(MENAFN- The Peninsula) Doha: Qatar Stars League (QSL) leaders Al Sadd will seek to consolidate their position at the top of the summit when they take on Al Khor in the tenth round match at Al Sadd Stadium here today.
The Eagles has 23 points from nine matches, while second €placed Lekhwiya are closing following with a point separating them from the leaders.
Al Khor has been struggling with three wins, four loss and two draws and has so far 11 points from nine matches.
In the other matches today, Al Kharaitiyat take on Qatar SC at Al Khor Stadium, while Al Sailiya face Al Wakra at Al Wakra Stadium.
Meanwhile, Al Wakra has decided to part ways with Maher Kenzari, the Tunisian tactician managed to save Al Wakrah last season from relegation but this season the team has again struggled.
This season under previous coach Kenzari, the Blue Waves played 9, won 2, drew 1 and lost 6.
The clubs administration has worked quickly to find his replacement and have brought in Algerian coach Nourdine Zakri.
The Algerian has a rich and long profile of coaching clubs and it is hoped he can steady the ship at Al Wakra.
In his native Algeria he coached at clubs such as ES Sétif, MC Alger, and Al-Ahly Shendi of Sudan.
He managed to guide ES Sétif to the North African Cup title. He also won the Algeria cup in 2009.
He has also been the technical director at Mouloudia Club d'Oran.
He has already had a taste of the QSL with Al Wakra in their round 9 clash against Al Ahli which they lost 3-1.
The team currently sits in 11th spot in QSL.
All eyes will be on tomorrow's match between title holders Lekhwiya and Al Arabi at Lekhwiya Stadium.
Al Arabi currently sits in 7th place in the league with 13 points after having played 9 games.
The Dream Team has won 3 games, drawn 4 and lost 2.
The main problem for Al Arabi is their leaky defense which has let in 10 goals this term.
Petrescu has a competent strike force but his main issue will be trying to keep out Lekhwiya who have a potent attacking force of their own.
The main threat for Al Arabi's defense will be in the shape of the mercurial Vladimir Weiss and Korean attacking midfielder Nam Tae-Hee. Last week, Al Arabi could only manage a goalless draw with Al Shahania and the men in red know that they must up their game, if they harbour any hopes of getting points against the 2014 champs.
Lekhwiya drew their previous match against a determined Umm Salal and this will work as inspiration for the visitors.
The home side - Lekhwiya have won 7, drawn just once and lost only one game, the stats show that Lekhwiya will be a tough opponent and perhaps one step too far for the visitors.
Last season Lekhwiya came out on top with a 4-1 win in the first half of the season and then in the second half of the season Al Arabi were beat convincingly again, this time 5-2!
So the numbers don't bode well for Al Arabi, however they have made wholesale changes over the summer and may cause Lekhwiya more problems in this season's encounter. Lekhwiya must be particularly wary of Arabi's top striker, the Nigerian Imoh Ezekiel who has amassed 5 goals so far this season.
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