Al Sadd face Al Wakrah in Week 18 of the 2022-2023 season QNB Stars League at the Al Wakrah Stadium on Saturday. The kick-off is at 21:45.

Both teams are seeking to win and collect the three points from the confrontation which is expected to witness great excitement.

Al Wakrah are fourth in the table with 27 points from seven wins, six draws and four defeats. So far, they have scored 33 goals and conceded 18 goals.

Defending champions Al Sadd are placed third with 32 points from 10 victories, five defeats and two draws, having conceded 21 goals and scored 34 goals.

In their first-leg match, Al Wakrah had emerged as 2-1 winners against Al Sadd in Week 7 and The Blue Wave would be hoping for another win against the formidable rivals.

The match represents an opportunity for both teams as Al Wakrah seek to win to stay in the top four, while Al Sadd will be motivated to gain the valuable points to advance in the standings to maintain their hopes of competing for the championship title.

The matches between these two teams have always witnessed excitement and once again the clash is expected to produce a strong contest with each side looking to outweigh the other.

Al Wakrah rely on a number of distinguished players, such as Mohamed Benyettou, Jacinto Dala, Lucas Mendes and Khaled Munir.

On the other hand Al Sadd will be served mainly by Akram Afif, Baghdad Bounedjah and Hassan Al Haydous. The Wolves may regain the services of Rodrigo Tabata, who has returned from injury which had kept him away for the last four weeks.