Our prediction for this match:
Qatar
Match Time & Date:
29/03/2022
11:30 AM
Prediction: 2-2
Slovenia
Qatar and Slovenia go head to head at Education City Stadium in what will be their first meeting on the international stage since March 2015. Qatar aim to build on a 2-1 win over Bulgaria, and they are likely to stick to their attacking style of play. Al-Sadd forward Akram Afif, who impressed in Saturday’s triumph, will be the man to watch in the home team, while all Madibo, Mohammad, and Hassan are pushing for a start.
The Slovenians, on the other hand, head into the match following a 1-1 draw with Croatia. Josip Ilicic remains on the sidelines through personal issues, but Middlesbrough attacker Andraz Sporar should pose a big threat to the opposition back-line. Given Qatar’s shaky defence, we believe that both teams to score betting option should be considered. Six goals in total were netted in the previous meetings between the two sides.
Highlighted Player (Abdelkarim Hassan):
Abdelkarim Hassan is a Qatar international who plays for domestic club Al-Sadd as a defender. Hassan is a product of Al-Sadd football academy, but it has to be noted that he played for Belgian side Eupen during the 2017/2018 season. The 186-cm-tall footballer has five caps for Qatar U20 and 17 caps for Qatar U23 national team respectively and he made his senior debut for the Maroons on November 18, 2010 against Haiti.
Abdelkarim Hassan was the youngest footballer to appear in the 2011 Asian Cup preliminary squad (17 years and 123 days old). Hassan scored one goal in six appearances for Qatar at the 2019 Asian Cup where the Maroons won the title thanks to a routine win over Japan in the final of the tournament. Left-back is considered his main position, but the Al-Sadd footballer plays as both left midfielder and right-back as well. His preferred foot is left.
Highlighted Team (Slovenia):
Slovenia have been competing on the international stage following the split of Yugoslavia in 1991. The Slovenians were outclassed by France in their first unofficial match (0-5), whilst they shared the spoils with Estonia in their first official game (1-1).
The former Yugoslav republic participated at three major football tournaments, with the team making it to the FIFA World Cup finals in Japan and South Korea (2002) and South Africa 2010, whilst booking their place at the Euro 2000 which was hosted by Netherlands and Belgium. Slovenia, though, have yet to make it to the knockout stages of the major tournament and that remains their unfulfilled dream.
Srecko Katanec and Zlatko Zahovic are regarded as the most famous footballers who played for the Slovenian national football team and they were part of Slovenia’s “Golden generation”. The Slovenians, who recorded their biggest win against Oman in 1999, welcome their rivals at Ljudski vrt in Stozice and the capacity of the venue is 12.702.
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