Saturday, 22nd January, 2022

19:15 kick-off at Al Arabi Stadium

Al Sadd face Al Arabi in Week 16 of the 2021-2022 season QNB Stars League. The kick-off is at 19:15 at the Al Arabi Stadium on Saturday, 22nd January, 2022.

The high-profile Qatar Derby is a big fixture on and off the field, given the squad strength, great tradition, rich history and huge fan base of both Al Sadd and Al Arabi.

Holders Al Sadd, who defeated Al Shamal 5-1 in Week 15, are topping the table with 34 points with three matches in hand as their games against Al Wakrah (Week 11), Qatar SC (Week 13) and Al Rayyan (Qatar Clasico, Week 14) were postponed.

The Wolves, under Spaniard Javi Gracia, are the only unbeaten team in the tournament (11 wins and one draw). They have a goal difference of +31 (46 goals for and 15 against).

The only time The Wolves dropped points was when they were held 3-3 by Al Duhail in Week 9.

Al Arabi, who lost 1-2 to Qatar SC in Week 15, slipped from fourth to fifth position in the table. They have the same number of points (23) as Al Gharafa, but are placed fourth on goal difference (-1 as against Al Gharafa’s +4).

Al Arabi have scored 16 goals and conceded 17.

The Dream Team, under Younes Ali, have seven wins, two draws and six defeats against their name from 15 matches.

Al Sadd will miss the duo of Algerian Baghdad Bounedjah and Ghanaian Andre Ayew, while Al Arabi will also be without Tunisian Yousef Msakni and Gabonese Aaron Boupendza, all doing country duty at the Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon.

Al Sadd had beaten Al Arabi 4-0 in the first leg.