Saturday, 21st September, 2019

19:00 kick-off at Al Sadd Stadium

The tussle between Al Wakrah and Al Duhail in Week 4 of the 2019-20 QNB Stars League is sure to be fought keenly at the Al Sadd Stadium on Saturday.

Promoted Al Wakrah are punching above their weight and have one point more than strong title contenders Al Duhail (five points).

The Blue Wave have also posted a victory more than The Red Knights.

After suffering a 1-4 defeat at the hands of reigning champions Al Sadd in the opening round, Al Wakrah bounced back with a 2-0 victory over Qatar SC and then blanked Al Shahania by an identical scoreline.

Al Wakrah and Al Duhail both have a goal difference of +1. Al Wakrah scored five goals and conceded four, while Al Duhail scored four and conceded three goals.

Al Duhail beat Qatar SC 2-1 in Week 1, but were held in the following rounds by Al Arabi (1-1) and Al Rayyan (1-1).

Al Wakrah will be keen to maintain their good run in the top flight, where they are playing after a gap of two seasons, whereas Al Duhail cannot afford slip-ups in their bid to regain the league shield.

Al Wakrah’s Spanish coach Marquez Lopez will mainly bank on players such as Mohamed Benyettou, who is a tournament joint top scorer with three goals, Cristian Ceballos, goalkeeper Saoud Al Khater, Ahmed Fadl, Ahmed Suhail and Mohammed Waad.

Al Duhail’s Portuguese coach Rui Faria has in his arsenal weapons like Almoez Ali, Bassam Al Rawi, Karim Boudiaf, Ahmed Yasser, Yousef Msakni and Paulo Edmilson.

Al Duhail will miss injured Iraqi striker Mohanad Ali, who is recovering from a foot muscle injury he suffered during their QNB Stars League Week 3 match against Al Rayyan.