Al Markhiya vs Al-Sadd Prediction: An exciting opening match ahead

The league's first game between Al Markhiya and Al-Sadd at Khalifa International Stadium is likely to be a good one. The last time these two teams met was 2018. Here is a summary of what we found and think about it. 

Al Markhiya

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In the previous season of the Qatar League 2, Al Markhiya had a very successful year, compiling a record of 10 wins out of their total of 14 league matches. When the home club recently promoted to the Qatar Stars League plays their first game in the new league, for the first time, they will be up against the team that has won the league for the past two seasons in a row. The match will be a very difficult test for them. Al Markhiya will examine every possibility to get off to a strong start and ensure that they do not suffer a setback at the hands of a formidable rival.

Al-Sadd

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Al Sadd won the Qatar Stars League for the second year without losing a single game. Al Sadd was supposed to be running for the title, but Xavi left in the middle of the season to become Barcelona's coach. Javi Gracia, who had been the manager of Watford before, took over as manager. So far, he has won 14 games and tied one in charge. Al Sadd will play their first league game at Khalifa International Stadium after enjoying a win over Wiener Viktoria 0–7 in a friendly earlier this month. Al Sadd will play their first game of the season on Monday, as they will play Al Markhiya. Javi Gracia, who will open to have another unbeatable season, will put out his best team. The last matches between these two ended in a win for Al Sadd and a draw in 2017 and 2018, respectively.

Expert Betting Tips

Al Markhiya, who has not been in the Stars League for years, will have to deal with the attacking threat of Al Sadd. Even though Al Sadd is often thought to be the stronger team, the game is likely to close, and the winner is hard to guess. On the other hand, when Al Sadd plays a team that just got promoted, they won't be thinking about losing yet because they want to keep their invisible record.

• Al Sadd win and Total Under 4.5 for 2.10
• Handicap result Al Markhiya +2.5 for 2.50
• Total Under 4.5 for 1.65

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