Qatari football fans are eagerly awaiting the exciting match that will bring together Al Duhail and Al Sadd in the semifinal of the Amir Cup, as the matches between both teams have been characterized by excitement, competitiveness, and strength since Al Duhail participation in the Qatar Stars League in the 2010/2011 sports season.

Saturday’s match will be the eighth encounter between the two teams in the Amir Cup, as the two teams have met five times in the semifinal and twice in the final.

The first match between both teams in the Amir Cup was on Saturday, 11 May 2011, at 05:15 PM at Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium in the semifinal round, and ended in favor of Al Sadd with a score of 3-2, with goals scored by Youssef Msakni and Issiar Dia for the team.

The two teams met for the second time, again in the semifinal round, on 15 May 2015, at 07:45 PM at Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, and ended in favor of Al Sadd with a score of 2-0.

The third confrontation was on Friday, 20 May 2016, in the final match held at Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, which kicked off at 07:00 PM. The match ended in a 2-2 draw in regular time, with Chico Flores and Nam Tae-hee scoring for the team, before the referee resorted to a penalty shootout that ended in favor of Al Duhail with a score of 4-2, with goals scored by Alain Dioko, Luiz Martin, Chico Flores and Nam Tae-hee.

The fourth match between the two teams was held on Friday, 11 May 2018, in the semifinal round at Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium at 07:00 PM and ended with a score of 1-0 for Al Duhail, scored by Al Moez Ali.

The fifth confrontation was on Thursday, 16 May 2019, at 10:30 PM in the final match, which inaugurated Al Janoub Stadium, and ended in favor of the team with a score of 4-1, with goals scored by Ali Afif, Youssef Al Arabi, Edmilson da Silva (two goals).

The sixth confrontation was on Saturday, 31 October 2020, at 06:00 PM in the semifinal round and ended in favor of Al Sadd with a score of 4-1, with Edmilson da Silva scoring the team goal.

The seventh confrontation was held on Monday, 11 March 2022, at 07:45 PM at Jassim bin Hamad Stadium in the semifinal round and ended with a score of 3-2 in favor of Al Duhail, with Ferjani Sassi scoring two goals and Michael Olunga scoring one goal.

In the past confrontations, Al Duhail scored 13 goals against Al Sadd, while Al Sadd managed to score 14 goals.

Only once between the two teams did the match end in a draw and was decided by a penalty shootout.

The absent team star Edmilson da Silva is the team’s top scorer with three goals.