📊 Form Guide

Al-Duhail

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Al-Duhail won’t want a repeat of their last result here after a 1-2 Stars League loss in their previous game against Al-Khor.

In that match, Al-Duhail managed 73% possession and 13 shots at goal with 6 of them on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Al-Duhail was Edmilson Junior (72'). Al-Khor had 5 attempts at goal with 2 on target. Rúben Semedo (47') was the scorer for Al-Khor.

Fixtures with Al-Duhail have usually been exciting encounters of late with high scoring expected. Over their past six clashes, a grand total of 22 goals have been recorded for both teams combined (at an average of 3.67 goals per game) with 15 of those coming from Al-Duhail. While that may be of interest, time will tell whether such a trend will continue on in this upcoming match.

Qatar SC

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Following on from a loss in their previous game against Al-Rayyan in Stars League competition, Qatar SC and their fans will hope to get a better result this time.

In that game, Qatar SC managed 57% possession and 23 attempts at goal with 8 of them on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Qatar SC was Ahmed Abdelkader (64'). Al-Rayyan got 6 shots at goal with 4 of them on target. Róger Guedes (6') and Trézéguet (42') scored for Al-Rayyan.

Qatar SC have been a threat going forward in their most recent fixtures, having scored 9 goals in their previous 6 matches. Having said that, Qatar SC have been somewhat leaky at the back, having also been scored against in 6 of those same games.

🤜🤛 Head to head

Inspecting their past head-to-head clashes going back to 21/02/2022 shows that Al-Duhail have won 4 of them and Qatar SC 1, with the tally of drawn games standing at 1.

A lot of goals were also scored during this period, 27 in total at an average of 4.5 goals per match.

The previous league game between the two was Stars League match day 1 on 10/08/2024 which finished with the scoreline of Qatar SC 1-6 Al-Duhail.

That time, Qatar SC had 41% possession and 13 shots on goal with 5 of them on target.

For their opponents, Al-Duhail got 22 shots on goal with 8 on target. Michael Olunga (41', 44', 96'), Ismaeel Mohammad (69', 82') and Abdullah Al-Ahrak (84') scored.

📋 Team News: Al-Duhail

Sultan Al-Brake (Broken toe) and Mohamed Emad Aiash (Hamstring injury) will not be able to play for Al-Duhail manager Christophe Galtier.

🗞️ Team News: Qatar SC

Qatar SC boss Hélio Sousa has multiple availability issues to deal with. Ali Awad (Ankle surgery) and Nasir Baksh (Adductor injury) will miss out on this game.

🔮 Prediction

We believe that Al-Duhail can and should be able to create a high number of chances and successful shots on target.

At the other end, Qatar SC may well struggle getting goals but we do think it’s quite likely that they will be hitting back at some stage, too.

Therefore, we are anticipating a controlled 3-1 winning score for Al-Duhail at the end of this one.

Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Andre Moura, 13:02 12/01/2025