Al-Markhiya will face their next test on Monday as they get ready for this upcoming Stars League play-off game versus Umm Salal.
Our full set of predictions, statistics and match poll for Umm Salal v Al-Markhiya can be seen below - plus the latest betting odds.
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Umm Salal
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Umm Salal will be hoping for a repeat of their last result, following the 2-0 Stars League triumph versus Al-Arabi.
An interesting trait of more recent Umm Salal games is the number of results with a nil in them.
Taking their previous six matches leading up to this one, in as many as 5 of them a bet on "Both Teams to Score" would've lost. We will just have to see if that trend will be sustained here.
Al-Markhiya
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Following on from tasting defeat last time out to Al-Shahania in Stars League play-off competition, Al-Markhiya and their fans will hope to get a better result this time.
Indicating their partiality to eventful encounters, goals have been scored 22 times in the prior 6 games in which Al-Markhiya have taken to the pitch, making it an average of 3.67 goals each clash. Their opponents have hit 10 of these goals.
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Head to head
Looking at the statistics for their head to head duels going back to 08/12/2017, there has been little to separate the clubs with Umm Salal winning 1 of those games, Al-Markhiya 1 and 4 being draws after 90 minutes of play.
A sum of 16 goals were produced between them during those clashes, with 8 of them for Barzan Falcons and 8 created by The Oryxes. The average number of goals per game works out to 2.67.
The previous league game featuring these clubs was Stars League match day 22 on 28/04/2024 when it ended Al-Markhiya 1-1 Umm Salal.
On that day, Al-Markhiya managed 51% possession and 17 shots at goal with 6 on target.
For their opponents, Umm Salal got 4 shots on goal with 2 on target. Kenji Gorré (7') was the scorer.
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Team News: Al-Markhiya
Owing to a completely injury-free squad available to select from, the Al-Markhiya manager Madjid Bougherra doesn’t have any fitness worries whatsoever before this match.
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Prediction
We’re envisaging that Al-Markhiya will have to play well to find the net against this Umm Salal side who we think will likely score at least once to gain the upper hand.
Our tip is therefore for a good battle with a 1-0 victory for Umm Salal at full-time.
Looking forward to watching this one unfold.
Victor Martins,
07:00 28/04/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
🏟️ Team Focus:
Umm Salal
Formed: 1979
Stadium: Suhaim Bin Hamad Stadium (15,000)
Chairman: Sheikh Hamad bin Nasser Al Thani
Manager: Patrice Carteron
Competitions: Stars League position 11, Stars League play-off (Relegation play-off)