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Qatar SC

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Qatar SC are hoping to win again following the 1-2 Stars League triumph against Al-Shamal.

In that match, Qatar SC had 35% possession and 8 shots at goal with 4 on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Qatar SC was Bruno Tabata (23'). On the other side, Al-Shamal got 11 shots on goal with 2 on target.

It’s not been often in recent times that Qatar SC haven’t conceded. The reality is that Qatar SC have been scored against in 6 of their previous 6 clashes, letting in 17 goals in the process. That pattern won’t necessarily be carried forward into this next game, of course.

Al-Rayyan

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Al-Rayyan will come into the meeting following a 1-0 Stars League win versus Muaither in their most recent game.

In that game, Al-Rayyan had 52% possession and 14 shots on goal with 7 on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Al-Rayyan was Achraf Bencharki (29'). Muaither got 14 attempts at goal with 6 on target.

Leonardo Jardim's Al-Rayyan have found the back of the net a total of 11 times throughout their latest 6 matches. The overall goals that they have conceded during those same clashes equals 7.

👥 Head to head

Checking out their prior head to head duels stretching back to 12/01/2021, there has been little to separate the clubs with Qatar SC winning 3 of those games, Al-Rayyan 3 and 0 being draws in normal time.

10 goals were scored between the two sides throughout the course of those matches, with 5 from The Kings and 5 netted by The Lions. That’s an average goals per game of 1.67.

The last league encounter featuring the two was Stars League match day 2 on 25/08/2023 and the score finished Al-Rayyan 1-0 Qatar SC.

ℹ️ Team News: Qatar SC

It doesn’t get much better regarding selection, with just a single fitness concern for the Qatar SC manager Hélio Sousa to contend with from an otherwise complete squad. Omar Al-Emadi (unknown injury) misses out.

📰 Team News: Al-Rayyan

Al-Rayyan boss Leonardo Jardim has a number of players out of action. Sofiane Boufal (unknown injury) and Osama Al-Tairi (Cruciate ligament tear) will not be playing here.

⚡ Prediction

We’re thinking that Qatar SC are certainly able to breach the defence of this Al-Rayyan outfit, although one goal may not be enough to avoid defeat.

We’re therefore tipping a close game with a 1-2 winning score for Al-Rayyan at the end of this one. We’ll have to see what happens.

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

Renata Leite, 17:12 17/04/2024