the last goal

Points earned

Real league points a goal brought.

Decisive winner
3
Final equaliser
1
Any other goal
0

How many points each club owes to goals from its substitutes.

Al-Ahli3Al-Arabi2Al-Duhail6Al-Gharafa4Al-Khor1Al-Rayyan0Al-Sadd9Al-Shahania0Al-Shamal0Al-Wakrah0Qatar6Umm Salal0
31
points
League

Goals from the Bench

How it's counted

Goals from the Bench

Own goals

Never counted for a player or the bench.

Which clubs get goals from their bench, and from whom.

Al-Ahli2Al-Arabi3Al-Duhail6Al-Gharafa6Al-Khor1Al-Rayyan3Al-Sadd4Al-Shahania6Al-Shamal1Al-Wakrah0Qatar5Umm Salal1
38
goals
League

When Changes Happen

How it's counted

When Changes Happen

Changes at the break

Substitutions made at half-time are recorded as 46'.

When in the match coaches make their changes.

Substitutions
050100150
Match minute

How Early Clubs React

How it's counted

How Early Clubs React

Score at the change

Goals before the change only.

Goal in the same minute
Counts as after

Changes at the break

Substitutions made at half-time are recorded as 46'.

How early each club makes its first change: on average, at the earliest and at the latest.

  • Average
  • Earliest to latest
Club
Avg first change
Qatar
⁦52'⁩
Al-Gharafa
⁦53'⁩
Al-Khor
⁦56'⁩
Al-Arabi
⁦56'⁩
Al-Wakrah
⁦57'⁩
Al-Rayyan
⁦58'⁩
Al-Shahania
⁦58'⁩
Al-Shamal
⁦58'⁩
Al-Duhail
⁦62'⁩
Umm Salal
⁦62'⁩
Al-Sadd
⁦62'⁩
Al-Ahli
⁦63'⁩
Match minute

The Score at the Change

How it's counted

The Score at the Change

Score at the change

Goals before the change only.

Goal in the same minute
Counts as after

Whether clubs make their changes while losing, drawing or winning.

  • Losing
  • Drawing
  • Winning
Club
Substitutions
Whole league
996
Al-Khor
91
Umm Salal
90
Al-Arabi
66
Qatar
89
Al-Shahania
76
Al-Wakrah
83
Al-Ahli
69
Al-Shamal
92
Al-Rayyan
87
Al-Gharafa
84
Al-Sadd
90
Al-Duhail
79

Time to Score off the Bench

How it's counted

Time to Score off the Bench

Minutes to score

From coming on to scoring; stoppage time counts.

On 89', scored 90+4'
5'
On 45+2', scored 50'
5'

Score when he came on

His team's side, goals before the change only.

Main position

Where he played most minutes.

Example
100' full-back, 72' midfield → Full-back
No match positions
The squad position the player directory lists
Neither
Unknown position, never guessed

Own goals

Never counted for a player or the bench.

Decisive goal

The goal that won or saved the match, on the final score.

3–1 win
the 2nd goal
2–2 draw
the last goal

How quickly substitutes score after coming on.

  • Came on
  • Scored
Player
Minutes to score
Ben Malango Ngita
Qatar
⁦0'⁩
Abdullah Abdulsalam Al-AhrakMF
Al-Duhail
⁦2'⁩
Mohammed Muntari
Al-Gharafa
⁦2'⁩
Ilyes Maxence Brimil
Qatar
⁦2'⁩
Jamal Hamed Mayor
Al-Gharafa
⁦2'⁩
Mohammed Saleh
Al-Rayyan
⁦4'⁩
Giovani HenriqueW
Al-Sadd
⁦4'⁩
Mohammad Ismail Abushanab
Al-Shahania
⁦4'⁩
Ahmed Mohamed AlganehiW
Al-Gharafa
⁦4'⁩
Mohammed Muntari
Al-Gharafa
⁦5'⁩
Match minute

Club Substitution Profiles

How it's counted

Club Substitution Profiles

Changes at the break

Substitutions made at half-time are recorded as 46'.

Each club's substitution habits, side by side.

Al-Ahli69Al-Arabi66Al-Duhail79Al-Gharafa84Al-Khor91Al-Rayyan87Al-Sadd90Al-Shahania76Al-Shamal92Al-Wakrah83Qatar89Umm Salal90
996
substitutions
Whole league

Coach Substitution Profiles

How it's counted

Coach Substitution Profiles

Changes at the break

Substitutions made at half-time are recorded as 46'.

Coaches shown

Head coaches with 5+ matches; the tick adds the rest, faded.

Stand-in coach

Head coach banned or absent: the match stays his.

Interim coach

Fills the gap after the head coach leaves; counts as his own coach.

Each head coach's substitution habits, side by side.

Bisan3.1Hudson3.1Aguado3.2Galtier3.6Martins3.8Al-Aidan4.0Nafti4.3Asbaghi4.6Rahmati2.8Amorim4.3Bas4.1Perez3.7Gonzalez3.6Al-Meida4.3Prats3.7Al-Marri4.0Asbaghi3.5Safri4.2Carteron4.6Beaumelle3.3
3.8
League average