Al Khor takes on Al Kharaitiyat  in round four action of the QSl. The match will take place at the Al Khor Stadium on Thursday evening.

Khor currently have three points from as many games. The Knights will be looking to add the three points to their tally in their match against rivals Kharaitiyat.

Jean Fernandez, the head coach of Al Khor, believes the two teams are very similar, “We are playing against a similar team and both teams are balanced. We are wishing to have a good game.”

“Kharaitiyat have good players and they did well in their last game. This game is much more balanced and the team that put in more effort will win,” added the Frenchman at the press conference on Wednesday.

Speaking about the upturn in fortunes for his side Fernadez said; “My has team improved after the last season. From the start of the season we have improved in each game we have played and we are aiming for exactly the same in the coming games.”

“The league is still in the beginning stages and we still have a long way to go and right now we can’t predict anything because we lost only 6 points,” added the sixty two year old head coach.

Al Kharaitiyat like their opponents also have three points from three games. After narrowly losing their last game to Al Arabi they will be hoping to bounce back against Al Khor.

Amar Osim, the head coach of Kharaitiyat, echoed the sentiments of his counterpart, “They are a very good opponents, we have we respect them a lot. We played a lot of friendly games against them in the last couple of years and we share the same field. We are looking forward to this game.”

Speaking about Al Khor’s attacking threat in the form of Mouhcine Iajourand Madson , Osim added; “Al Khor are a difficult team to face, when the side has good attackers it makes it even more difficult. So it’s up to us if we can contain them and give them a tough time.”

“It is a special game for us as we know them very well and we share the same stadium and I feel this game is kind of a derby,” added the Bosnian tactician.