Al Rayyan face Istiklol in Round 5 of the 2022 AFC Champions League Group A on Saturday, 23rd April. The match will kick off at 20:15 at the King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh.

In the day’s other match in the group, Al Hilal of Saudi Arabia will play Sharjah of the UAE at the Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium in Riyadh from 23:15 onwards.

Reigning champions Al Hilal are leading Group A with 12 points and an all-win record to be the only unbeaten side in the group.

Al Rayyan are second with seven points, followed by Sharjah (four points) and Istiklol (yet to open their account having lost all of their matches).

Al Rayyan had beaten Tajikistan’s Istiklol 3-2 in their opener, but lost 0-3 to Al Hilal in the second round.

In the third round, Al Rayyan and Sharjah played out a 1-1 draw.

However, Al Rayyan defeated Sharjah 3-1 in back-to-back matches, in the fourth round.

Al Rayyan would seek a repeat victory against Sharjah, like they did in the first round.

The top team from each group will qualify for the Round of 16 along with the three best second-placed teams from the five West Asia groups.