The Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium of Al Sadd club will host the Al Sadd vs Al Shahania Week 7 match of the 2024-2025 season Ooredoo Stars League on Friday, October 18, 2024. The kick-off is at 7.30pm.

The match-up between the two teams is expected to be exciting despite the fact that it brings together defending champions Al Sadd and Al Shahania, who were promoted from the Second Division. Both teams would be eager for a win to gain the valuable three points.

Al Sadd seek to continue their winning run in order to compete strongly and defend the title, while Al Shahania are aiming to make their presence felt in the senior league by improving their position in the standings.

Al Sadd are presently in fifth place in the rankings table with nine points from three wins and as many losses. The Wolves succeeded in winning their last-round match against Al Gharafa 4-2.

On the other hand, Al Shahania are placed 10th with five points from one win, two draws and three losses. They have notched a solitary win so far but a worthy one against Al Duhail, whom they beat 2-1 in the previous round.

On the sidelines, the contest between coaches Felix Sanchez of Al Sadd (who seeks to confirm his team’s superiority by getting closer to the top) and Alvaro Mejia of Al Shahania (who hopes to improve his team’s position) would be stiff. Especially, since the upcoming games will see no team want to give away any points.

Al Sadd have many top stars in the mix, most notably Akram Afif, Rafa Mujica, Boualem Khoukhi among others, while Pedro Miguel is absent from the team after undergoing a surgery for a hamstring muscle which may keep him out for three months.

Al Shahania will mostly rely on their Dutch striker Pelle van Amersfoort, who scored two goals against Al Duhail, Lotfi Majder, Alhassan Koroma, goalkeeper Shehab Ellethy and others.