Leaders Al Duhail face second-placed Al Arabi in Week 16 of the 2022-2023 season QNB Stars League at the Al Duhail Stadium on Thursday, March 2, 2023. The kick-off is at 19:30.

The match assumes more significance because of the teams’ standings as only one point separate them. The advantage of Al Duhail (32 points) is that they have played one game less (13) than Al Arabi.

Al Duhail had beaten Al Arabi 3-0 in the first leg of 2022-2023 season QNB Stars League.

Al Duhail and Al Arabi have both registered 10 victories, the most in the 12-team league championship.

Al Duhail were not in action in the last round (Week 15) due to their AFC Champions League 2022 Round of 16 match against Al Rayyan.

Hernan Crespo-coached The Red Knights will not want to drop any point in their bid to regain the league shield. They have the distinction of having scored the most number of goals (27) and have the best goal difference (+17).

Al Arabi, under Younes Ali, had defeated Al Markhiya 2-0 in Week 15 and will be keen to regain the top position in the table.

It may be recalled that The Dream Team were topping the table for long, especially before the long break.

Both sides have players of high calibre, adding to the excitement.