The Stars League play-off game on Monday will see Umm Salal do battle with opponents Al-Markhiya.
Our Umm Salal v Al-Markhiya predictions, statistics and match poll can be seen below - along with the latest match odds.
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Umm Salal
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Umm Salal fans will want a repeat of their previous result, being a 2-0 Stars League success over 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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After tasting defeat last time out to Al-Shahania in Stars League play-off competition, Al-Markhiya will be aiming to make amends here.
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
If we look at their past head to head meetings dating back to 08/12/2017, there has been little between the sides with Umm Salal winning 1 of those games, Al-Markhiya 1 and 4 being drawn in regulation time.
A total of 16 goals were shared by the two clubs during those clashes, with 8 from Barzan Falcons and 8 netted by The Oryxes. That’s an average goals per game figure of 2.67.
The previous league meeting featuring the two was Stars League match day 22 on 28/04/2024 when the final score was Al-Markhiya 1-1 Umm Salal.
In that game, Al-Markhiya managed 51% possession and 17 shots on goal with 6 of them on target.
On the other side, Umm Salal got 4 attempts on goal with 2 on target. Kenji Gorré (7') scored.
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Team News: Al-Markhiya
Thanks to a completely injury-free group to choose from, the Al-Markhiya manager Madjid Bougherra does not have any fitness concerns to report before this clash.
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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,
09:00 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)