Al Wakrah host Al-Arabi SC in the Qatar Stars League. It's still early days in the campaign, and the two sides have made very different starts.
Al-Arabi have been picking up points at a decent rate so far, while Al Wakrah are still searching for their first win. Their history against each other, though, has been much closer than that gap suggests.
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Longer-term form is more even
Looking at each team's last twenty matches across all competitions, including cup games and friendlies, neither side has been dominant. Al-Arabi have six wins, seven draws and seven losses, while Al Wakrah have seven wins, five draws and eight losses.
Al Wakrah: 20 completed matches; Al-Arabi SC: 20 completed matches.
Al Wakrah
- Win
- 35% 7 / 20
- Draw
- 25% 5 / 20
- Loss
- 40% 8 / 20
- Scored
- 31
- Conceded
- 34
- Difference
- -3
Al-Arabi SC
- Win
- 30% 6 / 20
- Draw
- 35% 7 / 20
- Loss
- 35% 7 / 20
- Scored
- 29
- Conceded
- 35
- Difference
- -6
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| QSL Cup | Al Wakrah | Al-Sailiya | 20.09.2026 | 1-0 |
| Stars League | Al Shamal | Al Wakrah | 10.09.2026 | 1-1 |
| Stars League | Lusail City | Al Wakrah | 04.09.2026 | 4-0 |
| Stars League | Al Wakrah | Al-Rayyan SC | 27.08.2026 | 1-2 |
| Stars League | Al Wakrah | Qatar SC | 20.08.2026 | 2-2 |
| Friendlies Clubs | Nantes | Al Wakrah | 31.07.2026 | 5-1 |
| Friendlies Clubs | Rouen | Al Wakrah | 28.07.2026 | 1-0 |
| Friendlies Clubs | Caen | Al Wakrah | 25.07.2026 | 4-1 |
| Friendlies Clubs | Stade Brestois 29 | Al Wakrah | 22.07.2026 | 0-2 |
| Emir Cup | Al Wakrah | Al-Gharafa | 05.05.2026 | 0-0 |
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| QSL Cup | Al-Duhail SC | Al-Arabi SC | 21.09.2026 | 2-0 |
| Stars League | Al-Arabi SC | Qatar SC | 12.09.2026 | 0-0 |
| Stars League | Al-Sailiya | Al-Arabi SC | 03.09.2026 | 0-2 |
| Stars League | Al-Duhail SC | Al-Arabi SC | 29.08.2026 | 1-1 |
| Stars League | Al-Arabi SC | Al Shamal | 21.08.2026 | 2-2 |
| Friendlies Clubs | Malaga | Al-Arabi SC | 06.08.2026 | 4-2 |
| Friendlies Clubs | NEOM | Al-Arabi SC | 27.07.2026 | 4-1 |
| Emir Cup | Al-Duhail SC | Al-Arabi SC | 01.05.2026 | 4-0 |
| Stars League | Al-Rayyan SC | Al-Arabi SC | 27.04.2026 | 4-0 |
| Stars League | Al-Arabi SC | Al-Sailiya | 13.04.2026 | 1-2 |
Goals have flowed a bit for both. Al-Arabi have scored 29 and conceded 35, and Al Wakrah have scored 31 and conceded 34. Those broader samples suggest a more even contest than the current league table alone implies.
Comparative Team Statistics: Al Wakrah vs Al-Arabi SC

A history that leans slightly towards the visitors
These two have met plenty of times over the years, and results have gone both ways. But in the more recent meetings, Al-Arabi have had the upper hand, including a 1-3 away win in September 2025 and a 0-1 win at Al Wakrah as recently as January 2026.
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stars League | Al Wakrah | Al-Arabi SC | 07.01.2026 | 0-1 |
| QSL Cup | Al Wakrah | Al-Arabi SC | 02.09.2025 | 1-3 |
| Stars League | Al-Arabi SC | Al Wakrah | 15.08.2025 | 2-2 |
| Stars League | Al Wakrah | Al-Arabi SC | 24.01.2025 | 4-3 |
| Stars League | Al-Arabi SC | Al Wakrah | 17.08.2024 | 1-1 |
| Stars League | Al Wakrah | Al-Arabi SC | 05.04.2024 | 2-4 |
| Stars League | Al-Arabi SC | Al Wakrah | 25.11.2023 | 2-1 |
| QSL Cup | Al-Arabi SC | Al Wakrah | 08.10.2023 | 2-0 |
| Stars League | Al-Arabi SC | Al Wakrah | 29.04.2023 | 1-2 |
| Stars League | Al Wakrah | Al-Arabi SC | 12.01.2023 | 1-2 |
There's also a 2-2 draw from August 2025 when Al-Arabi were at home, so it's not a one-way story. Still, the recent trend on this exact fixture favours the away side more than the venue might suggest.
Al-Arabi's recent away form in this fixture specifically has been solid.
Contrasting starts to the season
Four games in, Al-Arabi SC sit fourth with six points from one win and three draws, and they've conceded just three goals. Al Wakrah are down in eleventh with only two points from four games, without a win and having shipped nine goals already.
| № | Team | Played | Win | Draw | Loss | GF/GA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Al Shamal | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10/6 | 8 |
| 4 | Al-Arabi SC | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5/3 | 6 |
| 5 | Al-Duhail SC | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5/3 | 6 |
| 10 | Qatar SC | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4/9 | 2 |
| 11 | Al Wakrah | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4/9 | 2 |
| 12 | Al-Sailiya | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5/13 | 0 |
It's a small sample, just four matches each, so we shouldn't treat this as a settled league table. But the early numbers do paint Al-Arabi as the tidier, more solid side right now.
Al-Arabi's defensive record stands out early on, while Al Wakrah's goals-against column is already a concern.

What we know about personnel
The player data we have leans towards Al-Arabi's attacking end, with O. Tannane and M. Olunga among the scorers and Rodri contributing assists in a handful of appearances. For Al Wakrah, the only note available is Almahdi Ali picking up three yellow cards in three matches.
This isn't a full squad list for either side, so we can't draw conclusions about missing players or overall strength. It's simply a partial snapshot of who's been involved lately.
Squad lists and player details
Squad and player details
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luis Alberto | Spain | 34 | 185 | 78 | |
| Mohammed Al Bakri | Qatar | 29 | 181 | 73 | |
| Abdelkarim Hassan | Qatar | 33 | Defender | 185 | 82 |
| Gelson Dala | Angola | 30 | 175 cm | 65 kg | |
| Lucas Veríssimo | Brazil | 31 | Defender | 188 cm | 84 kg |
| Hamdi Fathy | Egypt | 32 | 180 | 77 | |
| Murad Naji Hussein | Qatar | 35 | 175 | 74 | |
| Nasser Al Yazidi | Qatar | 26 | 179 cm | n/a | |
| Khalid Muneer | Qatar | 28 | 172 | 60 | |
| Lucas Mendes | Brazil | 36 | 183 | 82 | |
| Almahdi Ali | Qatar | 34 | 188 | 87 | |
| A. Laïdouni | Tunisia | 29 | 184 | 80 | |
| Gerard Valentín | Spain | 33 | 177 cm | 75 kg | |
| Ahmed Fadel | Qatar | 33 | n/a | n/a | |
| A. Assal | Morocco | 24 | 172 cm | 65 kg | |
| Abdollah Ali Saei | Qatar | 27 | 184 | 75 | |
| Tameem Mansour | Qatar | 23 | Attacker | 182 | 73 |
| Omair Al Sayed | Qatar | 26 | n/a | n/a | |
| Nabil Irfan | Qatar | 22 | 181 cm | 69 kg | |
| Yousef Mohammed Ramadan | Qatar | 34 | Goalkeeper |
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pablo Sarabia | Spain | 34 | Attacker | 174 cm | 70 kg |
| Salem Al Hajri | Qatar | 30 | Midfielder | 183 cm | 70 kg |
| Ahmed Fathi | Qatar | 33 | Midfielder | 173 | 76 |
| M. Olunga | Kenya | 32 | Attacker | 192 | 90 |
| J. Veretout | France | 33 | Midfielder | 177 cm | 67 kg |
| A. Pérez | Colombia | 32 | Defender | 181 | 73 |
| O. Tannane | Morocco | 32 | Midfielder | 177 cm | 80 kg |
| Jasem Al Hail | Qatar | 34 | Goalkeeper | n/a | n/a |
| Yusuf Abdurisag | Qatar | 27 | Midfielder | 177 | 63 |
| Mohammed Al Naimi | Qatar | 26 | Defender | 178 | 71 |
| A. Mahajna | Israel | 29 | Defender | 187 | 80 |
| I. Lihadji | France | 24 | Midfielder | 177 cm | n/a |
| Lotfi Madjer | Qatar | 24 | Attacker | 176 cm | 72 kg |
| Rodri | Spain | 26 | Midfielder | 168 cm | 62 kg |
| Hassan Mohamad | Qatar | 23 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| Y. Snana | Tunisia | 22 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| Simo | Spain | 21 | Defender | 177 cm | n/a |
| Gueye Laye | Qatar | 28 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| Mohamed Gouda | Qatar | 21 | Attacker | 176 cm | 65 kg |
| Salem Reda | Qatar | 20 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
Putting it together, Al-Arabi SC arrive with the better recent numbers, both in the early standings and in their last few meetings with Al Wakrah. But their broader form over the past several months is close enough to Al Wakrah's that we wouldn't call this a clear mismatch.
With no market data to weigh against these findings, we're not in a position to recommend a specific bet here. This is one to keep an eye on as the season develops rather than back blind.
