Al-Rayyan meet away side Al-Sadd at Ahmad bin Ali Stadium in this Stars League tie on Sunday.
Scroll down for all of our predictions, poll and stats for the Al-Rayyan v Al-Sadd game - as well as the best betting odds.
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Form Guide
Al-Rayyan
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Al-Rayyan will be looking for a repeat result of the 4-1 Stars League success against Al-Ahli.
In that game, Al-Rayyan managed 72% possession and 22 attempts at goal with 12 of them on target. For Al-Rayyan, the scorers were Shogo Taniguchi (23'), Rรณger Guedes (85'), Rodrigo (88') and Achraf Bencharki (90'). Al-Ahli had 10 attempts at goal with 4 of them on target. Naรฏm Sliti (11') was the scorer for Al-Ahli.
Over their past 6 games, Leonardo Jardim's Al-Rayyan have found the net a total of 12 times, with that being an average number of goals per match of 2.
Al-Sadd
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Al-Sadd will come into the encounter following on from a 0-4 Stars League win over Al-Shamal in their last game.
In that game, Al-Sadd had 64% possession and 16 shots at goal with 8 on target. For Al-Sadd, the goalscorers were Hassan Al Haydos (9'), Gonzalo Plata (26'), Akram Afif (83') and Paulo Otรกvio (90'). At the other end, Al-Shamal had 7 attempts on goal with 1 on target.
Over the course of their previous half-dozen outings, Al-Sadd have amassed a total of 22 goals. Al-Sadd have additionally got on the scoresheet on each one of those occasions. Over that period, their defenders have seen 9 goals scored by their opponents.
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Head to head
Looking over past results between these clubs stretching back to 06/04/2021 reveals that these fixtures have been a source of anguish for Al-Rayyan. They have not been able to get any wins at all while Al-Sadd have simply been better than them, beating them in 100% of those ties.
A combined sum of 19 goals were scored between the two sides throughout the course of those matches, with 4 of them for The Lions and 15 belonging to The Wolves . The average number of goals per game works out to 3.17.
The last league encounter between these clubs was Stars League match day 11 on 09/12/2023 which ended up with the score at Al-Sadd 4-0 Al-Rayyan.
In that match, Al-Sadd managed 62% possession and 23 shots on goal with 6 on target. Goals were scored by Baghdad Bounedjah (46', 75', 83') and Gonzalo Plata (52').
On the other side, Al-Rayyan had 9 attempts on goal with 5 on target.
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Team News: Al-Rayyan
Sofiane Boufal (unknown injury) and Osama Al-Tairi (Cruciate ligament tear) will not be able to play for Al-Rayyan boss Leonardo Jardim.
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Team News: Al-Sadd
Due to a completely healthy group available for selection, the Al-Sadd boss Wesam Rizik Abdulmajid has no fitness concerns whatsoever before this game. Gonzalo Plata cannot play in this game through suspension.
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Prediction
Weโre of the opinion that Al-Sadd and Al-Rayyan could both find themselves scoring on more than one occasion in a potential goal-fest with little between the two teams.
An eventful draw is therefore a real possibility, and we are expecting it to be very tight. Weโre therefore tipping a great battle with a 2-2 scoreline when all is said and done.
Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.
Victor Martins,
03:11 27/04/2024
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Al-Rayyan
Formed: 1967
Stadium: Ahmad bin Ali Stadium (40,740)
Chairman: Al Qaqa bin Hamad Al Thani
Manager: Leonardo Jardim
Competitions: Stars League position 2