About Match
The table reads 7th (Al-Ahli Doha, 4 pts) against 2nd (Al Shamal SC, 7 pts), 3 points apart. In league terms the two rates read 1.67/2 for Al-Ahli Doha and 3/1.67 for Al Shamal SC (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.83. If Al-Ahli Doha win, their total rises to 7 and up to 2nd, overtaking Al Shamal SC, assuming the rest of the results stand.
11 meetings are on record — 4 won by Al-Ahli Doha, 4 by Al Shamal SC, 3 drawn, at 3.45 goals per meeting. Only 36% of these meetings ended in a home win. History points to goals: 73% of the meetings had three or more, and both sides scored in 73%.
Hamad bin Khalifa Stadium in Doha stages the fixture, a ground that holds 20,000.