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<p>Al Markhiya take on Al Kharaitiyat in the first of six matches scheduled in Round 6 of the QNB Stars League. The kick-off will be at 19:30 at the Al Arabi Stadium on Thursday.</p><p>The encounter promises to be exciting given that both sides had tasted their first victory in the league in the last round. Freshers Al Markhiya downed Al Khor 1-0, while Al Kharaitiyat had it easy over Al Gharafa 4-1.</p><p>Al Kharaitiyat are seventh in the table with four points and Al Markhiya occupy the bottom position on three points. Both will be keen to amass as many points as possible.</p><p>It will also be the comeback match for Al Markhiya coach Youssef Adam, who was brought back replacing Egyptian Ayman Mansour.</p><p>Yousef is expected to field the same starting 11 from the previous game — Mohamed Muntasser (goalkeeper), Medhat Mostafa, Tijan Jaita, Saleh Al Yahri, Saleh Al Yazidi, Quami, Alain Tore, Mohamed Salah, Robin Ghareeb, Nasser Al Nasr and Mubarak Al Saadi.</p><p>Al Ajlani is also unlikely to change his winning start list — Ahmed Sufyan (goalkeeper), Abdelrahman Mesbah, Abdelrahman Abdullah, Anwar Diba, Abdulla Al Anzi, Mohamed Abdelrab, Rachid Tiberkenine, Mahmoud Saad, Al Mahdi Lekhmaci, Ali Alloub and Josue Mohy.</p>