The featured match this week is the round 10 match between title holders Lekhwiya and Al Arabi. The game is scheduled to take place this Friday on the 31st of October at the Abdullah bin Khalifa stadium at 19:45.
Al Arabi currently sits in 7th place in the league with 13 points after having played 9 games. The Dream Team has won 3 games, drawn 4 and lost 2.
The main problem for Al Arabi is their leaky defense which has let in 10 goals this term. Petrescu has a competent strike force but his main issue will be trying to keep out Lekhwiya who have a potent attacking force of their own.
The main threat for Al Arabi's defense will be in the shape of the mercurial Vladimir Weiss and Korean attacking midfielder Nam Tae-Hee.
Last week Al Arabi could only manage a goalless draw with Al Shahania and the men in red know that they must up their game, if they harbor any hopes of getting points against the 2014 champs.
Lekhwiya drew their previous match against a determined Umm Salal and this will work as inspiration for the visitors.
The home side - Lekhwiya have won 7, drawn just once and lost only one game, the stats show that Lekhwiya will be a tough opponent and perhaps one step too far for the visitors.
Last season Lekhwiya came out on top with a 4-1 win in the first half of the season and then in the second half of the season Al Arabi were beat convincingly again, this time 5-2!
So the numbers don’t bode well for Al Arabi, however they have made wholesale changes over the summer and may cause Lekhwiya more problems in this season's encounter.
Lekhwiya must be particularly wary of Arabi’s top striker, the Nigerian Imoh Ezekiel who has amassed 5 goals so far this season.
So make sure to come along and watch two teams that are set up to attack.
Al Arabi currently sits in 7th place in the league with 13 points after having played 9 games. The Dream Team has won 3 games, drawn 4 and lost 2.
The main problem for Al Arabi is their leaky defense which has let in 10 goals this term. Petrescu has a competent strike force but his main issue will be trying to keep out Lekhwiya who have a potent attacking force of their own.
The main threat for Al Arabi's defense will be in the shape of the mercurial Vladimir Weiss and Korean attacking midfielder Nam Tae-Hee.
Last week Al Arabi could only manage a goalless draw with Al Shahania and the men in red know that they must up their game, if they harbor any hopes of getting points against the 2014 champs.
Lekhwiya drew their previous match against a determined Umm Salal and this will work as inspiration for the visitors.
The home side - Lekhwiya have won 7, drawn just once and lost only one game, the stats show that Lekhwiya will be a tough opponent and perhaps one step too far for the visitors.
Last season Lekhwiya came out on top with a 4-1 win in the first half of the season and then in the second half of the season Al Arabi were beat convincingly again, this time 5-2!
So the numbers don’t bode well for Al Arabi, however they have made wholesale changes over the summer and may cause Lekhwiya more problems in this season's encounter.
Lekhwiya must be particularly wary of Arabi’s top striker, the Nigerian Imoh Ezekiel who has amassed 5 goals so far this season.
So make sure to come along and watch two teams that are set up to attack.