📏 Form Guide

Umm Salal

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Umm Salal are hoping to win again after their last result, the 2-1 Stars League success against Al-Arabi.

In that game, Umm Salal had 36% possession and 10 attempts on goal with 6 of them on target. For Umm Salal, the goals were scored by Kenji Gorré (64') and Oussama Tannane (86'). On the other side, Al-Arabi had 20 attempts at goal with 8 on target. Mohamed Taabouni (23') was the scorer for Al-Arabi.

It has been all too rare in recent times where Umm Salal have kept a clean sheet. The reality is that Umm Salal have failed to prevent opponents from scoring in 6 of their previous 6 matches, giving up 12 goals during that time.

Al-Duhail

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Al-Duhail go into this clash following a 2-5 Stars League win over Muaither in their previous outing.

In that game, Al-Duhail had 58% possession and 11 attempts on goal with 7 on target. For Al-Duhail, the scorers were Michael Olunga (8', 80'), Almoez Ali (40') and Philippe Coutinho (46'). Muaither got 13 shots at goal with 2 of them on target. Aymane El Hassouni (42') scored for Muaither.

The stats don’t lie, and Al-Duhail have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 games, seeing their opponents hit 8 goals in total. At the back, Al-Duhail have some weaknesses to address. Let’s see whether or not that trend can be sustained here.

👥 Head to head

A glance at their most recent head-to-head meetings going back to 03/01/2021 shows us that Umm Salal have won 2 of these games & Al-Duhail 4, with the tally of draws being 0.

A combined total of 19 goals were shared by the two clubs in these games, with 6 of them from Barzan Falcons and 13 created by The Red Knights. The average goals per game has been 3.17.

The last league clash between these clubs was Stars League match day 10 on 01/12/2023 which finished with the scoreline of Al-Duhail 0-1 Umm Salal.

That day, Al-Duhail had 77% possession and 26 shots on goal with 4 of them on target.

At the other end, Umm Salal had 5 attempts on goal with 2 of them on target. Oussama Tannane (64') was the scorer.

📰 Team News: Umm Salal

The Umm Salal manager Patrice Carteron will be thankful to have no fitness concerns whatsoever before this game thanks to a fully healthy squad to choose from.

ℹ️ Team News: Al-Duhail

Thanks to a mainly available group, there is just the lone fitness worry for the Al-Duhail gaffer Christophe Galtier to be concerned with. Mohammed Muntari (Ankle ligament tear) won’t be playing here.

🔮 Prediction

Our pre-match assessment is that Al-Duhail should dominate on the ball and be rewarded with decent chances.

In contrast, Umm Salal could well struggle to score but we think it’s quite likely that they will be seeing enough of the ball to score, too.

We reckon that it will be a 1-3 margin for Al-Duhail come full-time.

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

Victor Martins, 15:12 24/04/2024