The 2020-21 season QNB Stars League’s second leg will kick off with Week 12 matches on Saturday, 2nd January, and Sunday, 3rd January, with three games on each day.

The Week 12 fixtures are Al Sadd vs Al Kharaitiyat (16:15, Al Sadd Stadium), Al Rayyan vs Al Sailiya (18:45, Al Sadd Stadium), Al Wakrah vs Al Ahli (18:45, Al Arabi Stadium) on Saturday, Umm Salal vs Al Duhail (16:15, Qatar SC Stadium), Qatar SC vs Al Gharafa (18:45, Qatar SC Stadium) and Al Arabi vs Al Khor (18:45, Al Arabi Stadium) on Sunday.

Al Sadd had finished the first leg as table toppers with 29 points and an unbeaten record. The Wolves take on bottom-placed Al Kharaitiyat (six points) and should have it easy.

Second-placed Al Gharafa (22 points) face the challenge of Qatar SC, who had broken into the top-four bracket with 19 points, ahead of Al Ahli on better goal difference, following their 1-1 draw with Al Sadd in the last round.

Reigning champions Al Duhail, who had improved from fourth to third position with 21 points after beating Al Ahli 5-3 in Week 11, face Umm Salal, 10th with 10 points. Umm Salal, unbeaten in their last four games, drew 1-1 with Al Gharafa in Week 11.

Sixth-placed Al Rayyan (16 points) take on Al Sailiya, ranked eighth with 12 points. Al Rayyan had beaten Al Khor 1-0, while Al Sailiya lost to Al Arabi by the same margin in Week 11.

Al Arabi, ninth with 12 points, play Al Khor, 11th with seven points.

Al Wakrah, seventh with 13 points, are up against fifth-placed Al Ahli (19 points). Al Wakrah had beaten Al Kharaitiyat 2-1 in Week 11.