The Stars League meeting at Suhaim Bin Hamad Stadium on Sunday will see home team Qatar SC welcome Al-Duhail.
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Form Guide
Qatar SC
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Qatar SC will be hoping for a repeat of their last result, following the 3-5 Stars League victory over Muaither.
In that match, Qatar SC had 47% possession and 16 shots on goal with 7 on target. For Qatar SC, the goalscorers were Bruno Tabata (12'), Badr Benoun (31') and Yohan Boli (43', 51'). For their opponents, Muaither had 12 attempts on goal with 8 of them on target. Tiago Leonço (8', 89') was the scorer for Muaither.
It has been seldom in recent games where Qatar SC have kept a clean sheet. It will be a concern for them that Qatar SC have been scored against in 6 of their previous 6 clashes, leaking 16 goals along the way. That sort of pattern won’t necessarily be carried forward into this next game, however.
Al-Duhail
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After a loss in their previous game against Umm Salal in Stars League competition, Al-Duhail will be hoping to turn things around here.
In that match, Al-Duhail managed 58% possession and 16 shots at goal with 3 of them on target. On the other side, Umm Salal had 18 attempts on goal with 4 on target. Lucas João (48', 90') scored for Umm Salal.
The stats don’t lie, and Al-Duhail have been scored against in 6 of their last 6 games, seeing opposing sides hit 10 goals overall. At the back, Al-Duhail seem to have a bit of a soft underbelly.
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Head to head
Delving into their past head to head meetings stretching back to 19/01/2021 shows that these encounters have been miserable for Qatar SC. They’ve not managed to register any victories at all while Al-Duhail have dominated them, running out winners in 67 per cent of those ties.
A combined total of 19 goals were scored between them during those clashes, with 4 for The Kings and 15 coming from The Red Knights. The average goals per game has been 3.17.
The previous league game featuring the two was Stars League match day 11 on 09/12/2023 when the final score was Al-Duhail 1-1 Qatar SC.
That day, Al-Duhail managed 52% possession and 4 attempts at goal with 3 of them on target.
For their opponents, Qatar SC had 13 attempts on goal with 4 on target.
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Team News: Qatar SC
It doesn’t get much better regarding selection, with just the lone fitness concern for the Qatar SC boss Hélio Sousa to contend with due to a largely intact squad. Omar Al-Emadi (unknown injury) will miss out.
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Team News: Al-Duhail
Thanks to a mainly available group, there is only a single fitness issue for the Al-Duhail boss Christophe Galtier to contend with. Mohammed Muntari (Ankle ligament tear) won’t be in action. The players ineligible for this match because of suspension are Mohammed Musa and Almoez Ali.
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Prediction
Qatar SC will manage to find the net against this Al-Duhail outfit, although just one goal possibly won’t prevent them from conceding a couple at the other end.
We are therefore anticipating a very close game with a 1-2 winning score for Al-Duhail by the conclusion of the game. Expecting it to be very competitive.
Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.
Andre Moura,
00:06 27/04/2024
⚽️ Team Focus:
Qatar SC
Formed: 1961
Stadium: Suhaim Bin Hamad Stadium (15,000)
Captain: Bashar Resan
Chairman: Sheikh Hamad bin Suhaim Al Thani
Manager: Hélio Sousa
Competitions: Stars League position 10