Al-Arabi SC vs Al-Wakrah SC Prediction: Both teams will find the net

Al-Arabi and Al-Wakrah are earnestly aiming for their first win of the season as they face off at the Grand Hamad Stadium on Friday. Al-Arabi’s league opener against newly promoted Al-Shahaniya ended in a goalless draw while Al-Wakrah’s league opener ended in a 2-2 draw. Both teams will be aiming for their first win of the season but we favor Al-Wakrah for the win. Please see the carefully prepared tips.

Form: D

Al-Arabi couldn’t get the breakthrough in their league opener last week against newly promoted Al-Shahaniya. Shahaniya came with their A’ game as they were massive on the offensive and also well-grounded defensively. Both teams couldn’t get a goal as the game ended in a goalless draw. Al-Arabi is currently 6th placed in the Qatar Stars League table and they could use a win in this game on Friday.

Form: D

Al-Wakrah was held down to a 2-2 draw in their season opener against Al-Ahli Doha. Gelson Dala got the opening goal for Al-Arabi in the 20th minute but Julian Draxler’s assist paved the way for an equalizer in the 76th minute. Al-Wakrah took back the lead in the 77th minute but Yansane equalized for Al-Ahli Doha in the 86th minute. Al-Wakrah will be hoping for their first win of the season on Friday. 

A critical look at their last 20 encounters produced 13 victories for Al-Arabi, 4 victories for Al-Wakrah, and 3 draws.

Looking at their previous encounters, Al-Arabi have won their last three meetings and Al-Wakrah is without a clean sheet in their last 15 meetings. This tells us that Al-Arabi will most definitely get a goal in this game and we can also expect a response from Al-Wakrah. To further buttress this point, both teams have found the net in 5 of their last 6 meetings and both teams finding the net in this game seems like a good choice. 

• Al-Arabi has won their last 3 meetings
• Al-Wakrah is without a clean sheet in their last 15 games
• More than 2.5 goals in 5 of their last 6 encounters
• Both teams scored in 5 of their last 6 games
• More than 4.5 cards in 5 of their last 6 games