Al-Wakrah SC vs Al-Duhail SC Prediction: Both teams to score and a total of over 2.5 goals

Two big Qatari giants will clash at the Saoud Bin Abdulrahman stadium for the 4th round of the Qatar Stars League. Al-Duhail will aim for their fourth consecutive league victory while Al-Wakrah will aim to uphold their unbeaten league record. We envisage a very tough encounter here with both teams finding the net as has been the case in 4 of their last 5 meetings. Please see the carefully prepared tips.

Form: WDD

Al-Wakrah finally got their first league win against Al-Shahaniya in their most recent league game and it was Ricardo Gomes who got the only goal of the game in the 74th minute as the game ended in a 0-1 win. In their first league game, they were held down to a 2-2 draw. Gelson Dala got the opening goal for Al-Arabi in the 20th minute but Julian Draxler’s assist paved the way for an equalizer in the 76th minute. Al-Wakrah took back the lead in the 77th minute but Yansane equalized for Al-Ahli Doha in the 86th minute. Their second league game against Al-Arabi also ended in a 1-1 draw. Al-Wakrah will now be hoping to uphold their unbeaten run as they prepare for Saturday’s encounter against the league leaders. 

Form: WWW

Al-Duhail have now made it three consecutive league wins in a row after their narrow 1-0 win over Umm Salal in their last league game. They made their mark in their league opener against Qatar SC delivering a masterpiece of a performance and winning the game with a 1-6 scoreline. The phenomenal Michael Olunga got a hat-trick in his first game of the season. In their second league game against Al-Rayyan, Duhail delivered yet another sensational performance winning with a 4-0 scoreline. 

Michael Olunga is the team's top scorer with 3 goals from 3 games played. Duhail currently leads the league table as the only team to win all three league games played.

A closer look at their last 20 encounters shows that Duhail leads in their H2H stats with 9 wins, while Al-Wakrah has 8 wins and 3 draws.

Duhail is in sensational form as we can see from their last three league games, scoring a total of 11 goals in 3 league games is no small feat but only a testament to their incredible attacking force. Al-Wakrah is also phenomenal hence we anticipate a very tough encounter here. One thing is consistent when comparing these teams and it’s the goal-scoring potential, there have been more than 2.5 goals in 8 of their last 9 meetings, and with the current scoring form of both teams, we should expect a total of over 2.5 goals here. Both teams will also find the net as this has been the case in 4 of their last 5 meetings. Please see some of their head-to-head streaks below; 

• There has been more than 2.5 goals 8 of their last 9 meetings
• Both teams have found the net in 4 of their last 5 meetings
• Duhail has scored first in 4 of their last 5 meetings