Al-Arabi head to Suhaim Bin Hamad Stadium on Wednesday for the Stars League meeting with hosts Umm Salal.
To see all of our predictions, user poll & stats for Umm Salal v Al-Arabi, scroll down - as well as up-to-date odds.
๐ Form Guide
Umm Salal
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Umm Salal prepare for this match following on from a 1-1 Stars League drawn game versus Al-Gharafa.
In that game, Umm Salal had 33% possession and 9 shots on goal with 4 on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Umm Salal was Kenji Gorrรฉ (93'). Al-Gharafa had 16 attempts on goal with 6 on target. Ferjani Sassi (65') was the scorer for Al-Gharafa.
Umm Salal have not been the best at stopping their opponents lately, but they have also found ways to score goals themselves. Over their last 6 matches, Umm Salal have been punished defensively in 6 of them as well as getting on the scoresheet in 5 of those matches.
Al-Arabi
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Al-Arabi will go into this match following a 2-4 Stars League win to defeat Al-Wakrah in their most recent fixture.
In that match, Al-Arabi had 47% possession and 12 shots at goal with 5 of them on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Al-Arabi was Youssef Msakni (100'). Al-Wakrah had 14 shots on goal with 7 on target. Mohamed Benyettou (4', 92') scored for Al-Wakrah.
The numbers tell their own story, and Al-Arabi have been scored against in 6 of their last 6 matches, seeing their opponents hit 12 goals in all. In defence, Al-Arabi certainly have room for improvement. Such a trend wonโt necessarily be carried forward into this match, though.
โ๏ธ Head to head
Looking at their prior head to head meetings dating back to 19/01/2021 shows us that Umm Salal have won 1 of them & Al-Arabi 2, with the tally of drawn results standing at 3.
A combined sum of 10 goals were produced between them in this period, with 4 of them from Barzan Falcons and 6 belonging to Fareeg Al-Ahlam. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 1.67.
The last league meeting featuring the two was Stars League match day 2 on 27/08/2023 which finished with the scoreline of Al-Arabi 1-1 Umm Salal.
๐๏ธ Team News: Umm Salal
The Umm Salal manager Patrice Carteron will be thankful to have no fitness concerns at all before this match thanks to a fully healthy group available to choose from. Omar Yahya is ineligible for this match because of suspension.
๐ Team News: Al-Arabi
Thanks to a fully injury-free group available to select from, the Al-Arabi manager Younes Ali Rahmati doesnโt have any fitness concerns to speak of coming into this match.
โก Prediction
In our view, Umm Salal have enough to find the net against this Al-Arabi outfit, however a single goal is unlikely to be as many as they will have scored against them.
Our selection here is for a narrow 1-2 win for Al-Arabi after the 90. Expecting it to be very competitive.
Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.
Peter Guest, 15:04 17/04/2024
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19 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 36 | 43 | DDWWL |
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20 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 41 | WWWDL |
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19 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 38 | WDLWW |
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20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 38 | WWWLD |
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19 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 26 | WDDLW |
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19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | -2 | 25 | DLWLW |
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20 | 5 | 7 | 8 | -6 | 22 | WLWLD |
8 |
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19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | -8 | 21 | LDLLD |
9 |
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19 | 6 | 2 | 11 | -11 | 20 | DWDLL |
10 |
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19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | -9 | 19 | LLWLW |
11 |
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19 | 3 | 5 | 11 | -17 | 14 | DLLWL |
12 |
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20 | 4 | 2 | 14 | -31 | 14 | LLLWW |
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