📏 Form Guide

Umm Salal

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Umm Salal will be looking for another win after the 0-3 Stars League victory versus Al-Arabi.

In that game, Umm Salal managed 45% possession and 17 shots at goal with 7 on target. For Umm Salal, the goals were scored by Kenji Gorré (5'), Antonio Mance (27') and Oussama Tannane (38'). For their opponents, Al-Arabi got 16 shots at goal with 6 on target.

Three or more goals per game were recorded in 5 of the last 6 fixtures where Umm Salal have played. Their opponents scored 11 times in this period while Umm Salal managed to get a total of 6. Having said that, we’ll just have to find out whether the trend might persist in this upcoming match.

Al-Rayyan

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Al-Rayyan head into the match following a 1-2 Stars League win to defeat Qatar SC in their previous fixture.

In that match, Al-Rayyan managed 43% possession and 6 attempts at goal with 4 on target. For Al-Rayyan, the goalscorers were Róger Guedes (6') and Trézéguet (42'). For their opponents, Qatar SC got 23 shots at goal with 8 on target. Ahmed Abdelkader (64') was the scorer for Qatar SC.

The stats tell the story, and Al-Rayyan have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 matches, seeing opposing sides hit 7 goals in all. In defence, Al-Rayyan seem to have a bit of a soft underbelly.

↔️ Head to head

Looking over their past head-to-head clashes dating back to 04/01/2022 shows that Umm Salal have won 1 of these and Al-Rayyan 2, with the number of drawn matches standing at 3.

A combined total of 17 goals were yielded between them during those clashes, with 7 from Barzan Falcons and 10 belonging to The Lions. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 2.83.

The previous league clash between the two was Stars League match day 1 on 09/08/2024 which finished with the scoreline of Al-Rayyan 3-1 Umm Salal.

In that match, Al-Rayyan had 63% possession and 19 attempts at goal with 7 on target. The goalscorers were Hazem Ahmed Shehata (63') and Gabriel Pereira (101').

Umm Salal got 8 attempts at goal with 3 of them on target. Oussama Tannane (89') was the scorer.

🗞️ Team News: Al-Rayyan

Al-Rayyan manager Younes Ali Rahmati has to choose a team with limited availability. Gabriel Pereira (Ankle surgery), Thiago Mendes (Hamstring injury), Ahmed Al-Minhali (Knee medial ligament tear) and Mostafa Osama Abouelela (Cruciate ligament tear) are not ready for selection.

⚡ Prediction

In this match, Umm Salal are dangerous enough to find the net against this Al-Rayyan side, but a single goal probably won’t prevent defeat.

We’ve gone for a very close game with a 1-2 winning score for Al-Rayyan when the referee blows the final whistle. It really should be an interesting one.

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

Renata Leite, 13:10 10/01/2025