Al Sailiya face Al Arabi in Week 6 of the 2022-2023 season QNB Stars League. The kick-off is at 20:20 at the Jassim bin Hamad Stadium on Tuesday, 6th September, 2022.

Al Arabi are smarting from their 0-3 defeat to Al Duhail in Week 5, their first loss of the new season after four consecutive wins.

Despite the loss, The Dream Team continued at the top of standings with 12 points, one point ahead of Al Wakrah, and two points more than Al Duhail, in third place.

Al Sailiya also lost their last match (1-2 to reigning champions Al Sadd). It was The Peregrines’ fourth defeat this season and they are 11th in the table with only three points.

Since their 2-1 win over Al Shamal in the second round, Al Sailiya have suffered three losses (against Qatar SC 1-2, Umm Salal 0-1 and Al Sadd 1-2) and therefore would desperately want to stop the slide.

Al Sailiya coach Sami Trabelsi is well aware of the power of the Al Arabi attack, which comprises Abdulaziz Al Ansari, Omar Al Somah and Yousef Al Msakni. So the task will be tough for the Al Sailiya defence and their goalkeeper Claude Amine.

As for Al Arabi coach Younes Ali, he would want his team to shrug off their heavy loss against Al Duhail and return to the winning ways to be back on track and stay on top.

Adding to their arsenal, Al Arabi have just signed Brazilian midfielder Rafinha Alcantara from Paris Saint-Germain for two seasons.

This would surely add to Al Arabi’s already-strong prowess and stature in the league.