Defending champions Al Sadd will take on leaders Al Duhail in a heavyweight and most crucial clash of Week 16 of the 2024-2025 Ooredoo Stars League at the Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium of Al Sadd club on Saturday, February 22, 2025. The kick-off is at 7pm.

The match is expected to produce a lot of fireworks on the field with the big guns expected to go all out in a battle for victory and to collect the valuable three points to reach the top of the standings and to stay in sight of the championship title.

Al Sadd are currently in second place with 31 points (10 wins, 1 draw, 4 losses) and ahead on goal difference from Al Gharafa (3rd). Al Duhail are at the top of the standings with 35 points (11 wins, 2 draws and as many losses).

Both teams are also in a good form in terms of results in the league competitions. While Al Duhail are coming from a 2-0 win over Al Wakrah in the previous round, Al Sadd are riding on their 1-0 win over Umm Salal.

In terms of continental participation, Al Sadd, after securing qualification for the Round of 16 of AFC Champions League Elite, recently lost 1-2 to Pakhtakor of Uzbekistan in Tashkent in the eighth round of the league stage.

Both Al Sadd and Al Duhail would be counting on their attacking strengths - Akram Afif and Rafa Mujica are standout for The Wolves, while Michael Olunga and Almoez Ali are Al Duhail’s top two - which also means that the defence lines in both teams will face big tasks during the match.

The first-leg meeting between Al Sadd and Al Duhail had ended in a 5-1 win for The Red Knights.