Wednesday, 14th October, 2020

19:45 kick-off at Al Duhail Stadium

Al Gharafa face Al Kharaitiyat in Round 3 (Group B) of the 2020-21 season Ooredoo Cup at the Al Duhail Stadium on Wednesday. The kick-off is at 19:45.

Al Gharafa, Al Kharaitiyat and Al Arabi all have six points with all-win records, but Al Arabi are placed first in the group on better goal difference (+7) as against Al Kharaitiyat’s +5 and Al Gharafa’s +4.

Al Gharafa defeated Umm Salal and Al Rayyan by an identical 2-0 margin, whereas Al Kharaitiyat beat Al Rayyan 4-1 and Al Ahli 2-0 in the previous rounds.

Al Gharafa have mostly been fielding Under-23 players such as Salah Zakaria, Ahmed Al Janahi, Abdullah Ali Saei and Andri Syahputra, along with mainstays like Saeed El Hajj, Tameem Al Muhaza, Yousef Muftah, Koo Ja-Cheol, Othman Al Yahri and Abdulghani Muneer.

On the other hand, Al Kharaitiyat have mostly been served by key players, such as Mohammed Osman, Abdulrahman Mohammed and Rashid Tiberkanine.