Al-Shahania come up against visiting rivals Al-Rayyan at Grand Hamad Stadium in this Stars League tie on Saturday.
Our tips, poll and stats for Al-Shahania v Al-Rayyan can all be found here - along with the latest match odds.
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Al-Shahania
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Al-Shahania will be hoping for a repeat of their last result, following the 0-1 Stars League victory against Al-Wakrah.
In that game, Al-Shahania managed 41% possession and 5 shots on goal with 1 on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Al-Shahania was Alhassan Koroma (45'). For their opponents, Al-Wakrah had 12 shots on goal with 3 on target.
Three or more goals per match were recorded in 5 of the last 6 fixtures where Al-Shahania have been involved. Their opponents scored 11 of them in this period while Al-Shahania bagged a total of 10.
Al-Rayyan
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Al-Rayyan come into this meeting after a 1-2 AFC Champions League Elite win vs Al-Ain in their previous fixture.
For Al-Rayyan, the goalscorers were Trézéguet (50') and Róger Guedes (75'). Alejandro Romero Gamarra (42') was the scorer for Al-Ain.
Al-Rayyan have regularly broken through opposing defences of late, having scored 13 goals in their previous 6 matches. This doesn’t mask the fact that Al-Rayyan have had their own issues at the back, also conceding in 5 of those same matches. Despite that, we’ll just have to find out if that trend will be maintained in this next match.
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Head to head
A review of their past head-to-head clashes stretching back to 03/01/2017 shows that Al-Shahania have won 1 of these & Al-Rayyan 4, with the tally of drawn matches standing at 1.
16 goals were scored between them in these games, with 7 for The Oryxes and 9 created by The Lions. The average goals per game has been 2.67.
The last league contest between the two was Stars League match day 4 on 13/09/2024 when it ended Al-Rayyan 4-2 Al-Shahania.
That day, Al-Rayyan managed 47% possession and 13 attempts at goal with 6 on target. The scorers were Trézéguet (5'), Róger Guedes (9', 45') and Julien De Sart (15').
At the other end, Al-Shahania got 9 shots on goal with 5 on target.
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Team News: Al-Shahania
Almost everyone can be considered, as there’s just the lone fitness concern for the Al-Shahania manager to contend with from an otherwise complete set of players. Bandar Badr Naser Badr (unknown injury) is out of contention.
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Team News: Al-Rayyan
Al-Rayyan boss Younes Ali Rahmati has a number of players out of action. Thiago Mendes (Hamstring injury), Ahmed Al-Minhali (Knee medial ligament tear) and Mostafa Osama Abouelela (Cruciate ligament tear) are those who can’t be considered.
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Prediction
In this game, Al-Shahania will likely be able to breach the defence of this Al-Rayyan outfit, although just one goal isn’t likely to be good enough.
We’re therefore expecting a 1-2 advantage for Al-Rayyan at the end of the 90 minutes. It’s a very tough call.
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⚽️ What are the best odds for this match?
Checking out the betting prices for the game in the win-draw-win market, the win for Al-Shahania can be had for 4.5, backing a draw is 4.33 and selecting the win for Al-Rayyan will get you 1.55. They’re the best prices available at this very moment.
Lucas Pereira,
08:08 07/02/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
🏟️ Team Focus:
Al-Shahania
Formed: 1998
Stadium: Grand Hamad Stadium (13,000)
Captain: Alvaro Mejía
Chairman: Saoud Manahi Al Shammari
Competitions: Stars League position 7