Al Gharafa and Muaither will square up against each other in Week 6 of the 2023-2024 season Expo Stars League on Friday, October 20, 2023, at the Thani Bin Jassim Stadium of Al Gharafa club. The kick-off is at 7.30pm.

The match is expected to bring a lot of excitement and competition, especially since both teams are very eager to give off their best and obtain the three points by winning regardless of their position in the ranking table.

Fifth-placed Al Gharafa enter the match with 10 points, the same as Al Duhail, who are fourth in the table on better goal difference. Al Gharafa achieved these points from three wins, one draw and a loss.

On the other hand, Muaither are in eighth place with four points (one victory, a draw and three defeats).

The match is open to all possibilities, and each team will strive to give off their best on the field in order to achieve victory and obtain the three points.

The face-off between coaches Pedro Martins of Al Gharafa and Jose Murcia of Muaither will be no less intense than the on-field battle, and each of them realizes the importance of bagging the maximum points.

Al Gharafa will miss Brazilian defender Lyanco Vojnovic after he was suspended for two matches during their 0-4 loss to Al Sadd in Week 5. But The Cheetahs have top-quality players, most notably Yacine Brahimi, Yohan Boli, Ferjani Sassi, Farid Boulaya and Othman Al Yahri.

Muaither will seek to achieve their second victory this season, relying mainly on the brilliant Congolese striker Guy Mbenza, who has scored five goals so far in the league this season, Mohammed Salah El Neel, Abdelghani Munir and Mamadou Sekou Traore.