Al Wakrah face Al Ahli in Week 11 of 2023-2024 season Expo Stars League at the Saoud Bin Abdulrahman Stadium on Friday, December 8, 2023. The kick-off is at 7.30pm.
The match will bring up a lot of excitement and rivalry between the two teams as each will push for a victory to collect the three points.
Al Wakrah are currently in fourth place in the standings with 18 points, having had to settle for a 1-1 draw in the previous round against Al Gharafa.
Al Wakrah also have a postponed match remaining, against Al Duhail.
Al Ahli enter the match being in 10th place with nine points and smarting from a 0-4 defeat to Al Rayyan in the last round.
This clash therefore will be a real opportunity for both Al Wakrah and Al Ahli to find the winning ways to strengthen their positions and advance in the rankings.
Al Wakrah will be missing the services of Egyptian midfielder Hamdi Fathi, who was sent off against Al Arabi - suspended for two matches. Al Ahli too will be sans forward Abdulrasheed Ibrahim, who was sent off during the match against Al Rayyan.
Al Ahli will look to derive strength from the fact that they had defeated Al Wakrah 4-2 in the fifth round of 2023-2024 season Ooredoo Cup.