Lusail City vs Al Shamal prediction and preview

17 Oct 2026, 16:45 UTC

The PunterPick prediction

BTTS YesOdds 1.50Market probability 64%Final score 0–0

Published before kick-off and never changed afterwards. See the methodology for how picks are chosen.

Match preview

Lusail City host Al Shamal in the Stars League (Qatar) on 17 Oct 2026, 16:45 UTC. The prediction PunterPick published for this fixture is BTTS Yes — both teams to score. It was published at odds of 1.50, which the bookmaker market rated at about 64% once the bookmaker margin is removed.

Final score: Lusail City 0–0 Al Shamal.

Going into the match, Lusail City had won 2, drawn 3 and lost 5 of their last 10 matches, scoring 11 and conceding 15. Al Shamal had won 4, drawn 5 and lost 1 of their last 10, with 20 scored and 15 conceded.

Both teams scored in 4 of Lusail City's last 10 and 7 of Al Shamal's last 10; 5 and 7 of those matches respectively went over 2.5 goals. At home Lusail City averaged 2.25 goals scored and 0.50 conceded across 4 matches; away from home Al Shamal averaged 1.83 scored and 1.33 conceded across 6.

Our team-strength model expects about 1.12 goals from Lusail City and 1.68 from Al Shamal. From that it rates a home win at 24%, a draw at 27% and an away win at 49%, against 25%, 24% and 51% implied by the 1X2 prices. For the published pick itself the model gives 56%.

Team comparison

Share of each factor between Lusail City (green) and Al Shamal (grey), from our data provider's pre-match comparison.

Recent form38% – 62%

Attack41% – 59%

Defence67% – 33%

Head-to-head20% – 80%

Goals27% – 73%

Overall strength38% – 61%

Form before the match

Team	Last 5	Scored	Conceded	BTTS	O2.5
Lusail City	LDWDW	1.10	1.50	40%	50%
Al Shamal	DLWWD	2.00	1.50	70%	70%

Averages over each side's last 10 matches in our results archive before this fixture.

Other markets we priced

Market	Our probability	Odds
Double Chance 12	76%	1.20
1st Half Over 0.5 Goals	74%	1.25
BTTS 1st Half - No	73%	1.28
BTTS Yes	64%	1.50
Over 2.5 Goals	63%	1.50
Under 3.5 Goals	57%	1.67
1st Half Under 1.5 Goals	56%	1.67
Al Shamal Win	50%	1.80

Probabilities are derived from bookmaker prices with the margin removed. They are estimates, not guarantees.