Al Arabi face Al Wakrah in Week 2 of the 2024-2025 season Ooredoo Stars League at the Al Thumama Stadium on Saturday, August 17, 2024. The kick-off is at 830pm.

Both teams will go into the match having one point each in their kitty from a draw in the first round, so winning Saturday’s game would be a priority for them to stay up in the league standings, especially since it is the ambition of both clubs to compete strongly for the title.

Al Arabi’s Qatari coach Younes Ali will certainly seek to benefit from all players he has at his disposal and will push in the striking force given Al Wakrah’s distinguished line-up, which comprises top stars, be Qataris or foreign professionals.

Al Arabi shared points following a goalless draw in the opening round with Al Shahania, in a match despite being quite close to victory had it not been for the penalty kick that was taken by their Tunisian star Yousef Msakni and saved by Al Shahania goalkeeper Bautista Burki.

Al Wakrah also had a tied 2-2 with Al Ahli in their first-round match. And despite his dissatisfaction with the result, Spanish coach Miguel Angel is confident in his team’s ability to get a better result against Al Arabi, given the team’s full readiness. The team comprises high-level players including Jacinto Dala, Ayoub Assal and Ricardo Gomes in the frontline, and behind them Omar Salah in addition to the midfielder duo of Aissa Laidouni and Hamdi Fathi.