📊 Form Guide

Al-Ahli

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Al-Ahli prepare for this fixture coming off the back of a 2-2 Stars League tied result against Al-Sadd.

In that game, Al-Ahli managed 52% possession and 11 attempts on goal with 5 of them on target. The only player to score for Al-Ahli was Julian Draxler (45', 52'). On the other side, Al-Sadd had 8 attempts on goal with 3 on target. Akram Afif (13', 59') scored for Al-Sadd.

Three or more goals per match were recorded in 5 of the last 6 fixtures where Al-Ahli have taken part. Opposing sides scored 8 times in these games whereas Al-Ahli bagged a total of 13.

Al-Wakrah

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After tasting defeat last time out to Al-Shamal in Stars League action, Al-Wakrah will be hoping to turn things around here.

In that match, Al-Wakrah had 59% possession and 13 attempts at goal with 4 on target. Al-Shamal had 12 attempts on goal with 6 on target. Baghdad Bounedjah (25') scored for Al-Shamal.

The numbers tell their own story, and Al-Wakrah have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 matches, with opponents netting 12 goals in total. At the back, Al-Wakrah have some weaknesses to address. It will be interesting to find out if that trend will end up being sustained here.

👥 Head to head

Looking at their prior head-to-head meetings dating back to 17/01/2022 tells us that Al-Ahli have won 1 of these and Al-Wakrah 3, with the number of drawn matches standing at 2.

Loads of goals were seen in those games, too - 25 in total at an average of 4.17 goals per match.

The last league encounter featuring these clubs was Stars League match day 1 on 11/08/2024 when it finished Al-Wakrah 2-2 Al-Ahli.

On that occasion, Al-Wakrah managed 50% possession and 8 shots at goal with 4 of them on target. The goals were scored by Gelson Dala (20') and Ayoub Assal (77').

Al-Ahli got 11 shots at goal with 6 on target. Erik Expósito (76') was the scorer.

📰 Team News: Al-Ahli

There’s just one fitness concern for the Al-Ahli manager Pepa Marques da Costa to be concerned with from an otherwise fully-primed group of players. Yousef Marei (unknown injury) will miss out.

💡 Prediction

We’re of the opinion that Al-Ahli would be disappointed if they were not to breach the defence of this Al-Wakrah lineup, but one goal possibly won’t be as many as they’ll concede.

We are therefore anticipating a close game with a 1-2 win for Al-Wakrah when all is said and done. It really should be an interesting one.

Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Lucas Pereira, 15:02 11/01/2025