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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 31<sup>st</sup> of October at the Abdullah bin Khalifa stadium at 19:45.<br />
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Al Arabi currently sits in 7<sup>th</sup> place in the league with 13 points after having played 9 games. The Dream Team has won 3 games, drawn 4 and lost 2.<br />
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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.<br />
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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.<br />
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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.<br />
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Lekhwiya drew their previous match against a determined Umm Salal and this will work as inspiration for the visitors.<br />
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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.<br />
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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!<br />
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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.<br />
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Lekhwiya must be particularly wary of Arabi’s top striker, the Nigerian Imoh Ezekiel who has amassed 5 goals so far this season.<br />
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So make sure to come along and watch two teams that are set up to attack.