Al Sadd vs Al Shorta Prediction: Expect an entertaining first time encounter in this quarterfinal

The first match of the quarterfinal round of the Arab Club Champions Cup will take place at the Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium, and it will be between Al Sadd and Al Shorta. Both sides have, without a shadow of a doubt, done an outstanding job leading up to this match, and now, without a shadow of a doubt, they will be looking forward to securing a berth in the semifinals.

The first two matches of Al Sadd's campaign were draws against Wydad, one of the most difficult teams they would face. Despite that, this team fared exceptionally well to pick up hard-fought wins in later rounds against Al-Hilal and Al Ahly Tripoli in matches that finished 2-3 and 0-1, respectively. Al Sadd came in first place in their group with seven points, three points ahead of their nearest competitor, Al Hilal, who finished in second place with four points. Even if they are now a small favorite to win this competition, we are anticipating a performance of the highest caliber from them because they will be aiming to be in the best shape possible once more.

The Iraqi League team, Al Shorta, has been quite a pleasant surprise thus far in the competition, and they will likely now have their sights set on advancing to the semifinals. Al Shorta kicked off their campaign in the Arab Club Champions Cup with a victory over CS Sfaxien; however, they were unable to continue their winning ways in the subsequent encounters. In the interim, even though they were defeated by Al Ittihad FC in their final group meeting, they were still able to advance to the quarterfinals with maximum points thanks to a draw in the second round versus Esperance Tunis.

Both of these teams have a good possibility of winning, and taking a look at the odds of winning tells us that we cannot count out either of them. On the other hand, given the formidable offensive capabilities of both teams, we should anticipate that goals will be scored in this match, despite the fact that it is possible that Al Sadd will win and advance to the next round.