Match Report
3 points and 3 places separated them: Al Wakrah 8th with 30, Al Duhail 5th with 33. Al Wakrah's recent output outran their position: 4th on form over five rounds, 8th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Al Wakrah 1.64 scored and 1.55 conceded per game, Al Duhail 1.82 and 1.23, with the league averaging 1.66.
The sides have met 7 times in the GioScore results database: 4 wins for Al Wakrah, 0 draws and 3 for Al Duhail, at 3 goals per meeting.
Saoud Bin Abdulrahman Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 12,000. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 0-2.
Goal scorers
Al Duhail: Adil Boulbina (64'), Marco Verratti (83')
Key stats
Possession: Al Wakrah 44% · Al Duhail 56% · Total shots: 8-14 · On target: 2-5 · Corners: 9-4