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Al-Rayyan vs Al-Wakrah Live Stream, Predictions
Al-Wakrah journey to Ahmad bin Ali Stadium on Wednesday for the Stars League game with home side Al-Rayyan.
Scroll down for all of our predictions, poll and stats for the Al-Rayyan v Al-Wakrah game - as well as up-to-date odds.
๐ Form Guide
Al-Rayyan
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Al-Rayyan are hoping to win again after their last result, the 2-3 Stars League success against Al-Arabi.
In that game, Al-Rayyan managed 36% possession and 9 attempts at goal with 6 on target. The scorer for Al-Rayyan was Rรณger Guedes (22', 47', 56'). Al-Arabi got 26 shots on goal with 9 of them on target. Youssef Msakni (49') was the scorer for Al-Arabi.
At least three goals per game have been seen in 5 of the past 6 fixtures where Al-Rayyan have played. Opposition teams scored 7 times in this period whereas Al-Rayyan bagged a total of 15.
Al-Wakrah
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Since a losing effort in their last game against Al-Markhiya in Stars League action, Al-Wakrah will be aiming to make amends here.
The only player to score from Al-Wakrah was Hamdi Fathy (31'). Rรบben Semedo (75') was the scorer for Al-Markhiya.
Looking at their form, and Al-Wakrah have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 matches, with opponents netting 9 goals in total. At the back, Al-Wakrah seem to have a bit of a soft underbelly. That trend wonโt necessarily be carried forward here, though.
๐ฅ Head to head
If we look at their past head to head meetings stretching back to 19/01/2021, itโs been all-even between these two clubs with Al-Rayyan winning 2 of those games, Al-Wakrah 2 and 2 being drawn in normal time.
A sum of 16 goals were scored between them in these games, with 10 of them for The Lions and 6 belonging to The Blue Wave. The average number of goals per game works out to 2.67.
The previous league clash between these sides was Stars League match day 5 on 29/09/2023 and the score finished Al-Wakrah 3-2 Al-Rayyan.
That day, Al-Wakrah had 39% possession and 19 shots at goal with 7 of them on target. The goals were scored by Ayoub Assal (16') and Mohamed Benyettou (45', 53').
Al-Rayyan had 14 attempts on goal with 6 on target. Achraf Bencharki (7') was the scorer.
๐๏ธ Team News: Al-Rayyan
Sofiane Boufal (unknown injury) and Osama Al-Tairi (Cruciate ligament tear) wonโt be playing for Al-Rayyan gaffer Leonardo Jardim. Ahmed Al-Minhali cannot play in this game through suspension.
๐ Team News: Al-Wakrah
Due to a fully healthy group available for selection, the Al-Wakrah manager Pepe Murcia has zero fitness concerns whatsoever ahead of this game. Saoud Al-Khater cannot play in this game through suspension.
โจ Prediction
In our view, Al-Wakrah have the firepower to score a goal against this Al-Rayyan lineup, but that might not quite be as many as theyโll concede.
We are anticipating a 2-1 winning margin for Al-Rayyan when all is said and done. Itโs a very tough call.
Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.
Lucas Pereira, 16:11 06/03/2024
๐๏ธ Team Focus:
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 4
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14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 35 | 35 | WLWDW |
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14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 28 | WWWDL |
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15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 21 | DWDDL |
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15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | -3 | 19 | LLDLD |
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15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | -5 | 19 | DLDWL |
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15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | -9 | 16 | LWWLD |
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15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | -6 | 15 | DDLDW |
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15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -6 | 13 | WDLDL |
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15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -13 | 11 | DLWDD |
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15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | -31 | 8 | DLLWD |
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