Saturday, 5th February, 2022

16:35 kick-off at Al Sadd Stadium

Al Gharafa face Al Sadd in Week 17 of the 2021-2022 season QNB Stars League. The kick-off is at 16:35 at the Al Sadd Stadium on Saturday, 5th February, 2022.

Al Gharafa and Al Sadd are in great form, having beaten Qatar SC (3-2) and Al Arabi (4-2 in Qatar Derby) respectively in Week 16.

Champions Al Sadd went on to beat in-form Al Wakrah by a 6-0 margin in the postponed match from Week 11 on 31st January.

Both Al Gharafa and Al Sadd have a star-studded line-up and great fan following. Those factors add up spice to the encounter.

Al Gharafa, coached by Andrea Stramaccioni, are fourth in the table with 26 points (eight wins, two draws and six defeats) from 16 matches.

The Cheetahs have a goal difference of +5 (28 goals for and 23 against).

Al Sadd are topping the table with 40 points with two matches in hand – against Qatar SC (Week 13) and Al Rayyan (Qatar Clasico, Week 14) – which were postponed.

The Wolves, under Spaniard Javi Gracia, are the only unbeaten team in the tournament (13 wins and one draw). They have a goal difference of +40 (57 goals for and 17 against).

Al Sadd had beaten Al Gharafa 6-4 in the first leg.