Qatar SC host visitors Al-Wakrah at Suhaim Bin Hamad Stadium in this Stars League tie on Saturday.
View all Qatar SC v Al-Wakrah tips, stats and our pre-match poll below (plus the best game odds).
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Form Guide
Qatar SC
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Qatar SC, buoyed by their previous result, will be hoping for more of the same after the 1-2 Stars League victory vs Al-Markhiya.
In that match, Qatar SC had 45% possession and 11 attempts on goal with 3 of them on target. For Qatar SC, the scorers were Javi Martรญnez (48') and Abdullah Al-Ahrak (58'). Al-Markhiya had 16 shots at goal with 5 of them on target.
Fixtures involving Qatar SC have usually been engaging affairs recently with plenty of scoring expected. Over their past 6 clashes alone, a grand total of 22 goals have gone in for both sides combined (at an average of 3.67 goals per game) with 8 of them coming from Qatar SC.
Al-Wakrah
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Al-Wakrah will come into the match following a 0-2 Stars League win against Umm Salal in their most recent outing.
In that game, Al-Wakrah managed 65% possession and 28 attempts at goal with 10 of them on target. The only player to score for Al-Wakrah was Mohamed Benyettou (45'). For their opponents, Umm Salal got 3 attempts on goal with 2 on target.
In the course of their six most recent matches, Pepe Murcia's Al-Wakrah have slotted home a total of 9 times thus earning them the goals scored per game average of 1.5.
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Head to head
If we look at their past head to head meetings going back to 23/02/2021, neither club has come out on top overall with Qatar SC winning 2 of those games, Al-Wakrah 2 and 2 being draws in normal time.
A combined sum of 8 goals were shared by the two clubs during those clashes, with 3 from The Kings and 5 belonging to The Blue Wave. Thatโs an average goals per game figure of 1.33.
The last league meeting between the two was Stars League match day 8 on 03/11/2023 when the final score was Al-Wakrah 1-0 Qatar SC.
That time, Al-Wakrah managed 47% possession and 10 attempts at goal with 2 of them on target. Their only player to score was Hamdi Fathy (37').
At the other end, Qatar SC got 11 attempts on goal with 2 of them on target.
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Team News: Qatar SC
Regarding absentees, thereโs just the lone fitness concern for the Qatar SC boss Hรฉlio Sousa to be concerned with due to a largely intact squad. Omar Al-Emadi (unknown injury) wonโt play. Raoul Danzabe Sanda cannot play in this game through suspension.
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Team News: Al-Wakrah
Due to a fully healthy squad ready to go, the Al-Wakrah manager Pepe Murcia doesnโt have any fitness worries at all coming into this match.
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Prediction
Our assessment is that Qatar SC have it within them to breach the defence of this Al-Wakrah lineup, but one goal might not be enough to prevent defeat.
We are therefore anticipating a narrow 1-2 winning margin for Al-Wakrah when the referee blows the final whistle. Letโs wait and see how it plays out.
Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.
Andre Moura,
10:09 28/03/2024
๐๏ธ Team Focus:
Qatar SC
Formed: 1961
Stadium: Suhaim Bin Hamad Stadium (15,000)
Captain: Bashar Resan
Chairman: Sheikh Hamad bin Suhaim Al Thani
Manager: Hรฉlio Sousa
Competitions: Stars League position 10