Al Duhail face Umm Salal in an exciting encounter in Week 9 of the 2022-2023 season QNB Stars League at 16:20 at the Al Duhail Stadium on Wednesday, January 11, 2023.

Having begun with a win post the long break of the league, The Red Knights would be keen to continue their string of victories, while Umm Salal will also chase the valuable three points aiming to improve their position and emerge from the danger zone.

Al Duhail currently occupy the second place in standings with 17 points behind leaders Al Arabi (19 points), while Umm Salal are in 10th place with seven points and have a postponed match against Al Markhiya.

The Al Duhail vs Umm Salal clash is therefore expected to be strong in view of the good capabilities that both teams possess both in defence and attack in addition to the experience of Argentinian coach Hernan Crespo of Al Duhail and Qatari coach Wesam Rizik of Umm Salal.

Al Duhail are riding on their latest resounding win over Al Gharafa and want to continue achieving positive results in the league and reach the top of the standings especially given the form of a number of their players including Ferjani Sassi, Bassam Al Rawi, Nam Tae-Hee and others.

Umm Salal will work to compensate and improve their results in the best way after they suffered a slight decline in the previous matches.

The meeting between these two teams has always been strong and exciting, and all indications confirm that it will be a match full of thrills.