Al Shamal face Al Rayyan in Week 12 of the 2022-2023 season QNB Stars League at the Qatar SC Stadium on Monday. The kick-off is at 16:35.

Both teams are eager for a win and are looking forward to improve their results. Despite the difference between them in terms of titles and championships, the situation on the ground differs in view of Al Rayyan’s bad form this season.

Al Rayyan are 11th and are aiming for some better results.

Al Shamal, who are in eighth place with 10 points, suffered a loss against Al Duhail in their previous round and will look to compensate for the loss with a good result against Al Rayyan.

During their first meeting in the league, Al Shamal had scored a 1-0 win over Al Rayyan with the winning strike from Mohammed El Sayed.

Al Shamal have recently signed Abdulaziz Adel from Qatar SC, Mohammed Ramadan from Al Wakrah and Faisal Azadi from Al Sadd to strengthen their ranks during the winter transfers.

However, the task against Al Rayyan won’t be easy for Al Shamal. Al Rayyan had a tight defence especially with the presence of their new Japanese player Shogo Taniguchi.

Al Rayyan, guided by their Chilean coach Nicolas Cordova, were held to a thrilling 2-2 draw in their previous round which saw them miss on the valuable points they badly needed.

Al Rayyan are penultimate from the bottom of the table with five points, one ahead of Al Sailiya (12th).

Despite the team's improvement and better performances, especially in the Qatar Clasico against Al Sadd, the lack of positive results in many matches is still what bothers their technical staff.

Al Rayyan while relying on Japanese Shogo will also hope for the continued excellence of their Ivorian striker Yohan Boli, who scored the two goals against Al Gharafa, in addition to other players such as Osama Al Tairi, Abdulaziz Hatem and Naif Al Hadhrami.