📏 Form Guide

Al-Markhiya

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Al-Markhiya won’t want a repeat of their last result here after the 1-2 Stars League defeat in their last game at the hands of Qatar SC.

In that game, Al-Markhiya had 55% possession and 16 shots on goal with 5 of them on target. At the other end, Qatar SC got 11 shots on goal with 3 on target. Javi Martínez (48') and Abdullah Al-Ahrak (58') scored for Qatar SC.

It has not been often in recent times that Al-Markhiya have managed to hold out for a full 90 minutes. It will be a concern for them that Al-Markhiya have failed to prevent opponents from scoring in 5 of their previous 6 clashes, letting in 13 goals during that time. Historical results aside, we must now wait to see whether that trend will persist in this game.

Al-Sadd

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Al-Sadd will go into this meeting following a 4-2 Stars League win in the defeat of Muaither in their previous match.

In that game, Al-Sadd managed 69% possession and 23 shots on goal with 11 on target. For Al-Sadd, the goalscorers were Tarek Salman (48') and Akram Afif (73', 77', 90'). At the other end, Muaither had 11 attempts at goal with 4 of them on target. Aymane El Hassouni (39') and Tiago Leonço (45') scored for Muaither.

Indicating their involvement in action-packed encounters, the back of the net has been hit 23 times in the prior 6 matches in which Al-Sadd have taken to the field, giving an average of 3.83 goals per meeting. Their opponents have got 6 of those goals.

🤜🤛 Head to head

The last league encounter between these sides was Stars League match day 8 on 02/11/2023 when it finished Al-Sadd 5-0 Al-Markhiya.

That time, Al-Sadd managed 59% possession and 19 shots on goal with 11 on target. The goals were scored by Baghdad Bounedjah (12') and Akram Afif (16', 20', 42', 45').

On the other side, Al-Markhiya got 12 shots on goal with 5 of them on target.

ℹ️ Team News: Al-Markhiya

There is just the sole fitness concern for the Al-Markhiya gaffer Madjid Bougherra to be concerned with thanks to an almost full-strength squad. Ali Al-Marri (Cruciate ligament injury) is out of contention. Tameem Al-Muhaza cannot play in this game through suspension.

🗞️ Team News: Al-Sadd

Owing to a fully healthy squad to choose from, the Al-Sadd manager Wesam Rizik Abdulmajid has zero fitness worries whatsoever ahead of this match.

⚡ Prediction

We’ve got the feeling that Al-Sadd will probably create a good amount of chances and successful shots on target.

In contrast, Al-Markhiya could well struggle to score, although we do see them hitting back at some stage, too.

Our selection here is for a controlled 1-3 victory for Al-Sadd at the end of the 90 minutes.

Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Renata Leite, 18:02 31/03/2024