ASH-SHAMAL, Qatar (Interstat) — Qatar SC delivered a surprising 2-0 away victory over Al Shamal SC in a Qatar Stars League match Monday at Fort Stadium, defying heavy pregame odds.

The visitors secured the win with two early goals. Ahmed Al Rawi opened the scoring in the seventh minute, followed by a strike from João Pedro in the 18th. Both scorers entered the match as substitutes.

The result flipped the statistical projections. Interstat’s game simulator had predicted a 2-0 win for Al Shamal SC, which was given a 64.8% probability to win by the same service’s ELO system.

The match was marred by discipline issues, featuring seven yellow cards and one red card shown to Al Shamal’s Ali Saoudi in first-half stoppage time. The win gives Qatar SC a winning start to its Stars League campaign.