Al Sadd and Al Arabi will be up against each other in a strong match in Week 3 of the 2024-2025 season Ooredoo Stars League at the Jassim bin Hamad Stadium of Al Sadd club on Thursday, August 22, 2024. The kick-off is at 8.30pm.
This is a high-profile match between two teams with great ambition, and it is expected to witness great excitement between them due to the desire of each of them to win and obtain the three points.
Al Sadd enter the match in third place on goal difference and with three points from two matches after losing to Al Shamal in the first round, then winning with a big score over Qatar SC in the second round, 5-1.
On the other hand, Al Arabi occupy eighth place on goal difference with two points after drawing in the first two matches against Al Shahania and Al Wakrah.
The two teams have a number of outstanding players who are capable of presenting a strong performance, as Al Sadd are counting on their offensive strength in the presence of the Spaniard Rafa Mujica, Akram Afif, Giovani Henrique, Hassan Al Haydous and other players.
On the other hand, Al Arabi will also rely on their top players, most notably: Marco Verratti, Yousef Msakni, Hilal Mohammed, Jassim Jaber and Ahmed Fathi, in addition to Omar Al Somah, who scored the equalizer in the last match against Al Wakrah, and other players.
The match will witness a high-level tactical interaction between the coaches – Felix Sanchez of Al Sadd and Younes Ali of Al Arabi – who both are good at handling situations with the players they have.