📏 Form Guide

Al-Gharafa

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Al-Gharafa are hoping to win again after their last result, the 2-4 Stars League victory versus Al-Shahania.

In that game, Al-Gharafa had 53% possession and 23 shots on goal with 11 of them on target. For Al-Gharafa, the scorers were Florinel Coman (19') and Ferjani Sassi (70', 90'). Al-Shahania got 16 attempts on goal with 7 of them on target. Marc Muniesa (66' Own goal) and Pelle van Amersfoort (76') scored for Al-Shahania.

It has been a rare occasion in recent games that Al-Gharafa have shown defensive steel. The reality is that Al-Gharafa have failed to prevent opponents from scoring in 6 of their previous 6 clashes, shipping 11 goals along the way. We will find out if that trend will be continued on in this game.

Al-Khor

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Al-Khor will go into the match following on from a 1-2 Stars League win as they beat Al-Duhail in their last match.

In that game, Al-Khor had 27% possession and 5 shots on goal with 2 of them on target. The scorer for Al-Khor was Rúben Semedo (47'). Al-Duhail got 13 shots at goal with 6 on target. Edmilson Junior (72') was the scorer for Al-Duhail.

Illustrating their involvement in high-scoring matches, goals have been celebrated 20 times in the previous six matches in which Al-Khor have played, making it an average of 3.33 goals each clash. Their opponents have got 13 of those goals.

↔️ Head to head

A glance at their most recent head to head meetings dating back to 07/08/2020 shows us that Al-Gharafa have won 3 of them and Al-Khor 0, with the tally of drawn matches standing at 3.

Those games weren’t short on goals, either, with 24 overall at an average of 4 goals per meeting.

The last league clash between the two was Stars League match day 1 on 09/08/2024 and the score finished Al-Khor 0-0 Al-Gharafa.

📰 Team News: Al-Gharafa

Mostafa Essam (unknown injury), Saifeldeen Fadlalla (Torn ligaments) and Hyun-soo Jang (Muscle injury) aren’t available for Al-Gharafa gaffer Pedro Martins.

📋 Team News: Al-Khor

Thanks to a largely healthy squad, there’s only a single fitness worry for the Al-Khor gaffer Bernard Casoni to be concerned about. Said Brahmi (Cruciate ligament surgery) won’t be in action.

💡 Prediction

We feel that in this game, Al-Khor have it within them to get a goal against this Al-Gharafa outfit, however that might not quite be as many as they’ll concede.

We think that it’s going to be a close game with a 2-1 victory for Al-Gharafa after 90 minutes. Let’s see what happens here.

Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Peter Guest, 13:05 11/01/2025