Al Ahli face Al Wakrah in Round 5, Group A of the 2022-2023 season Ooredoo Cup on Friday, October 14. The kick-off is at 19:00 at the Al Egla 4 Stadium.

Al Sadd, Umm Salal, Qatar SC and Al Sailiya are the other teams in Group A.

Group B consists of Al Duhail, Al Markhiya, Al Arabi, Al Shamal, Al Gharafa and Al Rayyan.

While Umm Salal (with 12 points from four matches) have already qualified for the knockout semifinals from the group, the second team is yet to be decided and the fifth round hence is exciting.

Al Ahli are fourth in the standings with six points - the same as that of Qatar SC but behind on goal difference. And while Al Ahli have a goal difference of -3, Qatar SC have a goal difference of +1.

Ahead of these two teams are Al Sadd with nine points and a strong goal difference of +10. Al Wakrah are fifth in the table with three points.

Given the scenario, Al Ahli have an outside chance only if they win with a huge margin against Al Wakrah to be on par with Al Sadd, who also have a game in hand.

Al Ahli’s task has become more difficult after they lost to Al Sadd 0-4 in the previous round.

Al Wakrah also had suffered a 3-5 loss against Umm Salal in their fourth-round clash. But they would still want to end the tournament on a winning note.