About Match
Al Markhiya go into the game 1st in the table on 9 points; Al Waab sit 3rd on 7 — a 2-point gap. In league terms the two rates read 2.67/0 for Al Markhiya and 1.33/0.33 for Al Waab (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.25. A win here leaves Al Waab on 10 points and up to 1st, overtaking Al Markhiya, other results permitting.
Al Markhiya enter with four wins in a row.
The head-to-head ledger counts 5 games: 3 Al Markhiya wins, 1 for Al Waab, 1 draw, at 4.2 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 0% of the wins in this matchup. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 80% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 80%.
The match takes place at Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Stadium in Doha (capacity 12,000).